On Tuesday, Germanwings Flight 9525 crashed into the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board. The 27-year-old German co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz - locked the captain out of the cockpit, ignored desperate pleas to open the cockpit door and deliberately glided the plane straight into the mountains.
In the days following this tragic mass murder, details have emerged about Lubitz being treated for psychological issues, having vision problems, undergoing a recent relationship break up and being told he was too ill to work by doctors - which he then failed to disclose to his employer. Lubitz also had told a previous girlfriend that he was planning an act so horrifying that his name would be remembered forever.
A search of his apartment found anti-depressants - which are known to have blurred vision as a side effect.
Stefan Molyneux, host of Freedomain Radio, takes a look at this tragic situation and discusses an important conversation that needs to happen.
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