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Boeing CEO admits company has retaliated against whistleblowers during Senate hearing
(www.independent.co.uk)
You spelled assassinate wrong, dude
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You are invited to a meeting Agent X/Whistleblower Coffee chat.
Going? Yes/No/Maybe
Could this just be an email? I've already got enough on my plate.
My indecisive ass would still hit "maybe"
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Retaliated against is a funny way to say killed
“You have a duty to demand the highest safety standards... and [ensure] that ‘speak up’ in fact means speak up, not shut up, as it is meant all too often.”
Tell that to Snowden, Assange, Manning etc.
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Quick, prepare the wrist-slapping fines!
The total energy of the strong finger wagging that follows this admission will be enough to power a flashlight for 2 milliseconds.
These fellows are going to get slammed and blasted by Congress, it might spoil up to a few minutes of their time on the yacht.
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Do you mean "award them more fat defense contacts??" Cuz that's what we're gonna do!
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~~And yet, still CEO I see...~~
Sorry for misinformation - see comment below.
And apparently NOT in jail at this time
Military-industrial contracts... I doubt he will ever face consequences that he does not choose for himself. :-|
No they fired him, but he's staying on till they find a replacement. (He did get millions of dollars to boot though)
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How the f do you even start killing people for this? I mean the PR crisis that follows an assassination makes everything way worse doesn't it?
There are people who have a lot riding on the line going up (often the same people in high positions in the organisation)
All these whistleblowers make the line go down
Of the people psychopathic enough to accumulate enough wealth to have a significant stake in Boeing, there's going to be a percentage who are full-psychopath.
It's what unabated greed looks like
Let's also not forget those lucrative NASA and Military contracts. A lot of private and public money riding on this.
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David Calhoun apologized to the families of Boeing crash victims, saying the manufacturer was “totally committed” to future saftey improvements, as he began testimony at the committee on Tuesday.
Cue South Park ~~investment banker~~ BP oil spill apology.
Also, "saftey"? Seriously, Independent?
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We know, they're fucking dead.
People have died due to the greed and corruption of the leadership of Boeing. The people at the top have in fact gotten huge financial rewards by taking actions that were likely to kill people. There is no mechanism in US society to hold these people accountable. Are they going to get put in prison? Nope! Are they going to be PERSONALLY fined? Nope!
I really dislike how in Chinese society people are not able to criticize the government. I hope one day, everyone everywhere will have free speech. It's unfortunate to say this, but in China, this would be dealt with severely and and with impact. I am not saying their mechanism is right, but the US has no mechanism at all. We all know nothing will happen, especially because most of the deaths were foreigners. It's disgusting and makes the US look bad.
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why are people in this thread acting as if he's just admitted to ordering hits on whistleblowers
Might have something to do with the whistle blowers dying mysteriously
To be fair only the first was a surprise mysterious suicide.
The second was sick for years and died because of that.
Tell me again why we need to be fair to executives that murdered 340+ people to save money on training and certifications for their new plane?
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Fine the CEO, not to the company. He has to take responsibility.
When poor people put others in danger and/or exploit things for financial benefit, they go to prison.
Stop giving fines for big companies and actually start putting people in fucking prison.
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And put him in jail
Fine? Arrest and jail.
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Of course they relieved themselves of the resource (human) that negatively impacted the share price.
Same way they relieve themselves of a resource (bolts) that negatively impacts the share price.
This just shows you how much of amateur this guy. If he doesn't know you just lie lie lie what's he doing being a CEO?
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In these comments:
CEO admits to whistleblowers being disciplined at work (which everyone knew, he just is saying it)... suddenly becomes He admitted murder!
Sad. If you make up a reality because you feel that way, you are no better then they are.
He doesn't have to admit murder but it is right in front of your face. Someone very connected to Boeing murdered them.
Another thing is the kind of person and even entity/organization it takes to discipline a whistleblower for literally looking out for the public wellbeing such in this case. It takes a sociopath with no regard for human life. If they would discipline them at work what else would they do in private?
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You're right, all these whistleblowers are dying completely naturally and it's not suspicious at all.
I'd still fly in a Boeing until I hear about them start to get recalled/grounded/etc more, but you must be pretty naive if you don't see that these deaths are suspicious and don't think that companies in the United States of America, the land of big business, out of all countries in the world, could have legislative and other protections.
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What kind of a cruel world do we live in, where the CEO must apologize in public to the families of the plane loads of people their product killed, in literal crashing planes?
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Big fucking yikes - wonder what the play is here?
Trying to get in front of the train instead of roped into it ?
Either way, more evidence of the psychopathy that is big business in the states, and a byproduct of late state capitalism
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"Retaliate"
Boeing CEO Commits Suicide to the Back of his Head After Senate Hearing
Investigators released the fully typed, with no signature, suicide note, written on Boeing stationary:
I have decided to take my life after I lied during my Senate testimony. I felt pressured by the committee leader to say untruthful things for political gain. To the many shareholders that have helped us weather the storm over the last few months, I want to thank you and hope that, in some way, my death increases the value of your investment.
P.S. tell my wife, I don't know, make up something touching.
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