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.

  • @thesporkeffect
    1•9 months ago

    I didn’t say they did although I would personally place it at like a 60% likelihood. Obviously there’s no evidence, this literally just happened.

    Just wanted to be clear that I live in reality and no one has the security camera footage yet.

    • @[email protected]English
      -1•9 months ago

      I didn’t say they did

      t would be shocking if it was truly an accident that saved Boeing from a second day of testimony right when everything is starting to really fall apart for them, right?

      Say it? No. But you certainly implied it.

      I would personally place it at like a 60% likelihood.

      Which is based on suspicion alone. That’s my point.