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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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Retaliated against is a funny way to say killed
Imagine killing a man and then saying this...
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.
Do you mean "award them more fat defense contacts??" Cuz that's what we're gonna do!
Much too harsh for this gold-domed "too important to really hold to account" CEO. Perhaps a mildly stern, yet askance look (or two, if the crowd rumbles for more)
“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.
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.
This is why ancient humans invented mob justice. When the laws don't work, order still needs to be imposed.
Exactly this. In ancient Roman times, emperor Caracalla was infamous for having many of his enemies outright killed. One of these was the brother of a soldier who was assigned to his personal guard at the Rhine border regions. When Caracalla got off his horse for a piss, he got a gladius thrusted between his ribs. For all his might and power, he very much brought that on himself.
Sometimes people like that soldier are the last line of justice in the world.
We know, they're fucking dead.
~~And yet, still CEO I see...~~
Sorry for misinformation - see comment below.
No they fired him, but he's staying on till they find a replacement. (He did get millions of dollars to boot though)
Oh... I thought they had someone already and this was him, sorry - I edited my comment to apologize for misinformation, thanks for the update!:-)
And apparently NOT in jail at this time
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?
That's the... first... thing... that's... ever gone wrong.
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.
Don't be poor, problem solved!
Fine? Arrest and jail.
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?
You only kill a whistleblower if you're confident that they would have said something worse in court. It's almost guaranteed to be front page news.
Exactly this. Whatever those whistleblowers knew must have been so damning, that committing two murders was better publicity.