cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/news/t/910625

Boeing whistleblower John Barnett alleged in a lawsuit prior to his death in South Carolina that he was “harassed” and “humiliated” for speaking out at work.

  • Ultraviolet@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    They don’t need to do that, they could have just called him on a burner phone and threatened to kill his family if he didn’t kill himself. Forensically indistinguishable from suicide, but absolutely murder by coercion.

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      8 months ago

      Didn’t have to have been Boeing. Must be plenty of investors.

      Fucking disgusting we’ll never know*, RIP heroic whistleblower who lost everything.

      (*I acknowledge there’s a non-zero chance it was suicide)

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      8 months ago

      Has it ever happened to check the previous call logs of a suicide victim? Of course Boeing can bribe the telcom to keep shut / delete the info. But i’m curious wether it’s ever been done.