DB - Remember the Zotov Error Map. There's plenty to put into the mix besides a list of the crew's apparent (we don't know everything yet) shortcomings.
Read David Beaty's book The Naked Pilot. There you will learn that the tragic story of the Comet jetliner had its origins in a political/commercial decision not to build a prototype and not to conduct full developmental flight trials. This fact did not prevent the demotion of a Captain who had the misfortune to be in charge of the first Comet to crash whilst taking off from Rome because the performance related problems were kept secret by the makers, the government and the accident investigators (The NAA in those days).
I suggest some patience is appropriate whilst we take in the significance of this tragedy. When we have the full report we can measure how honestly it addresses the shortcomings that are apparent today. Somebody or some body turned down the request for NVG. Any recommendations that emerge from the accident report are awaited with interest.