PUBLIC OPINION > The Captain of the Costa Concordia Should Face Criminal Charges
SodaHead News
2012/01/17 18:26:32
At the time of writing this, there have been eleven confirmed deaths as a result of the Costa Concordia running aground off of Tuscany, and there are still 24 missing. Many more are injured, locals are concerned about fuel leaks, and no one has any idea how it happened. Many are saying the ship's captain, Francesco Schettino, is responsible. That assumption is fueled by a black box recording that makes him sound like a frantic chef on "Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares." He's being charged with manslaughter, abandoning ship, and causing a shipwreck. We asked SodaHeads if the charges should have been filed.
Should the Captain of the Costa Concordia Face Criminal Charges?
63% Think He Should
It would be one thing to ask if the guy is guilty, but innocent until proven, right? Instead, we asked if the captain should face criminal charges. We also asked if Costa Cruises, a part of Carnival Corp, should face a criminal investigation. Both polls turned up affirmative -- there should be a thorough investigation involving the captain and the corporation. We were interested to find that there were differences in how people voted for each question, though both were pretty strongly in favor.
Undecided About the Captain
There was 16% less support for charging the captain than there was for launching an investigation on Costa, but the "No" vote was exactly the same for both. All of the reduced support was siphoned into the "Undecided" vote, meaning respondents were more hesitant to charge an individual than an organization.
There was 16% less support for charging the captain than there was for launching an investigation on Costa, but the "No" vote was exactly the same for both. All of the reduced support was siphoned into the "Undecided" vote, meaning respondents were more hesitant to charge an individual than an organization.Men Are More Decided
Men and women voted evenly on the Costa investigations, but again there was more variation with the captain. Men were a little bit more likely to have the captain face criminal charges than women, though they were also a little more likely to let him off the hook. More than a third of women were undecided.
Men and women voted evenly on the Costa investigations, but again there was more variation with the captain. Men were a little bit more likely to have the captain face criminal charges than women, though they were also a little more likely to let him off the hook. More than a third of women were undecided.Atheists Aren't Convinced
There was hardly any political difference, but religion had a lot of variation in dealing with the captain. Only 38% of atheists were sure the captain should face charges, compared to 61% of Christians. However, atheists and Christians voted almost exactly the same on the Costa investigation.
There was hardly any political difference, but religion had a lot of variation in dealing with the captain. Only 38% of atheists were sure the captain should face charges, compared to 61% of Christians. However, atheists and Christians voted almost exactly the same on the Costa investigation.If you'd like to vote on this question, dig deeper into the demographics, or engage in existing discussion about the topic, visit our original Quick Poll about the Costa Concordia. We'd love to hear from you!
Top Opinion
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Chris7495110 2012/01/18 06:04:11
+8He Left The Ship before everyone was off...That is Not what the captain is suppose to do.The Cruise line did not authorize him to go that close to shore.The captain should be held responsible for it all.The cruise line will have a lot of money to pay out in civil suits as another person said and I am sure they will be held accountable for the captain's actions.Bottom Line The Man Is A COWARD!!!!!
...gets charged.
Captain who gets a ship off course and crashes it...
...gets charged.
Captain who gets people killed and doesn't make it very obvious he's sorry...
...gets charged. (I've heard nothing about an apology.)
Captain who does stuff with a ship without checking to see if he's allowed to first...
...is often fired.
Captain who manages all of the above...
...definitely gets charged. Guaranteed fired.
I strongly suspect that he was getting away to give himself time to sober up. Just a guess.
The captain was unduly influenced by listening to vicious hate filled right wing conservative American talk radio.
The rest of the officers abandoned ship fearing Sarah Palin had lured them unto the rocks like a Siren song from a Mermaid from her front porch in Alaska
p.s. the shiplines did all they were supposed to do in hiring this man. ALL things we do, we do with risks.
Hahaha, he bailed like a wet rat!
LAST ONE OFF IS A ROTTEN EGG!
But before anyone starts making general, derogatory comments about Italians:
We will hear of the kindness of the people of Giglio, who opened their homes and schools and churches in the middle of the night to provide food and clothing and shelter to strangers dropped abruptly on their doorsteps.
There will also be stories of heroism, including that of the ship's chief purser, Manrico Gianpetroni, who reportedly aided the escape of dozens of people before breaking his leg in a fall. He was found and rescued from deep inside the vessel nearly 36 hours after the ordeal began. There is the man who should have been captain of this vessel.
* the Cabin crews had to step up to the task of helping the passengers, when the ship's officers/executive/staff deserted and fled their responsibilities;
* the "First Responder" emergency response team on hand were the Italian Coast Guard;
* as 'Pilot337' points out above here - many local residents were helping out on the scene;
* the local Fire Brigade over there, is apparently now in charge of the ongoing Rescue/Recovery efforts..
Nobody can deny this...
However: at the same time, there are two other groups who disgraced themselves ~
* the ship's Captain, First Mate and their officers;
* that sub-group of passengers ~ reportedly mostly men, and chiefly of Italian and Slavic backgrounds/nationalities ~ who panicked, stampeded over women and children, caused pandemonium, wrecked some of the lifeboats. I'm sure their families would be proud of them..
It has been reported since by witnesses on the scene (i.e. other passengers..) that the majority of those who kept calm during this crisis tended to be American, Aussie and Canadian tourists ~ one of the common factors that these groups share is having inherited that British (Anglo-Gaelic) tendency towards the "stiff upper lip", and getting on with the tasks at hand..