webfact Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Costa Concordia captain Schettino's jail sentence upheldFLORENCE: -- 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamgeorgeallen Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kabula Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 A hanging of the chicken neck Captain and burial at sea would be more appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jobin Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Keel haul the rascal. That will teach him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keelhauling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabothai Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Yeah, you try to impress your girlfriend and up in the slammer for 16 years. Life's a bitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamgeorgeallen Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilSA1 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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