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People used to be described as taking their own life "When the balance of their mind was disturbed". I don't think anyone would be trying to find a way of sympathising with him. But I would guess that for him, he was just committing suicide. Having spoken (not about this) to a friend of ours...

After a cousin of mine took his own life a few years ago, I had a conversation with an acquaintance who works for a mental health charity who said that often people who have decided their course of action ( my cousin's course of action was well planned) will seem very happy in the run-up to the...

We have a very close friend who suffers from depression and has properly attempted suicide twice (I.e. Not cries for help). She has said that on both occasions, it seemed the most rational (her word!) course of action open to her.

While being all for people with mental health issues being given as much chance as possible, I would also (obviously) want to maintain public safety. Would the simple expedient of never allowing one person to be alone in the cockpit have avoided this? I had a cousin who ,took his own life a few...

Quite a high proportion of people are "nut-jobs", as you so nicely put it, many, if not most, of whom manage to lead normal lives with the right help and support.