Chrislikesblue.
If I am to understand you correctly:
1. the reponsibility of the licencing authority is somehow different when applying to the air as opposed to the road.
2. The "hundreds of thousand(s) of dollars, cost of fuel flight disruptions etc" is somehow more important than the cost of the life taken by the drunk redlight runner.
3. The Australian aviation licencing authority (CASA) is handing out substandard licences as easily as the relevant authorities give out 50cc motrcycle licences.
Interesting perspective.
Maui