Stating the Obvious (Yet Again)
Posted: Wed 28 October, 2009 Filed under: 1BEM, Charm School, Cynicism, News, Thoughts 1 Comment »Monday’s verdict from the inquest into the death of three men in an RAF Puma helicopter was a perfect exercise in “No shit, sherlock”.
Apparently, “the pilot was attempting manoeuvres beyond his capabilities“.
Which is pretty obvious when you think about it. After all, the helicopter crashed.
The news coverage though was even better – and how they didn’t end up with a really rude answer, I don’t know. It’s another of those situations where I’m glad I’m not involved in this kind of idiocy, because my response would’ve been rude, insensitive and many other things.
At one point the reporter asked “So was the helicopter flying too low?”. Of course it fucking was, it ended up flying into the ground.
Yeah – if I was the parents of the innocent soldier killed, listening to the pilot and co-pilot whooping for joy screaming ‘Better look for tree on the tail when we get over’, that would bring me great solace.
As for the pilot and co-pilot, well, they got what they deserved.