[Newsbot]

Title: Queen of the North officer gets 4 years for ferry sinking
Category: Law & Order
Posted By: DrCaleb
Date: 2013-06-24 13:43:00
Canadian

[Zipperfish]

Well, it took 7 years, but it's good to see some justice.

[BartSimpson]

Zipperfish Zipperfish:

Well, it took 7 years, but it's good to see some justice.

"Justice" would include putting Lilgert back at the helm of the ship.

[Freakinoldguy]

Now that this is over the victims families and those who lost everything because of this sinking should be going after BC Ferries.

If this was any other corporation than the pseudo private one they claim it to be. The head of BC Ferries David Hahn, the Captain of the Vessel and the Minister of Transportation would have been held accountable for allowing a lax or non existent safety standard to exist and a piss poor personnel policy to permeate the entire fleet and not just the Queen of the North.

Ultimate responsibility. Not when it's a Government fuck up.

[BartSimpson]

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

Ultimate responsibility. Not when it's a Government fuck up.

Ah, the joys of sovereign immunity.

[martin14]

Zipperfish Zipperfish:

Well, it took 7 years, but it's good to see some justice.

Doesn't sound like it's over just yet, the appeal didn't take long.

Neither did bail.

[Freakinoldguy]

martin14 martin14:

Zipperfish Zipperfish:

Well, it took 7 years, but it's good to see some justice.

Doesn't sound like it's over just yet, the appeal didn't take long.

Neither did bail.

In granting bail, I doubt the courts considered him much of a pulic safety risk, unless of course someone gave him the keys to a freighter.