14 yr old pilot

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Larry Dighera wrote:
What are you guys thinking????

The youth is not an adult. To expect him to have the judgment of an
adult is unreasonable.

Not necessarily. If the parents imparted proper discipline and values,
chances are the "youth" would have demonstrated more mature judgment.

That being said, I think that Thomas was commenting on what appeared to
be "atta boy" type congratulatory comments, when whatthe "youth" did was
nothing but a careless, reckless, stupid act.



JKG

On Fri, 17 Jun 2005 22:31:28 -0400, Jonathan Goodish
wrote in
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I think that Thomas was commenting on what appeared to
be "atta boy" type congratulatory comments,

While some may have inferred that, you'll note that I made no
reference to any judgment of the morality of his alleged actions. I
was remarking about the apparent ease with which he accomplished his
first solo flight.

Jonathan,

That being said, I think that Thomas was commenting on what appeared to
be "atta boy" type congratulatory comments, when whatthe "youth" did was
nothing but a careless, reckless, stupid act.


You got it. That's what I was trying to say with my meager
non-native-speaker skills. Reminded me too much of the reaction Mathias
Rust got here in Germany, back when he landed on the Red Square (yes, kids,
it was THAT Red Square ;-)). Many people thought he was the greatest pilot
alive, when really he was an irresponsible dimwit.

Well, let's just wait and see who gets sued for this - that'll be the one
really responsible...

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)