A very famous man said, “TRUST BUT VERIFY”.
Yes, but I certainly would blame Martin for not telling Fred about his past before I would blame Fred for not doing a background check on a friend he has known since the early 90’s. Now, lets see. Martin was in his 20’s when he had a drug problem. Served no time in jail...but did have probation. Now 25 yers later and nothing has happened since. So obviously he has a clean record for the past 25 years. Should that be enough to allow him to let a friend use his airplane at a discount? All of which is not against any law.