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.

  • Fades@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1912·
    4 months ago

    This is the norm in Russia, it’s not in the US. Both sides are not the same. I can’t seem to remember the last time any president had someone they didn’t like pushed out of a window or had their tea poisoned on the regular. If Trump gets elected obviously that will change but to say that we aren’t any better is wild.

    Especially after killing political rivals like Navalny (and all the failed attempts). When is the last time we saw that in the US?