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Rageful that they would take the lives of 149 people in such a selfish act because theyre dealing with their own issues. people deal with emotional issues every single day, but they dont go out and kill other people. >> exactly. miles, to you. i want to bring you one of our viewer questions that we got. how could any person stand there and welcome schoolgirls and babies onto a plane he knows he is going to crash? miles, youre one who has clearly come out and said there needs to be better psychol...

Evacuate you. thats not a horrible idea. other industries do do this and theyre not -- >> so does the airline industry. but the airline industry does as well. each pilot subjected to a yearly evaluation and within that evaluation they are also supposed to flag for any sort of mental issues that they might pick up and individuals are -- >> evaluations a lot of times arent professionals. sometimes these evaluations are peer to peer evaluations. >> this has happened five times in history. zero time...

The crash. earlier i spoke with miles obrien about this very issue. >> the system is not designed very well to catch people like this. basically, when you get hired on at an airline. there is a psychological evaluation. the whole interview process is kind of a are grueling psychological ordeal. and they try to find potential unfit people at that time. however, as you are on the line, as it were, and flying as a pilot, the system relies on pilots to evaluate each other. who, after all, spends mor...

Any conditions not reported. >> have there been instances in your own practices. obviously, i dont want any specific information about anybody that would violate their policy. have you ever recommended a pilot for further evaluation before that pilot being okayed to even if they didnt self-report any problems. >> yes. when there are certain vague medical conditions like chest pain or difficulty sleeping those can be indications of actual psychological disorders. so the a vacation medical examine...

Have told her previously if she doesnt go see dr. bradley and be evaluated by the next court date, shes going to be remanded to custody. >> she tried, though, judge. >> we have this happen very often where people at a custody dont get to the doctor. but i had warned her about dont miss another doctors appointment because then ill have to put you in custody in order to get the evaluation done. its much easier to have it done when theyre in the jail. >> williams tells judge glass she has scheduled...

Psychologists? have i not shown up five times? yes or no? swear before god. i bet you cant. compulsive liar. you want to break my arms? go right ahead. >> i think its clear your client needs an evaluation. >> though the officer who bore the brunt of williams fury sustains minor injuries, no one is seriously hurt during this scuffle. after her mental health evaluation, williams is ultimately found competent to stand trial. she pleads guilty to a lesser charge of disorderly conduct. williams faces...

The airline better hire somebody to assess these pilots. and ill tell you what the real story is here. airlines worldwide dont really want to know what the truth is about their pilots because if they do find out, that will put them on notice that theyre possibly unfit. let me finish. if they do find out then they could be facing more liability. >> i understand your point. dont know if its fair to say airlines dont want to know. jaclyn? >> im sorry, poppy. im not hearing him. he seems very animat...

For a medical condition and had also been treated at least once for a quote, unquote, serious depressive episode. that being reported by various media outlets. so what is a way to determine whether this person can return back to work generally? >> well most airlines have a medical department that makes that evaluation. but what disturbs me is that this was information that was probably available to some form of lufthansa, the training department and they -- i mean this is a top notch airline, wi...

He woke up screaming from nightmares but he didnt say anything to his employer. i mean, is there any way that the employer can really keep track of this kind of behavior? >> well, sure. of course. we can have better filters, weve gotten so enamored of technology that we have check list psychiatry. i dont know how much they get into psychological evaluation beyond just that. but the primary issue really is to reframe it. this man isnt primarily depressed. thats not the fundamental issue with him....

Managers. >> yeah, you know, that is a terrific question. going back a few decades the airlines at one point had a flight surgeons office where medical information actually flowed into the airline and these people were evaluated. they really did away with that practice and put the burden on the pilot to make sure he gets the medical clearance. it would seem to me in todays day and age, and even particularly with this case because lufthansa was on notice back when this young man was training in a...