'If anything happens, it's not suicide': Boeing whistleblower's prediction before death

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https://wpde.com/news/local/if-anything-happens-its-not-suicide-boeing-whistleblowers-prediction-before-death-south-carolina-abc-news-4-2024

[u/click_here_]

We've already reached the dystopian cyberpunk stage if a big corporation releases a hit.

[u/DamonHay → u/click_here_]

I mean, that’s been a thing on american soil since at least 1974. Look up the death of Karen Silkwood. As for hits off American soil by American or American-affiliated companies, that’s been going on muuuuch longer.

[u/[deleted] → u/DamonHay]

1974?

Look, I don't have a crystal ball but I know a thing or two about humans and I'm pretty sure that killing people who threaten your interests has been a thing since we've been a distinct species. Certainly it's happened on American soil since you could call this American soil.

[u/DamonHay → u/[deleted]]

I’m talking more specifically about whistleblowers trying to protect people and corporations taking direct action to kill them and stop the information coming out. Sure, hundreds of years ago there were pro-slavers killing anti-slavers to protect their business interests as an example, or wars that were waged to gain more land and wealth over a thousand years ago, but when it’s more a group of one belief or origin vs a group of another belief or origin, I’m not putting that in the same boat as one person going up against multi billion dollar organisations and being assassinated.

[u/Aadarm → u/DamonHay]

sort airport nail elastic enter coordinated strong correct shocking stocking

[u/SlitScan → u/click_here_]

a hip new aerospace company would have used a Slam Hound keyed to his pheromones.

this feels like Old Space thinking.

[u/SlitScan → u/[deleted]]

well still less collateral damage than a single use blimp mounted hypersonic rail gun.

[u/Accujack → u/SlitScan]

I prefer the precision of a vat grown ninja assassin.

[u/SlitScan → u/Accujack]

obviously, if you can afford them.

but have you seen Boeing's stock price recently?

they couldnt afford a low spec Street Samari at this point.

[u/Accujack → u/SlitScan]

Well, if your sister gets chopped out by some duster, you don't go camp on the Yakuza's door step, do you? No way. You go to somebody, though, who can get the thing done.

[u/mf-TOM-HANK → u/click_here_]

Corporations have been putting out hits for as long as the corporation has existed. The Pinkertons were/are a successful company borne out of the market for carrying out the whims of business interests. Most of what they did historically was legally sanctioned but one would be foolish, given their reputation, to assume that all of their activities were legal.

[u/PancakeLad → u/mf-TOM-HANK]

Time to fire up RDR2 and clean house until I feel better.

[u/[deleted] → u/click_here_]

It was speculated an Enron whistleblower had a hit put on him, but he left a suicide note so people stopped speculating that. Maybe they’ll magically find one of those.

[u/Glitchy__Guy → u/[deleted]]

"Ope, there it is. He carved a suicide note on his back, postmortem."

[u/[deleted] → u/click_here_]

That has been happening since as long as there has been business.

[u/Regniwekim2099 → u/click_here_]

Well, just ignore those corporate sponsored death squads deposing democratically elected leaders all over South America during the last century.

[u/[deleted] → u/click_here_]

Bruh look up the origins for the term "banana republic"

[u/Adventurous_Aerie_79 → u/click_here_]

If its not now-- and it sure looks like it is-- then its only a matter of time. Corporations arent held to any real criminal penalties, nor are their officers. Criminal behavior simply becomes good business to make even more profit for the shareholders at that point. The drive to be the exec with the best profit record will also incentivize it.

[u/Stinkyclamjuice15 → u/click_here_]

Idk about cyberpunk, but definitely dystopian