[HN Gopher] Boeing whistleblower found dead in US
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Boeing whistleblower found dead in US
Author : neapolisbeach
Score : 102 points
Date : 2024-03-11 21:45 UTC (1 hours ago)
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(TXT) w3m dump (www.bbc.com)
| fifteen1506 wrote:
| So sad he's dead :(
|
| It's infuriating all these untimely deaths.
| torstenvl wrote:
| "Self-inflicted wound"? Obviously the story is still developing
| but I'm immediately skeptical.
|
| EDIT: Also weird that BBC is already memory-holing that it was a
| _gunshot_ wound. archive.is has the original.
|
| https://archive.is/wj0LE
| algorias wrote:
| Same. I'm not much for conspiracy theories, but that is very
| strange wording.
| mpweiher wrote:
| "Stabbed himself to death 14 times"?
| mvdtnz wrote:
| Who are you quoting here?
| jjk166 wrote:
| Self inflicted wound in the middle of several days of scheduled
| depositions.
|
| Just about as suspicious as could be.
| robotnikman wrote:
| Yep, the timing of his death is just too on point.
| rl3 wrote:
| > _Also weird that BBC is already memory-holing that it was a
| gunshot wound._
|
| Another source backs this up, and seems to have interviewed the
| man's attorney in the past. [0][1]
|
| It's tempting to dismiss foul play on the basis that it's too
| brazen in the middle of a deposition. However, that's also the
| height of plausible deniability because cross examinations can
| get personal and thus emotional.
|
| ---
|
| I can't help but be reminded of a film quote:
|
| _" But that's the way it works with corporate murder. Boss
| gets wind of something, calls in his head of security, who
| talks to someone, who talks to a friend of someone. Finishes up
| with an answering machine in a rented office, a couple of
| sensitive gentlemen in a blue pickup truck. They will never
| know who ordered the hit."_ [2]
|
| [0] https://www.corporatecrimereporter.com/news/200/boeing-
| whist...
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| [1] https://www.corporatecrimereporter.com/news/200/brian-
| knowle...
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| [2] https://www.scripts.com/script/the_constant_gardener_702/17
| esoterica wrote:
| Movies aren't real dude.
| charlie0 wrote:
| Was it multiple shots?
| keernan wrote:
| He was scheduled to appear for day two of his deposition
| testimony the morning of his death. Had he died Sat night instead
| of Sat morning, the transcript of Saturday's testimony could have
| been read to the jury during trial. Obviously that can't happen
| now and whatever he was going to say in Saturday's testimony is
| lost forever.
| LinuxBender wrote:
| I hope the company had no involvement in this. It would be bit
| futile given such a large audience has seen their employees state
| they won't fly in the aircraft they build. [1] _3,716,935 views 4
| days ago_ and Blancolirio 's assorted incident reports [2]
|
| [1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8oCilY4szc [video][32
| mins][john oliver]
|
| [2] - https://www.youtube.com/@blancolirio/search?query=boeing
| bandyaboot wrote:
| Yeah, doing something so drastic in this situation doesn't make
| sense. It's possible that reality is somewhere in the middle. I
| have a very difficult time believing they would actually off
| the guy, but it's not so difficult to believe they might hire
| some investigators to look for skeletons in his closet. Perhaps
| they found some. Obviously this is wild speculation and not
| intended to be a theory--just an example of something short of
| full-on Tom Clancy.
| Qem wrote:
| > It would be bit futile given such a large audience has seen
| their employees state they won't fly in the aircraft they
| build.
|
| Perhaps not in this particular case. But it would be a strong
| deterrent against future would be whistleblowers.
| Qem wrote:
| He should have done like Snowden. Got out of the country before
| exposing material. Shouldn't a witness in a high profile case
| like him been granted some sort of police escort by the court?
|
| Guy paid the ultimate price for freedom of speech and informing
| the public. Wonder if someone will sustain there is no threat to
| freedom of speech because the lawsuit involved the company where
| he was employed, not the government.
|
| I'm also reminded of Aaron Schartz, as well as the ordeal Steven
| Donzinger went through against Chevron. Fortunately survived, but
| had to serve some prison time[1].
|
| [1]. https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/steven-
| don...
| 93po wrote:
| I imagine this is going to further the terrible safety culture at
| Boeing
| esoterica wrote:
| Conspiracy theorists are the legitimately the stupidest people on
| the planet. Nobody working for a megacorp is loyal enough to the
| company to eat a murder charge just to boost their employer's
| profits by 1%. You really think some corporate drone who browses
| LinkedIn after work looking to job hop for a 10% pay increase is
| going to go out and hire a hitman just because his boss told him
| to?
| tiahura wrote:
| As a lawyer and non-kook, I don't fall for conspiracy. Chances
| are he was lying or had skeletons he didn't want aired0.
|
| Still, very sad.
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