> there's an infinite number of alternate explanations
I see only one reasonably acceptable alternate explanation.
He either committed suicide or was suicided by someone at Boeing terrified about what would happen to them in jail.
I see only one reasonably acceptable alternate explanation.
He either committed suicide or was suicided by someone at Boeing terrified about what would happen to them in jail.
Seriously though, I've watched way too many movies where there is a staged suicide to not be biased against a story like this.
There is no way we'll ever know what happened unless there is a trial with a lot of non circumstantial evidence presented.
May I ask if you live in the U.S.? I have the impression that a lot of people there think that other nations revolve around destroying the U.S.
Edit: this is just because someone asked what a hypothetical motive could be
If you see this headline, and story, and immediately think of Putin, that is an unhealthy level of conspiratorial thinking. There is literally no evidence to support this line.
Getting involved at this low level is absurd.
It’s like finding a Turd on you lawn, and claiming it’s part of a Russian Plot.
This just a wildly fanciful excuse, it has never happened in American soil.
oh wait, you mean the CIA?
So no, despite the general retaliation against whistleblowers out of princial (for the record, that alone is illegal and should be punished a lot harder and more often), Boeing as a company or individual employees have nothing to gain here.
Funny how a place full of rather smart, educated and curious people like HN collectively fail to see that one, very simple, fact.
On a more serious note: Reporting states that Boeing and Spirit failed a third of their audits, so there is that. Also, FAA stopped Boeing from expanding their 737 MAX capacity. Also also, EASA can audit them as well (and very well might, deoending on what findings the FAA audits have; same as the FAA can audit Airbus in Europe).
But hey, if you think up even bigger, broader and deeper conspiracies necessary to make the initial obe believable, I cannot help you, or anyone.
Not the first time I think about quitting this place, for a couple of months now, discussion quality ain't any better than then comment section of my local newspaper. And thus really not worth the time.
As a deterrence. This may as well be making an example of a whistleblower to signal potential future whistleblowers to stay silent.
All the reason more to honor those few brave souls who do it, I know I propably wouldn't. And claiming this particular one was killed is absolutely not doing that.
What greater honor than to have Justice ultimately done, and the Truth be set free? My wager: Boeing council did everything they could to try to turn things around on him, and the poor bastard in that moment, exhausted, at mental wits end, believed them. My guess is the answer will be in the transcripts as long as Boeing doesn't get them redacted/sealed.
As long as our court system is tilted in the direction of those that can afford to more effectively fund gaslighting the populace, we'll continue to see tragedies like this.
You could have just made your point; you didn't have to end it with "everyone is dumb except me"
I found it even funnier that this can be said about your post.