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John Barnett, a 62-year-old former Boeing quality manager was found dead in his car, allegedly from a self inflicted wound
Barnett told the BBC that he saw Boeing employees pressured into deliberately fitting sub-standard parts in aircraft
He said he uncovered problems with the oxygen systems in 2016
The failure to follow procedures at the factory led to some components going missing, sometimes with non-compliant parts being taken from scrap bins and fitted to planes
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Boeing, in a statement, said: “We are saddened by Mr. Barnett’s passing, and our thoughts are with his family and friends.”
They parade around, make big splashy guest appearances and promises of great whistle blowing to come, and then they’re dead.
originally posted by: CriticalStinker
a reply to: arcticshuffle
They parade around, make big splashy guest appearances and promises of great whistle blowing to come, and then they’re dead.
It’s better to be out in the media than just quietly go to court.
It’s not like people wouldn’t have known about the court cases.
At least going to the media puts you on the public radar and makes it more of a story if anything does happen. It’s kind of protection of sorts.
Unfortunately you can say everything to the media, but it’s only officially on the record with testimony.
A lot of times whistleblowers only have their testimony. Good to have a dead man’s switch if you have anything material though.
originally posted by: arcticshuffle
a reply to: MindBodySpiritComplex
Why don’t these people ever learn ?
They parade around, make big splashy guest appearances and promises of great whistle blowing to come, and then they’re dead.
Do they ever think of just giving what they have to several outlets and shutting up ? Apparently not.
originally posted by: CriticalStinker
a reply to: arcticshuffle
They parade around, make big splashy guest appearances and promises of great whistle blowing to come, and then they’re dead.
It’s better to be out in the media than just quietly go to court.
It’s not like people wouldn’t have known about the court cases.
At least going to the media puts you on the public radar and makes it more of a story if anything does happen. It’s kind of protection of sorts.
Unfortunately you can say everything to the media, but it’s only officially on the record with testimony.
A lot of times whistleblowers only have their testimony. Good to have a dead man’s switch if you have anything material though.
“He was suffering from PTSD and anxiety attacks as a result of being subjected to the hostile work environment at Boeing which we believe led to his death,” relatives of John Barnett said in the first remarks since his death.
Barnett filed his complaint against his employer in 2017 and “was looking forward to his day in court.”
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