I agree entirely PJ. Of course the pilot is part of the whole picture, but he is not the entire picture in an accident. Even if he was to blame, we need to look at all the aspects of the accident if we are to prevent a repetition. To use one example: the Panam /KLM tragedy in Tenerife. If we said the pilots were incompetent and that’s why that crash happened and left it at that, then that would have been futile. However, since that accident we have learned to repeat and confirm take off clearances.. that is objectiveness. Blame is NOT objective. Blame is a nasty concept as you say. It equates with victimisation, bullying, bigotry and even narcissism in proving that you know better than the erring pilot . Anyone who expresses those sentiments against his fellow pilot (a dead one at tha) has not a clue in my opinion.