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With two Boeing whistleblowers dead in one month, either Boeing is actively killing them, or there are enough whistleblowers that this rate of death is not statistically significant (feddit.nl)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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...and I don't know which possibility is the least worrying

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[–] bernieecclestoned 20 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (5 children)

The guy already gave his statement at a deposition. Why on earth would they kill him after the fact?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 6 months ago

Perhaps as a warning to other potential whistleblowers?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

Maybe the compound infection took longer to take effect than they had planned.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

To stop others having the same idea.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

To give conspiracy theorists something to do.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

It’s a message about the consequences of such a move