The Captain of the Costa Condordia has been found guilty of Manslaughter. Francesco Schettino who captained the doomed cruise liner has been found of Manslaughter and sentenced to 16 years in prison.
There are stories out there that come up where you really can’t say much about them but I’m going to try.
I think I’m shocked on the fact he’s been done on Manslaughter charges. I really feel like he should be on a more serious charge. You don’t want to say the charge is too light but this really does feel like the charges were too light on him.
If he had gone and helped people get off the ship then I think Manslaughter would be a more appropriate charge or something else. However he abandoned ship and left people to struggle and die. I thought one of the pillar of Maritime Law was you had to go down with the ship.
The Question is was 16 years too much or little. I would like to think that it’s just right for this but the fact he pussied out and jumped ship makes me think he should have got longer by a few more years. Really 16 years for Manslaughter and abandoning your post letting people die should carry a heavier sentence.
The Captain of the Costa Concordia has been sentenced to 16 years in Prison. I feel he should have been on a havier sentence and got more years in Prison.