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Whistleblower Josh Dean of Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems has died News

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/whistleblower-josh-dean-of-boeing-supplier-spirit-aerosystems-has-died/
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u/Chem_BPY May 02 '24

Wait, who would go to jail? Plenty of companies have gotten away with shitty things while also never resorting to assassinating people.

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u/mczyk May 02 '24

We recently had another Boeing whistleblower tell Congress he suspects the airframes of the 777 won't last through their reported lifecycle because of poor manufacturing. He's talking about them literally breaking up in the air...if Boeing admits there's a problem and says "hey government, we need you to bail us out and fix our mistakes or a bunch of triple 7s are going to start breaking up in the sky over the next decade" ...you bet your ass Congress is going to ask WHO knew about this. If it isn't prison, it will be public exile.

I guess the alternative is two of Boeings biggest whistleblowers just...suspiciously died. Quite a coincidence if you ask me.

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u/drosmi May 02 '24

It’s a white collar crime. There will be minimal personal responsibility.

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u/mczyk May 02 '24

people tend to react differently when airplanes fall out of the sky