Boeing whistleblower found dead in US

Post by dang » Tue, Mar 12, 2024, 6:14 PM UTC

bitcharmer wrote: post #429

dang wrote: post #151

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's not a technical article. It's a lurid media topic* about a suspicious-looking alleged suicide with zero information for a substantive discussion, and tons of fuel for sinister speculation. That's not what HN is supposed to be for. However, we can give this one a pass because the ongoing Boeing saga is of interest and there's clearly a community appetite to discuss this development. Edit: even though the thread i…

Dang, it would be nice of you if you at least addmitted that the front page as opposed to /active is heavily curated and hand-picked by you and other moderators. Anyone who has been on HN long enogh can see this, there is no point in phrasing it otherwise. And I guess people will be ok with this as long you guys are transparent about it.

Post by mbil » Tue, Mar 12, 2024, 6:29 PM UTC

rmbyrro wrote: post #334

Is there a flight search service that allows filtering out Boeing planes?

Post by goku12 » Tue, Mar 12, 2024, 6:31 PM UTC

kiicia wrote: post #489

alluro2 wrote: post #356

Even if it was a suicide, that still doesn't mean it was self-motivated. People who care enough to be whistleblowers, would likely care enough about wellbeing of their family or other people - enough to sacrifice themselves once again under sufficient threats and pressure. Or, even more likely, end things not because directly being requested to, but because of having no other way to NOT be forced to back out and cowe…

Was this suicide by jumping out of window, like all of high profile suicides in russia?

Post by userabchn » Tue, Mar 12, 2024, 6:31 PM UTC

gorbachev wrote: post #311

Regardless of whether there was foul play or not, it's looking pretty bad for Boeing. They, or someone else with a stake of protecting the company, killed someone, or they made someone so despaired he saw no other way than to kill himself.

Post by lawn » Tue, Mar 12, 2024, 6:34 PM UTC

kube-system wrote: post #506

A piece of information in this article which is not in that article: > The family says Barnett's health declined because of the stresses of taking a stand against his longtime employer. > "He was suffering from PTSD and anxiety attacks as a result of being subjected to the hostile work environment at Boeing," they said, "which we believe led to his death."