Give the crew the key

By Akhil Reed Amar

Updated 2249 GMT (0649 HKT) March 30, 2015

Relatives of the <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/24/world/gallery/france-plane-crash/index.html" target="_blank">Germanwings Flight 9525</a> crash victims arrive on Saturday, April 4, at a ceremony as rescuers hold flags of the late passengers' nationalities in the village of Le Vernet. Flight 9525 was carrying 150 people when it crashed in the French Alps in March. It was traveling from Barcelona, Spain, to Dusseldorf, Germany.
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Relatives of the Germanwings Flight 9525 crash victims arrive on Saturday, April 4, at a ceremony as rescuers hold flags of the late passengers' nationalities in the village of Le Vernet. Flight 9525 was carrying 150 people when it crashed in the French Alps in March. It was traveling from Barcelona, Spain, to Dusseldorf, Germany.
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French government officials observe a moment of silence for <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/24/world/gallery/france-plane-crash/index.html" target="_blank">Germanwings Flight 9525</a> near the crash site Friday, April 3, in Le Vernet, France.
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French government officials observe a moment of silence for Germanwings Flight 9525 near the crash site Friday, April 3, in Le Vernet, France.
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A black mourning band is seen at a ticket counter for German airline Lufthansa at the airport in Dusseldorf, Germany, on Tuesday, March 31.
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A black mourning band is seen at a ticket counter for German airline Lufthansa at the airport in Dusseldorf, Germany, on Tuesday, March 31.
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Messages for the victims are displayed at the airport in Dusseldorf on March 31.
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Messages for the victims are displayed at the airport in Dusseldorf on March 31.
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French Red Cross members and residents pay tribute to the victims at the memorial in Le Vernet on Saturday, March 28.
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French Red Cross members and residents pay tribute to the victims at the memorial in Le Vernet on Saturday, March 28.
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A memorial service is held at the Notre Dame du Bourg cathedral in Digne-les-Bains, France, on March 28.
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A memorial service is held at the Notre Dame du Bourg cathedral in Digne-les-Bains, France, on March 28.
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Students of the Joseph-Koenig Gymnasium school arrive for a memorial service in Haltern, Germany, on Friday, March 27. Sixteen students and two teachers from Haltern were among the victims.
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Students of the Joseph-Koenig Gymnasium school arrive for a memorial service in Haltern, Germany, on Friday, March 27. Sixteen students and two teachers from Haltern were among the victims.
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A cross is pictured at Seyne-les-Alpes, France, on March 27, a day after families of crash victims arrived near the plane crash site.
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A cross is pictured at Seyne-les-Alpes, France, on March 27, a day after families of crash victims arrived near the plane crash site.
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German President Joachim Gauck, alongside Haltern Mayor Bodo Klimpel, delivers a statement March 27 at a church in Haltern.
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German President Joachim Gauck, alongside Haltern Mayor Bodo Klimpel, delivers a statement March 27 at a church in Haltern.
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A closeup of the memorial in Le Vernet on Thursday, March 26.
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A closeup of the memorial in Le Vernet on Thursday, March 26.
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