[Kozak]

The attitude that We, the People, should just shut up and let an elite group of others -- even when they are, genuinely, experts -- make ALL the decisions on our behalf, is a poison to Liberty, and a prelude, if not an admission of a socialist or fascist mindset

When you fly do you grab the controls from the pilot since you, the Passenger, know where you want to go?

[Trust but Verify]

Good one. Can't wait to see the response!

[Axenolith]

I'm pretty good about boarding flights that are already going where I'm headed. Now, if they make an unscheduled detour...

[bvw]

Not an analogue. More like, imagine you are that Brit who owns Virgin Airlines. One of your pilots runs a plane off the runway, people get hurt. Your managers say "Ah, but it was all following standard procedures. We'll deal with it."

Do you then do -- accept that at face, or do you check into it yourself, in addition to letting them handle it?

And to take it further ... the same pilot, ran a plane off a runway five years back. Then, a trustworthy independent investigator you hired said you have problems with both pilot and managment. You make some fixes then, but no major ones.

How responsible are you?