Boeing whistleblower's family speaks out after his death
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- čas přidán 26. 03. 2024
- The family of Boeing whistleblower John Barnett is speaking exclusively to CBS News weeks after he was found dead. Barnett expressed concerns about safety issues within the aviation giant. CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann reports.
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Who waits 7 years for a lawsuit and offs them self when the trial is set?
Boeing
One distinct possibility........during a deposition a person is sometimes confronted with facts and evidence that directly contradicts and/or disproves the elements of the lawsuit they have filed. In such a scenario, the person may become despondent in realizing their long battle would be lost and the person could face public ridicule = motivation for a an exit.
No one, which is why Boeing did it.
@@jlvandat69 You sound like a Boeing employee. And while what you said is a possibility, we know that. We are focused on the chances of the guy taking his own life (for any reason) and due to Boeing's current issues and their troubled history, we definitely don't believe what you explained is what happened.
@@zerocal76 we each have a right to our opinion, of course. what I find amazing is the number of people who jump to a "firm conclusion" in the absence of any credible facts. it's concerning, but not too surprising. the only headlines we see regarding Boeing relate to the recent issues. I have not seen any reports covering the actual safety record of Boeing airplanes. statistically, a person is safer on a Boeing airplane today than at any prior time. but such facts do not get clicks, while conspiracy theories attract thousands of viewers.
Every ordinary person knows Boeing had him killed.
Incorrect, of course. Any rational person knows the public has very little evidence he was killed = no possible way to make such a conclusion. However, those with significant mental deficiencies that cause conspiracy-type thinking "feel" certain Boeing is to blame. Over time, the facts will become known and a rational conclusion will be possible.
@@jlvandat69 You really think the rich have your best interest? Jesus, you couldn't be further from the truth. It's clear as day he was assassinated if you just do 5 minutes of research. He warned family members if he ends up dead, he was killed. He said he would never commit suicide. We are not far out from the hunger games, you will see.
@@jlvandat69how many thousands of lives have been lost over the years to Boeings bean counters? Do you really think murdering one more guy, who is directly costing them billions, well now they couldn’t cross that bridge…
@@jlvandat69This is a country that has made whistleblowers lives a living hell. Julian Assange is basically dying and Chelsea Manning spent nearly a decade in prison on suicide watch. Whatever the “facts” show us, we all know this guy would be alive today if he didn’t work at Boeing
@@Brendonbosy "Whatever the “facts” show us, we all know this guy would be alive today if he didn’t work at Boeing".....the members of the FES (Flat Earth Society) have the same reasoning.....regardless of the facts, their minds are made up and nothing will ever change their opinion. It's a serious deficiency in some humans and shows that we have much room for further evolution.
I read somewhere that Barnett said if I die and they call it suicide, look for the murderer.
they retaliated for sure and something diabolical is going on in that company.
The skies are not friendly like that advertised jingle suggested.
@@boataxe4605 I know. I just wanted to say that. Although United Airlines does buy Boeing and Airbus for their fleet of jets.
@@boataxe4605United's fleet is mostly Boeing planes...stay on track dude
I saw a video where he said if I am found dead he said I didn't commit suicide.
Eveyone has zero doubts about who did it
Some are so naive, nothing will convince them a rich people could have done such a thing. The hunger games are right around the corner, you will see.
@@heyaisdabomb The guy with the Ukrainian flag bio will call everyone “conspiracy theorists” for believing the obvious. As if nobody ever conspires to commit a crime, ever, especially the powerful.
Incredibly stupid comment. There's a small percentage of people who live in conspiracy land and "know" what happened. The rest of us will belive the coroner unless new information is released that contradicts those findings. Really silly comment.
Boeing killed Barnett
Conspiracy theorists are having a hayday.....as usual. It happens every time there's an absence of facts and a large corporation is involved.
@@jlvandat69just like a lab leak. Too big to fail. Must be Russian disinformation.
@@jlvandat69Look into it more maybe? I don't think you've looked into it enough if you're missing key information. Barnett and Boeing were in the middle of a lawsuit while Barnett died. Barnett planned to head home, but Boeing had asked Barnett to stay one more day to testify, which he did, and is when he was killed. Also his family has come out to explain that Barnett has told them "If something happens to me, just know it wasn't suicide" because he knew he was taking a huge risk.
@@jlvandat69Cmon, use that large noggin of yours to think it through. You're only looking at the surface level stuff.
@@STi-dp4gx we will have to wait until law enforcement releases the full report. As I mentioned before, that will likely include video footage from the hotel which could answer all questions. We only have the initial coroner's report at this point, which includes few details. My guess is that he realized his lawsuit was going to fail if they went to court, and he had put all his efforts into it for years so decided to exit. Just guess. We'll find out fairly soon.
Shame on the corporate bullies that aren't valuing their loyal and experienced employees.
For Boeing to say their hearts go out to Barnett"s family is just sickening. Those people at Boeing probably popped a bottle of Champagne and high fived each other when they were told "Boeing's biggest problem had been taken care of."
Yes the only man brave enough to stand up to these heartless fiends!! I just don’t even have words
It's a threat to his family.
Ain’t no one on earth who believes this was a self-inflicted gunshot wound
The Coroner said it "appears" to be a suicide...wtf does that mean? The family needs to have an independent investigation.
@FreedaPeeple-in2mn Do tell what it means, because appears explains nothing
Nothing to explain. That’s a primitive word. Are you high?????!
Same coroner as Epstein?
Im guessing coroner got to him before they even knew who he was and did a half assed job
What do you expect them to say? They obviously weren’t there so they have to use scientific evidence to draw a conclusion. That’s the jib of a coroner. Nobody should have to explain this to you.
He was murdered….
I guess Boeing knows you’ll fly them regardless. Not many people are going to go to the trouble of looking into which airliner each flight is using and then having the courage of their convictions to walk away from a paid ticket if the plane changes at the last minute (which happens all the time). The truth is he got a cleaner death than you all will within a tumbling 747. At least he probably didn’t see it coming.
@@pablosskates7067 I'll just refuse to ever fly again. The whole experience is horrid anyway. I'll take a train or drive or just not go.
it is so obvious boeing did it---this man was silenced.
A brave man . He should be an example to us all . Honor and valor .
I think Boeing was trying to make him a different example.
The fact that he said he was concerned about this happening to his family, and said don't believe it, if they try to make it look as if I've killed myself!
I'm surprised the MSM are talking about his case at all, but I'm not surprised at all that they leave what the friend he told that to had to say out of the story.
Exactly! That says it all.
The fact that there was no serious investigation into this very suspicious death is outrageous, alarming, and shameful. The family should hire it's own forensic pathologist to investigate. If it's proven that it was not a suicide, those responsible at federal and state levels for the investigation should resign.
These types of incidents happen all the time, under suspicious circumstances, where the authorities cover up these deaths.
I feel like even if it's found out people on the federal level were responsible, it would get covered up and everyone directly involved with the investigation/discovery of this information would "commit suicide" as well
As our ‘public servants’ from the top down are bought and paid for by the highest ‘contributor’, don’t ever expect to see justice served until WE change that!
Yes WE can. Yes WE can!! Yes WE WILL!!!
Until then:
If it’s Boeing
I Ain’t Going!
OH HELL NO !!!
“Attack the messenger and ignore the message”……the man knew what he was talking about. It’s clear
They are sending a message to anyone who wants to speak out.
Many big companies cutting corners and people are OK, but when it comes to flying with 100s of peoples lives in your hands you can't just cut corners. RIP John. Condolences to his family and friends.
This is what sucks in our society today. A major company has massive safety issues that directly affect the lives of Americans, & the CEO leaves on a golden parachute. You & I would be fired & our benefits denied. A good presidential candidate would run w/this & hold Boeing's feet to the fire. Show the voters what's more important, our lives or their profits?
Welcome to American. Where corporate socialism is great but Main Street socialism is a disease. Figure it out.
Stop falling for the left and right nonsense and know in your heart what is right for a “good society”. Leave behind party ideology and you will see the way.
Business is the engine of freedom but corporate socialism is exactly the same free as oligarchs in Russia.
But Trump is by and fr the rich, and Biden might as well be a republican. The only one to hold the rich to the fire is Bernie, and we all saw what the DNC did to him. This country is slowing turning into any other third world country, where there;s a small rich population ,and the vast majority live in absolute poverty.
We end up with the society we deserve. We have allowed banks, corporations and the rich to buy up our government and our courts, now we must be prepared to pay the price.......because you know, they're not going to.
They are big defense supplier work with the gov pres can't take aim at them
Planes don't only risk the lives of Americans, as long as you only think of yourselves, you'll be part of that society that you hate.
Nah. He wasnt suicidal.
Those managers need to be in prison.
Before the died, Barnett talked to a friend about the Boeing case and told her that if he ever died, "It was not suicide." So, he was definitely murdered.
We all know he was murdered.
1:17. It’s important to note that the person saying it appears to be suicide is a coroner, not a medical examiner. There’s a big difference between a coroner and a medical examiner and the qualifications to be each.
If it's Boeing, I'm not going.
another Airbus guy lol
@@topshelf30have you not watched the video? Or the news?
@@topshelf30ok Mr needs two seats
I never had a preference either way, but after this I'll never fly Boeing again. Maybe they can find a new niche as Putin's manufacturer, seems to be more their style.
This "suicide" needs to be reinvestigated.
A hotel parking lot should have surveillance footage? No?
I have major skepticism that someone whose day in court was almost here suddenly decided their car was a great place to die, and not leave a note or a goodbye?
Nah.... something strange here
Hotel parking lot cameras? That may be why they said it appears to be suicide.
Not a Suicide, it’s a cover up
I just posted my reasons why I thought it wasn't on another CBS page, I came back and my comment had apparently self-deleted. OK then!
If a company is okay with putting the public at risk for profit, why would they stop there? If they dont value the human life of its customers, why would they value the life of an ex-employee who is making waves and contributing to a stock price decline?
Cinnamon Apple sauce gave a bunch of people lead poisoning. Yes ... they don’t care as long as they are able to continue raking it in.
Preach
Media should spread this news !!! I work as a Aircraft technician and I'm telling everyone this is so dangerous and cannot be ignored. Everyone should boycott flying anything boeing makes!
I have a feeling this is not a Boeing problem. It's a cultural problem. We can see it in every industry.
What a brave and wonderful man! Please help this family!
Boeing murdered him to silence him
This poor man died for all our safety. He is a hero💔💔
The complicit cops need to be investigated by Feds
Who are most likely also payed off
Well, good local enforcement need to investigate feds. It gets more corrupt closer to Washington.
You Dont think the feds involved
@@YTMANHERE we will see if they do you can tell by the result of the current FBI investigation into Boeing criminal case
Call the Navy!!
The guy’s job title was Quality Control Manager. I wonder what his annual reviews were like. I imagine his boss saying “how dare you attempt to manage the quality?”.
Profits over people will always end in tragedy
"Weeks after he was found dead"
I'm gonna go ahead with the SATs method of doing things and pick the most accurate description: "weeks after he was found murdered."
And what will be done because of this? Nothing. This country is disgusting
cause of death is not right to me... why in a public place? it makes zero sense
doesnt mater what the cause of death is, mental illness sucks and does weird things, BOEING WOULD HAVE STILL BEEN THE REASON HE WAS PUSHED TO THAT POINT, the courts should be investigated for allowing this to happen
@@AnthemUnanthemed who waits 7 years for a whistleblower trial and then unalives themselves as soon as it commences? Come on now.
@@innocentnemesis3519my point is that it literally makes no difference self inflicted or not in this case, boeing still killed a person either way
And what hotel doesn’t have cameras covering the parking lot these days?
@@boataxe4605 exactly !!
Who commits suicide at a random parking lot in public view/within public earshot? lol.
100% hit job.
While i do think this one was a hit, I do want to point out people off themselves in public all the time like those Golden Gate Bridge people or subway jumpers.
@@crimsonrose true, though those are people who are using the location to cause their death. Gun or overdose suicide is usually private. It’s weird to think he left his private hotel to just shoot himself in the open.
hit or not hit, he said the company was still sending threats, the legal system takes forever and is partially to blame, and this being true means boeing is willing to bully people until suicide to get their way, and I honestly think thats scarier than a hit
Many people commit suicide away from their homes (in many ways), so as not to leave their dead body for their family to find.
My mother did this in her car in a nature reserve carpark with an overdose.
This is the point. They killed him either way. @@AnthemUnanthemed
Boeing CEO called for the hit and now he is fleeing the country after he quit his job.
🎯🎯🎯
“We’re saddened by Mr Barnett’s passing” - Boeing CEO
I bet you are. Your stock has rallied 6% since his death
The fact the stock is increasing is sick
Investors are happy the 'problem' has gone away.
Whether or not they pulled the trigger, Boeing killed him.
Why did this long report not even get near the obvious matter on everyone's mind? Barnett explicitly said before that he was not suicidal and said don't believe it if someone claims he committed suicide. I'm a Seattle native, but this is absolutely sickening. I can never think of Boeing the same way again.
Do more than just think, write a letter to the FAA or your congressperson voicing your concerns. And do it with an actual pen and paper, not email.
@noseboop4354 do you think they'll actually or can actually do anything? Most people in govt are heavily invested in these major corporations. And govt regulatory boards are just as much subject to corruption. Just like the FDA.
Unless people stop flying then nothing will be done
If Boeing actually cared they never would have left Seattle all those years ago. Downhill ever since that fateful merger.
Same
Dude killed somebody and he just gets to "step down"?
WITH a massive payout.
This whole thing is really messed up and I sure as hell hope the media stops ignoring it.
You are literally watching this on CBS
@@1015SaturdayNight It took over a week for them to start talking about it in any significant way, and that's only because the small media outlets called them out for it. They still aren't focused on it nearly enough, and that's intentional.
Interesting that there's no mention of his close friend already doing an interview weeks ago where she said Barnett specifically told her that if anything happens to him, don't believe the story. Breaking Points has so much better coverage of this story.
I see another informed individual. Thank you good Samaritan. Breaking points has good stuff
Don, thx for the info but in the small mind of A!, all key words lead to algorithm
Suicide? I don't think so..whistles blowers don't die accidentally. Everybody gets paid when you deal with big corporations. I really hope he didn't die in vain. Remember him as courageous for fighting against Boeing!
Sad that nobody else has guts to back him up... Not one.
My deepest condolences to the family and friends. I hope they find some legal satisfaction through all this sadness and corruption.
"We all believe our whistleblower family member committed suicide because we don't want to find ourselves committing suicide too."
I use to be a quality tech for a car company in Texas. Instead of listening to me about problem parts, they found ways to write me up and eventually terminate me. I wasn't mad..im free, and I dont support that car brand and tell my friends why.
Which car brand if I may ask?
Also, my understanding is that the CEO isnt stepping down til the end of the year.
Why so long?
He wants the golden
Parachute. 🤬
So he gets his massive end of year bonus.
Corporations are not people; but since we're acting as though they are, Corporations should be prosecuted just like people are prosecuted and held accountable.
Who will sit in the prison cell?
The (2nd) biggest mistake Boeing is made is thinking that people are still going to work for them
Most people commit suicide in the hotel room not in the hotel parking lot. And this man already stated he was not suicidal, so no, it was homicide.
All "suicides" covered by the media of famous people and/or whistle-blowers, in a hotel or otherwise, are all homicides.
He tried to tell us they “attack the messenger” and we finally want to listen now that he’s gone.
professional hit
They really danced around the question of whether or not this was actually a suicide.
Because if they said Boeing killed him, they could be sued for slander unfortunately. And it’s clear that the local authorities there are already covering this up. Not to mention Boeing already killed one person, if I was his family I would be concerned personally and would not want to publicly speak out either for fear of my personal safety. What we need is an independent investigation calling check cell phones check emails somebody higher up had this done and there has to be a record of it somewhere with today’s technology. There is a text, there is a payment somewhere. I don’t think they’d be stupid enough to put in an email but you never now but I would be looking at text messages and payments. People don’t disappear for free. Start with the guy that resigned and work your way down the list. And I’ll tell you, I’ll never set foot on another Boeing aircraft as long as I live.
This faux "coroner" needs to be investigated as well.
Yep
Boeing got to him as well. “Call it a suicide, or you’re next”
He lived by engineering code of ethics, and Boeing went after him. Those in charge should be jailed.
Don't worry, the government's not going to do anything about it.
After two 747 Max plains wend down in 2018/2019, and hundreds of people died, the previous CEO stepped down and got $55M as a parting bonus. I wonder how much this one will get.
It is no surprise that Boeing wants to cut corners and is not concerned with passengers and crews safety - how else they can pay millions to the CEO, Senior Managers and investors.
Saddest story ever
Guess you never heard of #PhilSchneider, #WilliamBillCooper, #AaronRusso, or #JohnFKennedy to name but a few.
Why didn’t they ask them if they thought he was murdered or do they think he did suicide as they claim.
Still no mention of the Security cameras at the Hotel in Charleston We're they written over? Do they claim a malfunction? What does GSR indicate? There are lots of questions to resolve this Chain of Custody Needs a 'Heavy C Check!'
Considering Boeing put 737 maxes in the sky knowing they had a fatal flaw then 347 people died in crashes, it's not a stretch at all that they took this man out. They are savages
No cameras in the parking lot
He clearly was killed. And nothing os being done?
Truth will out. Regardless, good luck to this family and their pursuit to help finish what the man started, which was ultimately to save lives. Greed is everywhere. The very few that choose to stand up for the many deserve to be acknowledged and taken seriously. People of principle are becoming less common. Complacency is becoming the norm. If money were not the surrounding subject that ultimately drives people to commit to corporations that only care about their bottom line, things would be different. I give my best to this family, and wish them well on this journey in support. ❤
So you score an interview with the family and no question of “do you believe this was this actually a suicide??”
As mentioned in an earlier comment, Mr. Barnett's mother and brother seemed very guarded in what they said. I think they might perhaps have stated that they did not want to discuss the possibility that it wasn't a suicide. Had they even suggested it, they would have laid themselves open to retaliation on the part of the mighty Boeing, possibly in the form of legal action. And everyone knows that the little person rarely wins against the far greater funding for lawyers that has the corporate world.
I think they were wiser not to discuss it and to let the public draw its own conclusion. Which, as this thread shows, many people have. I think they were brave to be interviewed at all in their grief over their loved one's death and my heart goes out to them.
😢They took that mans life!..Nothing but dark clouds to follow those and their blood line, who had a hand in what happened to this brave man! 🙏🏼
Don’t blame the future generations for the current one’s sins. If they did this (likely), it’s those involved culpability alone.
@@Jackbarrany
No!..that’s not how it works!
It’s called “ The Sins of The Fathers” …go find the meaning of that!
🤨It’s what’s bound to happen!
“The sins of the father are to be laid upon the children”
@@aphrodittee3790 Oh I’m aware of what you’re referring to. I’m saying as a human it’s wrathful, misplaced and immoral to wish that upon proceeding generations that are not culpable. The blame and any punishment belongs with the guilty subjects alone. If you’re saying that happens universally then that’s just objectively wrong. Terrible people have had plenty of immediate decedents that have had good full lives. If you’re just saying it’s a rule of thumb that it tends to happen? then yeah possibly.
@@Jackbarrany
🤨Listen let me explain something to you!
Something it’s clear that
you were not taught!
That’s not how it works!
This is the law of the Spiritual!
Some call it “La Karma”
What you put out in the universe is what you get back!
😂You’re under the illusion that a human can wish such things!
It’s inevitable, whether I speak these words or write them or not! This is what will come to pass!
@@Jackbarrany
With that being said…
😅You sound like you probably come from a bloodline that’s done a lot of bad things back in the days!
They usually say “ A hit dog will holler!”😅
This is how this sort of thing becomes the norm in countries like Russia. Its always left ambiguous
CEO stepped down thinking he can get away with it
That man did not end himself. Rest in Power, Mr. Barnett and my condolences to his family, friends and close personal associates. Your legacy will live on and those who conspired to end you will pay in this life and the next.
Murdered. By. Boeing.
Source: Trust. Me Bro
@@jacqdanielesSource: Evidence
@@Victor-wy7yc provide the evidence
Hope they don’t target his family as well.
His family only knows heresay, they don't have facts so they're safe.
Botched interview with the family. How about asking real questions? After watching, we still have no idea if they believe there was foul play.
On the flip side, don't you think that if there was foul play the family would be making it clear whether they were asked or not?
@@jacqdanieles No, not necessarily. And that's not how interviewing works. You don't just hope they say the most interesting part on their own. You ask them.
@@Dtchmastrkilla7 I disagree. If a family member of mine was killed & I knew for a fact that it was foul play, I would come out & say it clearly in any interview. I would also hire a lawyer & give a press conference.
This whole belief of "foul play" is just speculation without any factual basis.
"and justice for all." That's still a thing right?
Shoot the messenger. Ignore the problem. A strategy that often works for short-term profitability.
This could be potentielly bigger than the Watergate !
Boeing is in big trouble...
Didn't he tell a friend just in case this might happen and to not believe it's suicide. Also, aren't there any videos of the parking lot or nearby? Perhaps a suspicious car storming out of there. Did he own a gun? Was it his gun?
Wow, you all really danced around the cause of death….
In America, the wealthy feel they are above the law (and we are seeing that they are right). This has extreme Karen Silkwood vibes.
so did he know more & THEY wanted to silence him &/or was this a message to anyone else who wanted to do the right thing? 🌲 Whistle blowers should go right into the witness relocation thingy
How much did they pay that coroner to fake the results!
I can forsee Boeing hiring the DoD to OFF him. Boeing is the FED.
Find the footage.
They killed him
Who's "they" & how do you know?
Guilty af. Why step down?
What good is the CEO stepping down if middle managers will keep “cracking the whip” to put profits over people.
Sad that nothing will change 😢
While people keep merrily buying the product, indeed it won't.
The coroner has obviously been paid off or threatened. Duh you don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure this one out.
The family needs to get an independent autopsy done. This man is a hero for calling out Beoing letting the public know theirs planes are not safe. He didn't have to do it he could have been like the other sheeps working there know the truth but say nothing for self interest. Boeing have millions of lives in their hands daily with us passengers flying in your planes these defects can cost lives and has cost lives before. Its like you seem to be repeating your history learnt nothing from the crashes before.
No one doubts this was a hit...
How has no one raided Boeing yet?
Because we hold corporations higher than humans.
Boeing is contracted by the Military Industrial Complex - they are untouchable
I worked in aircraft all my life . My last big company to work for before retirement was DeHaviland Aircraft in Toronto ; I worked as an inspector on the Global Express 7000 series aircaft . When the video spoke of metal shavings , it makes me remember what was done at DeHaviland to combat that problem . We had several light weight hand carried rechargeable vacuums . Every second day or so two people would walk through the aircraft from fore to aft vacuuming along the insides of the fuselage and under to get all that foreign material . If Boeing isn't doing this , that clearly indicates a very pronounced "Disciplinary Problem" on the part of the mechanical installation crews .
Rest in Peace, John Barnett. It takes a tremendous amount of courage, conviction and integrity to do what he did. Thank you for advocating on our behalf. Shame on you, Boeing!!
Who killed him?
Shame on the authorities for help covering up the crime
This effects everybody who catches a plane.
News reports a few days now: “entire family commits suicide, multiple gunshot wounds to back of head, one member so determined they even reloaded, more at 11” 😮
Mother's always know their children no matter how old they are. I am very sorry for this family that they have had to endure such pain and suffering.