PortVale:
Christ some of you on here.
The whole point of the aviation safety culture is to understand why fallible humans do things to prevent it happening again. Not blanket punishment.
The JetBlue FA who pulled the slide was mentioned earlier in the thread. It was mentioned he had HIV, a terminally ill mother, a recently deceased father. He is a Cretin for his actions on the aircraft but my concern with that incident is why he was at work at the first place. Did JB not have a just culture where he could self-report he wasn't fit to fly and take compassionate leave without having financial concerns? Is this United incident a similar story?
Humans factors. People do stupid things when stressed. It's about admitting human fallibility and establishing the right regulatory and corporate culture to mitigate it rather then getting the noose and 3 legged chair out!
Do you work for an airline?
The Jet Blue flight attendant could have, should have, removed himself from flight schedule with all the issues he had.
Same for the United flight attendant.
But, an airline employee that has a operational/safety job aboard an airliner full of innocent paying passengers has crossed a
big red line when they bring their issues/emotional troubles to the airplane.
Pilots have doubtless done this over the years and have sometimes cost everyone aboard their lives.