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Boeing: Dead whistleblower warned of safety breaches

www.bbc.com Boeing: Dead whistleblower warned of safety breaches

John Barnett had been giving a formal legal deposition against the plane manufacturer before his sudden death.

A former Boeing employee, who was found dead in March, accused the company of "countless" violations of US law in testimony given just before his death.

John Barnett claimed the firm tried to "eliminate" quality inspections at a plant that makes 787 planes.

The former quality control manager had been giving a formal legal deposition against the plane manufacturer.

The transcript of Mr Barnett's deposition has now been released by his lawyers. The lengthy document runs to more than 140 pages.

The bulk of Mr Barnett's deposition focuses on the period from 2010 onwards, after he had moved from Boeing's facility in Everett, Washington to what was then a brand-new factory in North Charleston.

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Is he the one that said "if anything happens, it's not suicide" before he was found dead from "self-Inflicted" gunshots?
- Don't forget that he wanted to drove home that night, but was forced to stay one more night by Boeing's lawyers to give an response in court in the morning.
  
  I didn't even know about that, thank you for being terrifying
  
  Did he "kill himself" at a Boeing office?
- Yep, that’s the one.
- Well that's sketch as fuck.
  
  Right on the edge of suspicious, wouldn' you say?
  
  I mean that and the third bullet that news isn't reporting....(Kidding about 3rd but his ☠️ is 100% on Boeing)
- Indeed, he did.
Murdered whistleblower. Murdered. Barnett is a martyr and a patriot.
- Careful, you might get two tickets to paradise (so it looks like an accident)
  
  Maybe they'll get two chicks and a pair of dice instead?
- This makes no sense.
  
  Tell me who did it: The CEO? The share holders? A disgruntled co-worker?
  
  Then give me motive. Nothing got stopped from coming out. And even if he had testified, no one is ever going to be punished. Money will smooth over problems as always.
  
  So unless you can make a convincing argument, this seems very unlikely.
  
  Tbh it doesn't even have to be boeing who did it. Boeing is important to the government (actually multiple governments) and it's not exactly a stretch to consider said governments are involved.
  
  Also if we go with thinking boeing did do it, look at almost any organized crime related murder.
  
  Or some combination of the two.
  
  People have been killed for far, far less. And there are a lot of people who will hurt other people purely for revenge, regardless of any other factor.
  
  The point is, I don't think it's as much of a stretch as you seem to think.
  
  Maybe to act as a chilling effect on future whistle blowers?
  
  And even if he had testified, no one is ever going to be punished. Money will smooth over problems as always.
  
  When you're done with your crystal ball, can we use it too?
  
  Lol get out of here
  
  Well, you see, I don't have any proof, hell I don't even have any evidence. But it fits my world view, and that's all that matters.
  
  Also everyone else lacks the ability to think critically and I'm totally rational.
BOEING KILLED JOHN BARNETT
- OK, so Boeing cannot be a murder, there has to be someone who actually did it. So who would that be? The CEO? A hired hitman? Who?
  
  And WHY? It would make no difference, the testimony is already out there. It would be cheaper and easier to simply lawyer up and fight, then to hire and then have to pay off somebody. Because that somebody would always have dirt on whoever did the hiring.
  
  Maybe I am wrong, but this really makes no sense.
  
  his testimony was not over, he had another round the next day
  
  he said that he was not suicidal. He saw it coming.
  
  Until someone confesses, the group with the most motive is Boeing. Bag them all and make them squeal.
This looks bad for Boeing.

They should probably do a stock buyback in response.
- Should probably have the reporter whacked.
When I booked a flight in a few months overseas, I made sure it was on all Airbus. Because Boeing is scaring the fuck out of me.
~~Jeffrey Epstein~~ John Barnett did not kill himself
Is this a new murdered whistle blower, or the murdered whistleblower from like, last month? its so hard to keep track with boeing.
- This is the first one.
  
  Well, the recently murdered one.
Guys I'm not talking ethics I'm talking free money.

Now is the time to invest in Boeing.

Their balls have never been stomped flatter.

They still have Military contracts.

WWIII is on the horizon.

This is not investing advice. Allegedly.
- I guess you are joking but Boeing is a company of supreme national importance. If/when the government bails them out the government must get a majority stake in the company!
  
  lol, like that will ever happen
- They arent looking to be in a great position to recover dominance tho.
  
  Buy USA helped America put all her eggs in one basket. Boeing will survive but it will be forced into changing far more than it ever wanted to.

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