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Originally Posted by janmcn
This just get worse and worse for Lufthansa. Today's news said the co-pilot was removed from duty by a physician for unknown reasons (possibly mental problems) and declared unfit to fly, but nobody notified the airline.
It defies common sense that anyone would rely on the patient being treated for possible mental problems to notify the carrier and take himself off duty.
The medical professional who treated him must feel terrible and procedures will probably change soon, but 150 innocent people are dead.
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I don't know what the rules are for professionals who know a patient could be dangerous to himself and others, but in some ways it must be like the sanctity of the confessional, or the rights of a lawyer, I am sure. I wondered about that last night too. I wondered about the doctors who treated the young man who shot the little children in Connecticut.
Sometimes we cannot cover all possible tragedies with laws.
I pray for the families, but can't find the words to ask for comfort. How can they ever be comforted? Dear God, the sadness this world holds.