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Criminal

Apr. 8, 2015

Who's responsible for criminal conduct?

There is a growing litany of maladies cited to excuse criminal behavior. By Joseph Sorrentino


By Joseph Sorrentino


Based on news reports. the evidence appears overwhelming that on March 24, Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz had planned for and then deliberately crashed an airliner in the French Alps. The latest revelation was his research into the aircraft's cockpit door, how it could be locked to prevent another person from entering. Ignoring the screams of passengers and the captain frantically pounding on the cockpit door, Lubitz increased the sp...

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