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.

  • gorgori
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    7 months ago7 months ago

    Completely on point. I am an engineer. If I were to self inflict gunshots, I would 100% design a contraption that would shooot multiple times. Need to make sure.

    Also need to hide this contraption while I am in the dying process. To make sure people know it was self inflicted.

    • werefreeatlast
      10·
      7 months ago

      What kind of ice is there that can hold at least 14ksi during projectile launch? It may have to be reinforced with graphene.