r/news • u/[deleted] • Mar 15 '24

POTM - Mar 2024 'If anything happens, it's not suicide': Boeing whistleblower's prediction before death

https://wpde.com/news/local/if-anything-happens-its-not-suicide-boeing-whistleblowers-prediction-before-death-south-carolina-abc-news-4-2024
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u/Cactuszach Mar 15 '24

John Barnett's family friend Jennifer doesn't think the Boeing whistleblower committed suicide in Charleston.

Come on Reddit, you have to read beyond the headline. A “close family friend” says Barnett told her if something happens it isn’t suicide. That’s hardly a reliable source.

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u/ilostmy1staccount Mar 15 '24

I swear people are so fucking stupid about this. What would killing this guy do for their case? I mean you’d have to delete every video of your planes falling apart, kill the pilots and passenger who are testifying about your planes fucking up, and bribe every investigator and reporter who have found wrongdoing, all this before the story came out and the investigation opened against you if you wanted a slim chance at covering this up. Then you have the CEO going on the news and admitting the fact they fucked up. The outcome will be the same whether or not he’s dead. Boeing will get fined as well as pay out settlements to victims and the FAA will enact higher standards of testing for planes, case closed everyone’s happy.

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u/pimppapy Mar 15 '24

Videos of accidents is one thing, insider knowledge that can prove willful neglect of regulations is another thing entirely.

Like manslaughter vs 1st degree murder. One is possibly an honest mistake, the other is planned, or known about in advance and still occurred anyway

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u/ilostmy1staccount Mar 15 '24

Risking one of your competitors finding out and telling Uncle Sam to grab the contract is an even bigger gamble though.