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.

  • @sanpedropeddler
    5•4 months ago

    There is no “probably” here, it just a possibility.

    Its a possibility that seems very likely, that’s what I mean by probably.

    If you brought the evidence you have right now that Boeing killed this guy for a civil claim, you would be laughed out of court.

    That’s very interesting, however, I am not in court.

    • @[email protected]English
      4•4 months ago

      Its a possibility that seems very likely, that’s what I mean by probably.

      So we do have different definitions of probably. Yours just means reasonably possible. Mine actually means probably, which is “Most likely; presumably.”

      That’s very interesting, however, I am not in court.

      I understand that. But you are claiming that it “probably” happened, and I’m pointing out to you that the evidence you’ve provided wouldn’t even come close to be enough to make the claim in court. It’s so far from it that you wouldn’t even make it to a trial where a jury would then weigh the evidence to determine how likely it is.