so, What do people make of this?

[tombi123]

appolose said:

tombi123 said:

appolose said:

tombi123 said:
The captain of U.S.S Vincennes was responsible for shooting down an Iranian airliner, killing the 290 people onboard. The US Government gave him a medal.

Uh, wasn't that an accident?

Apparently. Still, poor form giving him a medal. Think of the families of the people who died.

But wouldn't it still be rather unjust  to punish a person over an accident (that is, not give him a medal he, apparently, otherwise earned)?

No. If he was good enough at his job to get a medal, he wouldn't have made that mistake. He is responsible for the deaths of 290 innocent people.