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

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!

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.

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

Keel haul the rascal. That will teach him.

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

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

Life's a bitch.

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.

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.