Thread: Givealittle page for Dave Armstrong

Originally Posted by jim160

and on another way of thinking, this way went to plan. But if he had a passenger, or whilst he was carrying the victim, he crashed killing them, im guessing you would all say he was not at fault and the other persons death was justified in trying to save someone. I don't think so.

It worked out this time, but they always look at worse case scenarios. And also try and limit case laws to minimise people attempting this in the future. Cause next time it may not work out the same.

That may be the case but it is this mentality that sees cars drive past you without stopping while you bleed out on the road for fear of prosecution.

Originally Posted by jim160

and on another way of thinking, this way went to plan. But if he had a passenger, or whilst he was carrying the victim, he crashed killing them, im guessing you would all say he was not at fault and the other persons death was justified in trying to save someone. I don't think so.

It worked out this time, but they always look at worse case scenarios. And also try and limit case laws to minimise people attempting this in the future. Cause next time it may not work out the same.

Jim this is only one man's opinion but in my eyes you are wrong. Had Dave crashed after recovering the victim and had they both perished then he would be an even greater hero in my view.

hey jim i was first on the scene at an accident i tried to save the guy but couldnt does that make it my fault

Originally Posted by northdude

hey jim i was first on the scene at an accident i tried to save the guy but couldnt does that make it my fault

No its not. But if you drove past without doing anything then the answer would be yes.

What he did was morally right. But was still a crime.
That's why they invented the appeals process.

He should appeal and see what the high court says. It's not over yet. How many times have convictions been overturned.

Everyone is entitled to an opinion.

Just a note. He has a civil conviction not a criminal one.
I have met Dave several times and know and went to school with his son who is also a pilot.
Imo, if it happened again tomorrow he would do it all over again.
Salt of the earth bloke who always puts others first.


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Imo he shpuld not have even been charged.
It is a waste of my money convicting him of a victimless crime and my money donating to defend him.

Originally Posted by jim160

No its not. But if you drove past without doing anything then the answer would be yes.

What he did was morally right. But was still a crime.
That's why they invented the appeals process.

He should appeal and see what the high court says. It's not over yet. How many times have convictions been overturned.

Everyone is entitled to an opinion.

No appeal, he entered a guilty plea.

He can still appeal the sentence...

What a crock of shit

I don't have all the facts, and it is easy to talk now in retrospective. But if the westpac pilot fail to get there, could he not have jumped with them or at list taken the place of the copilot to show the direction, as it seems he was the only one who knew were to go?

Originally Posted by R93

Just a note. He has a civil conviction not a criminal one.

Yes. My mistake. I used the wrong terminology but there you go, to the average Joe in the streets the difference is so subtle that they hear "convicted" and immediately associate / think "criminal".

Whatever, he deserves admiration and the expressed thanks of society.

Originally Posted by Rushy

Jim this is only one man's opinion but in my eyes you are wrong. Had Dave crashed after recovering the victim and had they both perished then he would be an even greater hero in my view.

What about the other 4 people on board?

Originally Posted by Rushy

Whatever, he deserves admiration and the expressed thanks of society.

He can also still hold a firearms licence among other things.


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Originally Posted by 199p

What about the other 4 people on board?

Yes. If he crashed, I don't think the families of the dead people he tried to save would praise him as a hero. They would blame him for their deaths.

But fortunately for all, they all got home safely.

Maybe you guys should get the CAA to look into this TV3 shit we might get result where someone's gone and broken the law for all the wrong reasons, instead of this which to me looks like the right ones.