re: #184 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

In the old days, his punishment would have been much more harsh and a lot more final.

Schettino probably would have rated a major flogging just for the mind-boggling excuse he offered at his trial. He claimed he slipped as the ship heeled over and just happened to fall into a lifeboat. In the unlikely event of this actually happening, it would have been a simple matter for him to get back aboard, since they did have ropes, or at least stay nearby rather than speeding off for the safety of the shore.