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The silence of evil

Hardened cockpit doors and ‘depression’ are more comforting to our modern minds

11 April 2015

9:00 AM

11 April 2015

9:00 AM

‘…….   ……     …..’

That is a direct quote. Verbatim. The last words of Germanwings flight 9525 copilot Andreas Lubitz. Silence. Although, it’s not all silence on the plane’s black box voice recorder. Muffled screams can be heard. And banging on the cockpit door, presumably even attempts to break it down. There’s a noise that experts believe to be the plane’s first impact with the terrain.

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