Boeing whistleblower found dead in US

3 years ago by Recreational Placebos to c/news

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

John Barnett had worked for Boeing for 32 years, until his retirement in 2017.

In the days before his death, he had been giving evidence in a whistleblower lawsuit against the company.

Boeing said it was saddened to hear of Mr Barnett's passing. The Charleston County coroner confirmed his death to the BBC on Monday.

It said the 62-year-old had died from a "self-inflicted" wound on 9 March and police were investigating.

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4grams 484 points 3 years ago
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EdibleFriend 219 points 3 years ago

Eh. There will always be real conspiracies and then...lizard people conspiracies.

This shit right here? yeah.....they killed him. 100%. No doubt in my fucking mind.

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agent_flounder 172 points 3 years ago

I mean, he was old...people die—

It said the 62-year-old had died from a "self-inflicted" wound on 9 March and police were investigating.

oh shit they totally fucking killed him

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xapr 12 points 3 years ago

Relevant Chart (open image in new tab to see it larger):

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Serinus 158 points 3 years ago

It's possible it was stress from the litigation. In fact, if you don't specify whose stress, I'd almost guarantee it.

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4grams 31 points 3 years ago
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solidgrue 58 points 3 years ago

There are circumstances where conspiracy the likeliest explanation.

This is one of those.

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grue 35 points 3 years ago

If it actually happened, it's just a "conspiracy," not a "conspiracy theory."

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bradorsomething 32 points 3 years ago

He didn’t show any signs of depression or suicidal tendencies… signs like voluntarily flying on a boeing plane.

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Kinglink 14 points 3 years ago

It's no longer a conspiracy when it's proven true.

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GladiusB 52 points 3 years ago

This isn't proof. That's the crazy part. I hear ya. I'm with ya. I don't see anything that is concrete physical evidence to tie it all together. As of now.

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TexasDrunk 50 points 3 years ago

A conspiracy is when a group plans to do something unlawful. So if it's proven true it's still a conspiracy. It just stops being a theory.

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Cosmicomical 2 points 3 years ago

That's the most annoying misunderstanding. A conspiracy is still a conspiracy when you prove it happened/it's happening. Conspirators remain conspirators, which means they were working together to do something illegal in secret. Ok, so now it's not secret anymore, but they still conspired.

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Kalysta 12 points 3 years ago

The Gulf of Tonkin incident being created by the US was a conspiracy theory until it wasn’t.

Not every “conspiracy theory” is wrong. Sometimes people in charge are actually trying to cover something up. It’s not insane to be skeptical of an official line until it’s backed up with proof.

Lizard people, however, don’t exist.

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4grams 5 points 3 years ago
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Malfeasant 2 points 3 years ago

Lizard people, however, don’t exist.

Speak for yourself, upright ape.

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Chozo 2 points 3 years ago

That's what they want you to think.

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