Agreed and yes the pilot deserved disiplanery action taken against him.
How may of us have participated in this behaviour in the past? This could happen to any of us - for those who drink.
The media spin this **** up for all the wrong reasons.
The punishment is certainly very excessive IMHO, it does absolutely nothing for the pilot's recovery. With the recent accidents involving pilots with mental health issues, it's high time that this knee jurk behaviour by operators and the non aviation savy legal eagles get their priorities in order to fix the problem, not take the blame game response! Very unprofessional and childish.