After incidents like this, there's always calls for sackings. But are they the best option?
The people involved were wrong. There's no doubt about it.
But they weren't intentionally wrong. They did what they thought was best. Whether that was by following a rule book or making decisions based on their training, they never deliberately caused the death of the woman.
What should be looked as is the rules these people follow, the training they are given, and the appraisal procedure that got them promoted into positions of authority.
I'm sure the root causes of the incident can be found therein. Sacking somebody for a well intentioned misjudgement won't stop it happening again.
Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; Nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.
- Charles de Gaulle
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