This is debate not essentially about policy or law the counter arguments and rebuttals have been done, dusted and passed into the historical apathy of the industry. Phelan did a piece as did we all here on Pprune, Reg 206 is bad law (He who must not be shamed) and SM Fyce agreed (bless him).
Phelan.
Fyce
This debate should encompass:-
Australian - Official documents show that CASA even let Hempel maintain his private pilot aeroplane licence to conduct endorsement training of other aviators, despite 13 fresh convictions under the Civil Aviation Act, and a CASA finding in November 2007 that stated "you have a long established record of breaking the law relevant to aviation safety which is indicative of an intrinsic lack of honesty and integrity which is incompatible with you being entrusted with flight crew licences ... your record of motor vehicle-related offences as well as the aviation-related offences indicates a flagrant disregard by you of safety matters ... your actions indicate an inappropriate attitude to legal authority, and a flagrant disregard to the collective requirements of safety systems ... (you are) an unacceptable risk to recidivism that threatens aviation safety". Hedley Thomas. See post #107 this thread.
And the differences between the hammering John Quadrio, Max Davies and several others have received for much less heinous alleged (that's unproven, hearsay etc.) crimes than considered here.
Why was this situation allowed to continue, unchecked, unshriven and in the face of law and logic??.