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That controller should have walked off and notified media no flights should be handled by Newark until they get their shit together.
This type of heroics can kill people.
so the blame is on the last traffic controller left?
I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets annoying comments from people who can't read
So that line is not placing blame on the traffic controller holding the tower together?
No, it's not.
So saying the person who stayed behind to be a hero could have killed people is a compliment to that person?
No. It's saying that the person who stayed behind to do their job (like a hero would do) should have just walked out the door ... because if there had been any plane crashes (that killed passengers) that person would have been blamed for them.
Funny how you can say it in a way that does sound like you are not blaming this person...
Nothing happend so nobody is to blame for anything. IF something happened, then yes, the person would be held accountable, perhaps not too harshly, but still.
Same situation: long haul driver doesn't get a second driver for a 14h run. Management shrugs, he drives for 12, falls asleep and kills someone. He is responsible, but he perhaps was also coerced, and the responsibility is on a company as well.
Not everything is clear cut, as much as we'd like.
something did happen, hundreds of people were put in harms way
my point is we should focus on management or above and not the worker bee
much less hinting the worker bee's actions, and not management, are what could cause loss of life
It's funny how I can understand how capitalism has warped our understanding of work, where putting my life, my mental health and/or the lives of others on the line is accepted practice?
Not at all. It just takes some reading and understanding of history.
we understand the same... but it seems I choose to place the blame on the degision makers and not the worker bees
No. You simply chose to misunderstand what was originally posted.
Good to see you know what's in my head but also in OPs...
I assume they are frustrated and they're talking about how a good heroic outcome has sinister alternatives at every fork in the road. Different people react differently and the people who heroically soldier on are not simply saving the day, they are like an extension of dangerous policy. They're never going to talk to the controller so it's more general I think. Like "don't be a hero, don't be like this guy, if your bosses create a deadly environment then walk away"
Edit: I can be hypocritical and an asshole so if I say try assuming people are correct, might want to just ignore me.
No, I like your take and while I still disagree on focusing on the most vulnerable person in the chain, at least the way you describe it makes sense as it includes the entire decision making chain.
Thanks for taking the time to explain.