Boeing executives unlikely to be charged over 737 MAX crashes: Source (www.channelnewsasia.com)
from schizoidman@lemmy.ml to world@lemmy.world on 02 Jun 2024 03:53
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Boeing executives unlikely to be charged over 737 MAX crashes: Source

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cerement@slrpnk.net on 02 Jun 2024 04:08 next collapse

they’re a major defense contractor, they’re basically untouchable …

arin@lemmy.world on 02 Jun 2024 05:43 next collapse

Former employees get touched tho especially if they blow the whistle

WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world on 02 Jun 2024 08:54 next collapse

Just corporatocracy things

Tryptaminev@lemm.ee on 02 Jun 2024 09:45 collapse

I wonder what the game of the US army is then though. They can’t be interested in having their planes just fall apart or their bombs just go off at random. Letting Boeing get away with deliberately killing civillians through poor quality and QA will only let that culture leak into the military production branch too.

cerement@slrpnk.net on 02 Jun 2024 18:22 next collapse

‘Villengard battle products are fitted with AI,’ the Doctor explains. ‘The algorithm maintains a fighting force at just above the acceptable number of casualties – keeps you fighting, keeps you dying, keeps you buying. Medical services optimise the casualty rate for continued conflict. War is conflict … and business is booming. You are fighting your own hardware and it’s killing you to keep you buying more.’ [emphasis added]

—The Doctor, Doctor Who (2023), S01E03 “Boom” (2024-05-18)

Maggoty@lemmy.world on 02 Jun 2024 20:25 collapse

Two different sides of the company with different management, factories, and safety inspectors. The DOD will absolutely withhold billions of dollars in payment if they have to ground Boeing’s planes. Meanwhile the FAA finds safety issues with civilian jet production and allows them to continue at the current rate. So two entirely different accountability schemes too.

MisterChief@lemmy.world on 02 Jun 2024 05:16 next collapse

Statute of limitations is why they’re getting off.

girlfreddy@lemmy.ca on 02 Jun 2024 10:29 next collapse

“… as the statute of limitations has likely passed.”

It doesn’t seem to be guaranteed it’s passed. Someone is just guessing it has.

Maggoty@lemmy.world on 02 Jun 2024 20:27 collapse

Which seems like the intended result of the extended investigations.

gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works on 02 Jun 2024 05:46 next collapse

…aaaaaand they just had to scrub their new crew capsule final cert launch earlier today.

E: guys fr I don’t get how the c-suite hasn’t been federally indicted at this point, it’s that bad

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world on 02 Jun 2024 10:16 next collapse

As usual, corporations are people up to the moment it’s been discovered by the government that a crime has been committed.

A7thStone@lemmy.world on 02 Jun 2024 21:26 collapse

I’ll believe corporations are people when Texas executes one.

Trabic@lemmy.one on 02 Jun 2024 13:27 next collapse

Your honor, my client has instructed me to remind the court how rich and important he is & that he is not like other men

mlg@lemmy.world on 02 Jun 2024 19:50 collapse

I should be able to run over as many kids as I want!

Maggoty@lemmy.world on 02 Jun 2024 20:27 collapse

Shocked, shocked I am to find zero accountability for rich people.