The idea that what a CEO does on his own time would somehow reflect on a drug-free workplace is pretty farfetched.
Is the CEO of Boeing a teetotaler? If not, should we launch an investigation? There might very well be drinking in the workplace.
Is the CEO of Boeing a teetotaler? If not, should we launch an investigation? There might very well be drinking in the workplace.
And I'm not surprised they make less effort verifying that for a longtime aerospace contractor and instead focus on the rocket startup that had a bit of a PR mishap. Would have preferred this to not be an issue at all, but not sure this was an option after this kind of public event. Hope it doesn't unnecessarily push sending humans to the ISS further back.
Disclaimer I drink but don't smoke, so if anything I'm biased against my point.
Still it's a blatant example of how illogical us humans are.
[0] https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/dope/etc/cron...
There's also the angle that weed is federally illegal, so smoking it demonstrates an attitude that compliance with rules is optional and subject to personal judgement. Someone with that attitude is probably more likely to choose to not comply with security procedures or secrecy commitments.
To have a mistress is fine. To get caught in a public spectacle is bad judgement.
EDIT: Regarding the maybe, replace that with "NIL". In my opinion a lot of the security concerns are coming from blackmail risks. In turn a lot of blackmail risk comes from the clearance process itself, so a home made issue Just where do you draw the line? Tricky question.
Yes, it's a stupid thing to judge someone on, and yes, our space program was built by people unafraid to bend the rules and take risks where warranted. But if you expect the bureaucracy to behave out of accordance with its nature, you are bound to be disappointed.
Company A: weed smoking 3-commas idiot upstart with habitual lying tendencies.
Company B: cultured and serious businessmen with habitual lying tendencies.