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Boeing whistleblower found dead in US

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Re: Boeing whistleblower found dead in US

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Post by RachelF »

aurareturn wrote: post #203
autoexec wrote: post #82

I'm not saying that Boeing had him assassinated, but I sure wouldn't put it past them. They've already shown themselves to be perfectly willing to sacrifice human lives for increased profits.

It doesn't even have to be Boeing. It's possible that a government agency could do it as well. For example, suppose Boeing is seen by the government as a national entity, it's possible for a government agency such as CIA to do the assignation if they think he puts the country in an unfavorable position. But I think it's more likely that a shareholder/high stakes person connected to Boeing might want to do it. There i…

Don't forget the US government was spying on the French to get Airbus commercial contract details for Boeing.

Re: Boeing whistleblower found dead in US

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Post by hulitu »

dehrmann wrote: post #164
jjk166 wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Self inflicted wound in the middle of several days of scheduled depositions. Just about as suspicious as could be.

I'm not convinced. Boeing doesn't want more attention, depositions are stressful, and whistleblowers are predisposed to martyrdom. If you're Boeing, this doesn't make the problem go away, it makes it worse .

> Boeing doesn't want more attention

The US also doesn't want Boeing carried through the mud.

Re: Boeing whistleblower found dead in US

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Post by KingOfCoders »

coolspot wrote: post #248
KingOfCoders wrote: post #187

Has someone numbers about suicides in cars with guns? This looks fishy to me. But perhaps I've just watched too many mafia films.

Suicide in a car is a “popular” way of doing this because there is less cleaning afterwards. Crime scene cleaning of a room costs like $20k. Bodily fluids go everywhere.

Thanks

Re: Boeing whistleblower found dead in US

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Post by hulitu »

SAI_Peregrinus wrote: post #117
Cheer2171 wrote: post #79

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I've been predicting that companies would turn into criminal gangs sooner or later. When have they not? This is literally the entire point of limited liability for hundreds of years. Goes back to the East India Company.

I've said before that any sufficiently powerful corporation is indistinguishable from a government. The East India company was a good example, they had their own army & fought wars of conquest.

> I've said before that any sufficiently powerful corporation is indistinguishable from a government

Where do you think the "lobby money" comes from ? /s

Re: Boeing whistleblower found dead in US

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Post by throw__away7391 »

autoexec wrote: post #82

I'm not saying that Boeing had him assassinated, but I sure wouldn't put it past them. They've already shown themselves to be perfectly willing to sacrifice human lives for increased profits.

As the expression goes, "the most interesting explanation is probably the best one".

Re: Boeing whistleblower found dead in US

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Post by aydyn »

yifanl wrote: post #61

I'm just going to take this story at face value, there's an infinite number of alternate explanations that I'd be powerless to talk about. I've had my own (thankfully brief) moments where I've thought about suicide just from the perception that my coworkers, my bosses, the entire world, just does not care about doing the right thing. Mr Barnett worked for the same company for over three decades and physically watched…

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Re: Boeing whistleblower found dead in US

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Post by hef19898 »

aydyn wrote: post #256
yifanl wrote: post #61

I'm just going to take this story at face value, there's an infinite number of alternate explanations that I'd be powerless to talk about. I've had my own (thankfully brief) moments where I've thought about suicide just from the perception that my coworkers, my bosses, the entire world, just does not care about doing the right thing. Mr Barnett worked for the same company for over three decades and physically watched…

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By whom?

Re: Boeing whistleblower found dead in US

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Post by hef19898 »

boppo1 wrote: post #214
petre wrote: post #202

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Which one is worse, lose your job or end up in prison?

You don't end up in prison if there isn't anyone to testify against you.

So, you kill all the people investigating this death as well? Spund logic, really, sound logic...

Re: Boeing whistleblower found dead in US

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Post by d--b »

viraptor wrote: post #218
d--b wrote: post #165

What a strange article. - whistleblower dies Blablabla - self inflicted wound Blablabla - he was bound to testify the next day Blablabla - he was found dead in his truck in a parking lot It sounds like the journalist thinks it was murder but can’t write it cause it’s illegal somehow. The result is a piece that almost reads like a satyrical piece from the Onion.

It's not illegal to speculate, but it's good journalism not to. They reported on the known facts only and that's great. Can you imagine someone adding "this suspiciously looks like a murder" with nothing to back it? Even shitty tabloids don't do that.

Sorry, you're right, I didn't convey what I felt properly. It feels that the journalist is trying way too hard not to make it sound like it was suspicious. So he scatters the facts around the article as if people wouldn't connect the dots.
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