Exactly, that's what I mean. YOU (the parent) checked if he had a license. That's the difference.
How on earth are you meant to know if someone has a valid license if they've got a chopper, a heli-pad and all the gear? Well, you ask. Someone didn't ask, and this is the result.
I think it's a shame to defame someone like this because of a combination of lack of judgment and bad circumstance. He was an amazing athlete, one of the best in the sport IMO. It's easy raking things up after the event but I didn't hear anyone moaning the day after he died.