Utrinque
Dunno about what back and forth you have going on with life after aviation, but his logic is sound. A mistake was made, lessons must be learned. I'm not going to put it in the terms you choose. The hang 'em high days are in the past.
What I'm not going to do is crucify the crew. I'm not going to crucify the airline. What I hope to do is learn from it.
A bit too much drama for me. Yes, it has been stated many times about luck. Repeating something many times only makes you the loudest voice in the crowd, it doesn't mean you're right. The max effort braking was the reason no one died, not luck.