Costa Concordia captain Schettino's jail sentence upheld

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Costa Concordia captain Schettino's jail sentence upheld

FLORENCE: -- An Italian appeals court has upheld the 16-year sentence given to the captain of the Costa Concordia which capsized in 2012 killing 32 people.

Francesco Schettino was sentenced last year after a court found him guilty of manslaughter; causing a maritime accident and abandoning ship.

He was seeking to overturn the conviction, while the prosecution wanted a longer prison term.

Full story: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36421474


-- BBC 2016-06-01

[daveAustin]

Suck it up, captain. The buck stops with you. Why are you appealing and why didn't you go down with your ship? You were the first off the thing!

[williamgeorgeallen]

sleazy idiot wanting to impress his girl by taking it too close to some island, then not coordinating the rescue effort. 6 months in jail for each death, sounds like a sentence from a court in thailand.

[Kabula]

A hanging of the chicken neck Captain and burial at sea would be more appropriate.

[jobin]

Keel haul the rascal. That will teach him.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keelhauling

[wabothai]

Yeah, you try to impress your girlfriend and up in the slammer for 16 years.

Life's a bitch.

[williamgeorgeallen]

Yeah, you try to impress your girlfriend and up in the slammer for 16 years.

Life's a bitch.

life is more of a bitch for those, through no fault of their own, are dead.

[NeilSA1]

sleazy idiot wanting to impress his girl by taking it too close to some island, then not coordinating the rescue effort. 6 months in jail for each death, sounds like a sentence from a court in thailand.

At least the periods are not concurrent. 16 years is still a long time, deservedly so.