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What a strange article. - whistleblower dies Blablabla - self inflicted wound Blablabla - he was bound to testify the next day Blablabla - he was found d
by d--b 3y ago
What a strange article.
- whistleblower dies
Blablabla
- self inflicted wound
Blablabla
- he was bound to testify the next day
Blablabla
- he was found dead in his truck in a parking lot
It sounds like the journalist thinks it was murder but can’t write it cause it’s illegal somehow. The result is a piece that almost reads like a satyrical piece from the Onion.
- SilasX 3y agoAnd, like clockwork, it's at the top of the /r/nottheonion sub: https://old.reddit.com/r/nottheonion/comments/1bcfceq/boeing_whistleblower_found_dead_in_us/ https://old.reddit.com/r/nottheonion/comments/1bcfceq/boeing...
- d--b 3y agoHa, I didn't know that subreddit. Thanks
- viraptor 3y agoIt's not illegal to speculate, but it's good journalism not to. They reported on the known facts only and that's great. Can you imagine someone adding "this suspiciously looks like a murder" with nothing to back it? Even shitty tabloids don't do that.
- d--b 3y agoSorry, you're right, I didn't convey what I felt properly. It feels that the journalist is trying way too hard not to make it sound like it was suspicious. So he scatters the facts around the article as if people wouldn't connect the dots.
- concinds 3y ago> It sounds like the journalist thinks it was murder but can’t write it It sounds like a basic and uncontroversial recitation of the facts. People here project their own psychology (and cultural imprints courtesy of Hollywood) onto it, with high cynicism and distrust that extends not just to Boeing but to authority figures in general (police, courts). Otherwise this thread would be about HNers' experience with whistleblowing and suicidal thoughts, which is all the story actually mentions.