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[NecrosaroIII]

Boeing whistleblower John Barnett found dead in US

Prior to his death, John Barnett was testifying against Boeing over concerns about standards.

www.bbc.com

"Suicide"

 

[Lagspike_exe]

Destroying over a century of reputation for short-term gain.

 

[Woggleman]

Nothing suspicious here.

 

[Spyxos]

 

[Esca]

Oh yeah that sounds legit

 

[Lord Panda]

So freaking brazen.

 

[Ribi]

Do they even need a whistle blower? We see it all over the news

 

[natjjohn]

how did he die? Is it Putin/Russia style fall out of window or did it really look like a suicide?

 

[Moneal]

Was it the usual 2 shots to the back of his head style suicide?

 

[newtypepilot]

It really makes you think what else is going on at Boeing besides the poor QA.

 

[mitch1971]

Was he killed in a plane crash?

 

[EviLore]

“Boeing said it was saddened to hear of Mr Barnett's passing.”

 

[bender]

“Boeing said it was saddened to hear of Mr Barnett's passing.”

Maybe they didn't expect the body to be found?

 

[SirKicksalot]

They Michael Claytoned this dude.

 

[ZehDon]

Only can only imagine how bad their info must have been, given what's already public.

 

[BlackTron]

Real life is just a long string of Xbox 360 game plots now. It's unbelievable.

 

[Woggleman]

Action Park back in the day cared more about safety than Boeing does.

William E Boeing is rolling in his grave.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

I am sure it was just an unfortunate accident.

 

[sankt-Antonio]

I mean yeah this looks bad but as a guy who works for a mega corp, there is no way a publicly traded corporation is going to hire a hitman to silence him. These people have a hard time making sure to correctly bolt doors on airplanes- you think they could manage an airtight hit?
Get real people.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

how did he die? Is it Putin/Russia style fall out of window or did it really look like a suicide?

He slipped on his tea and broke his neck.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

These people have a hard time making sure to correctly bolt doors on airplanes- you think they could manage an airtight hit?

“Never assign malice to something that can be explained by plain stupidity” - some smart guy, probably

 

[GHG]

I mean yeah this looks bad but as a guy who works for a mega corp, there is no way a publicly traded corporation is going to hire a hitman to silence him. These people have a hard time making sure to correctly bolt doors on airplanes- you think they could manage an airtight hit?
Get real people.

There are other people who specialise in that kind of thing, all it takes is money and they handle the rest.

 

[The Cockatrice]

This will be forgotten in a few months and Boeing will continue to be shitty and no one will care. Thats how the real world works.

 

[Hudo]

how did he die? Is it Putin/Russia style fall out of window or did it really look like a suicide?

He flew with a 737

 

[Tams]

How very convenient.

 

[ParaSeoul]

America.

 

[FunkMiller]

Just the kind of thread you want to read a few days after booking transatlantic flights - on a fucking Boeing.

 

[Nikodemos]

“Boeing said it was saddened to hear of Mr Barnett's passing.”

I hope at least they had the minimum of decorum to release that statement after the police found the body.

 

[SJRB]

Boeing when asked if they had something to do with this:

 

[FunkMiller]

NOT AT ALL TERRIFYING.

 

[winjer]

When Billions are on the line....

 

[ManaByte]

how did he die? Is it Putin/Russia style fall out of window or did it really look like a suicide?

He shot himself in the back of the head with two different caliber bullets and then stuffed himself into a duffel bag. So sad.

 

[SJRB]

NOT AT ALL TERRIFYING.

This is just wild. Absolutely insane on so many levels.

Special shout out to the regulators who's job it is to keep these companies in check, congrats on a job well done.

 

[Hudo]

Just the kind of thread you want to read a few days after booking transatlantic flights - on a fucking Boeing.

just fasten your seatbelt bro.

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

This is just wild. Absolutely insane on so many levels.

Special shout out to the regulators who's job it is to keep these companies in check, congrats on a job well done.

Regulators are powerless because:

The industry has bribed (“contributed”) to politicians to defang regulators like the ffaa and to get industry buddies to be elected as leaders of these regulatory bodies, to the point Boeing was allowed to appoint employees as ffaa inspectors while still being under Boeing payroll.

 

[Winter John]

Boeing spokesguy. "How totally unexpected. I am very surprised by this. Thoughts and prayers. Lol."

 

[Fart Knight]

I've had it with these mother motherfucking planes!

 

[Billbofet]

Boeing must work with consultants on this legal case

 

[jufonuk]

NOT AT ALL TERRIFYING.

RyanAir uses Boeing only on its main fleet. A few maxes also.

 

[E-Cat]

Boeing whistleblower John Barnett found dead in US

Prior to his death, John Barnett was testifying against Boeing over concerns about standards.

www.bbc.com

"Suicide"

Suicided*

 

[Ownage]

 

[E-Cat]

He slipped on his tea and broke his neck.

*Polonium tea.

 

[SlimySnake]

Did you guys know that the reporter who did the rolling stones expose on the U.S general in Afghanistan who was caught talking shit about Obama and subsequently fired? Well, the reporter also died a few years later in a car crash going 120 mph.

The actress Anne Heche who also died in similar circumstances did not have any drugs or alcohol in her system. but she was also working on a child trafficking documentary.

im not one to believe in conspiracy theories but this is all very suspicious.

 

[Von Hugh]

 

[jufonuk]

Did you guys know that the reporter who did the rolling stones expose on the U.S general in Afghanistan who was caught talking shit about Obama and subsequently fired? Well, the reporter also died a few years later in a car crash going 120 mph.

The actress Anne Heche who also died in similar circumstances did not have any drugs or alcohol in her system. but she was also working on a child trafficking documentary.

im not one to believe in conspiracy theories but this is all very suspicious.

Didn’t they spin Anne heche to have drinking problems or am I mistaken?

Edit update I looked it up and they said it was mental health

 

[tkscz]

Whistle blower committed suicide right before he was going to report more information on how Boeing has been cutting corners on safety to save a buck?

 

[Complistic]

Are we the baddies.gif

 

[HAYA8U5A]

 

[Toots]

a car crash going 120 mph.

in a residential neigborhood where even Schumacher would have a hardtime reaching this speed, and they found a few pristine cans of beer near the totally burned wreck so we definitely know it was because he drank and drove and not a hit.
It's the type of suicide where the victim isn't given a choice.

 

[Chuck Berry]

Was it the usual 2 shots to the back of his head style suicide?

Two self inflicted wounds to the back of the head, yes lol