("Jay Masino" wrote)
At the hearing, they did NOT produce a radar picture, they would NOT
accept his ASRS form (claiming it didn't apply since he had a violation
two years ago), and said it was his responsibility to prove he was
actually out. Since the controller violated him, and the PIC doesn't have
recording capability on his GPS, there's no defense. He received a 120 day
suspension of his license because he did what the controller said to do.


The scary thing in America is asking 50 year olds for an ID before they can
buy beer. Everything flows from that.

Bureaucratic regulations should be but one of the tools used, when a person
in a decision making position is asked to pass ...(wait for it) ...judgment.

A healthy balance of common sense, emotion, facts, intent, rules, and
precedent should ALL be considered.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089079/
Eleni (1985)

There is a spooky scene in "Eleni" where the commies have established
themselves in a 1949 Greek village. They set up a table and start
questioning the locals. The problem is, the people behind the table are
locals also.

"Next!" ....(wait for it) ...."Bang!"

Nothing said in defense of an accused, no answers to questions asked, seem
to matter.

"Next!"

The villagers were killing each other.


Montblack
Ok, back to beer sales. What's easier to fake, an ID or ...me? Are you
really sure the person is over 21, based on a government issued card, or can
you see for yourself a 47 year old standing before you and decide he's over
21? The goal here is "to be (Absolutely) sure," so which one makes more
sense? I mean why then would you believe what you see on a card, and not
what you see standing in front of you?

Answer: Because one decision you own, it's yours, you made the call. The
other you can pass off as just following orders.