FBW - I'm sure he was all the things to you that you say.
Did it make him a bad person, etc, etc who is to judge. The guy lost his life and a family lost this man that you say was a good man. That is a heavy price to pay.
Its the mental side rather than the physical side thats the biggest danger in aviation. As has been said elsewhere and before on this thread it doesn't take "balls" or "skill" to take your brain out and to be reckless.
Your attitude (and those with similar) in terms of the defence of the man does nothing to really discourage what ultimately wrapped him up.
In fact when you start throwing around threatening terms - as you did in the early years - like "slanderous" it is truely remarkable how far even aviation professionals will go in defence and for what?
This guy was out of control with a disregard for his own safety and that of others. Someone should have taken this guy aside years ago and had a strong word.