I sincerely hope that, if in fact Swampy's death was not suicide, that case gets cracked. The circumstances were Jeffrey-Epstein level suspicious - creepy.
Your cross-posting is very helpful, as it gets messaging out to so many who would not otherwise see it. I just know many of my contacts are not about to dig into an article that long.
I want to believe that Swampy didn't commit suicide, but is it all that easy to kill a man in this fashion and make it look like suicide? According to Maureen Tkacik's March 14 _American Prospect_ story (URL below): "Swampy was inside the Ram, bleeding from his right temple with a silver pistol in his hand and something 'resembling a note' in the passenger seat." He'd been under massive stress at Boeing for well over a decade. A doctor had expressed concern about the state of his heart, and he'd been "diagnosed with anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder, incurred in his daily struggles with Boeing management." His wife, Diane, had died a little over a year earlier.
Tkacik herself writes in the March 14 story: "I personally have trouble believing Boeing would plot a whistleblower murder, mostly because there are dozens of internal whistleblowers where Swampy came from, and it would be impractical to kill all of them, especially given that Boeing has thus far enjoyed exceptional impunity without bringing about the mysterious death of any crucial witnesses."
Even if Mr. Barnett actually did commit suicide--it was still murder. Boeing's relentless pressure to "conform" and the management's lies that framed him for sub-par work performance and their refusal to let him transfer to another part of the company...all that stress killed "Swampy" even he was the one that pulled the trigger. No question that Boeing is ultimately responsible for Mr. Barnett's death and that is murder in my eyes.
From what I've read, Boeing was responsible for Swampy's death, but that doesn't make it murder. I'm an editor and writer by trade, and since words are the tools of my trade, I take them seriously.
Swampy didn't commit suicide.
When an article is important, I cross-post for those who can't subscribe.
I sincerely hope that, if in fact Swampy's death was not suicide, that case gets cracked. The circumstances were Jeffrey-Epstein level suspicious - creepy.
Your cross-posting is very helpful, as it gets messaging out to so many who would not otherwise see it. I just know many of my contacts are not about to dig into an article that long.
Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
I want to believe that Swampy didn't commit suicide, but is it all that easy to kill a man in this fashion and make it look like suicide? According to Maureen Tkacik's March 14 _American Prospect_ story (URL below): "Swampy was inside the Ram, bleeding from his right temple with a silver pistol in his hand and something 'resembling a note' in the passenger seat." He'd been under massive stress at Boeing for well over a decade. A doctor had expressed concern about the state of his heart, and he'd been "diagnosed with anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder, incurred in his daily struggles with Boeing management." His wife, Diane, had died a little over a year earlier.
Tkacik herself writes in the March 14 story: "I personally have trouble believing Boeing would plot a whistleblower murder, mostly because there are dozens of internal whistleblowers where Swampy came from, and it would be impractical to kill all of them, especially given that Boeing has thus far enjoyed exceptional impunity without bringing about the mysterious death of any crucial witnesses."
https://prospect.org/justice/2024-03-14-strange-death-boeing-whistleblower/
Yes, that scene can be staged.
Even if Mr. Barnett actually did commit suicide--it was still murder. Boeing's relentless pressure to "conform" and the management's lies that framed him for sub-par work performance and their refusal to let him transfer to another part of the company...all that stress killed "Swampy" even he was the one that pulled the trigger. No question that Boeing is ultimately responsible for Mr. Barnett's death and that is murder in my eyes.
From what I've read, Boeing was responsible for Swampy's death, but that doesn't make it murder. I'm an editor and writer by trade, and since words are the tools of my trade, I take them seriously.