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This was before use of the internet was widespread, but I knew a women who worked at a regional airport. She repeatedly reported safety violations to the (polit

This was before use of the internet was widespread, but I knew a women who worked at a regional airport. She repeatedly reported safety violations to the (politically connected) operator of the airport, but was ignored. Eventually, she reported them to the FAA who launched an investigation. - She started receiving threatening phone calls - Pictures of her kids walking home from school showed up in her mailbox - Her house was shot up in the middle of the night - The family dog was killed, disassembled, and the parts were strung up in the house The police wouldn't do anything and she eventually had to quit her job and move out of the county.

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jjtheblunt 2y ago
what county? sounds evil-crazy obviously
hinkley 2y ago
This sounds like a movie plot where the mafia has taken over a major corporation.
0xbadcafebee 2y ago
I know a lot more women who have had this kind of thing happen to them, and they didn't work in airlines. They were just women with stalkers.
HumblyTossed 2y ago
Just call Liam Neeson.
Nextgrid 2y ago
The eBay stalking case (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBay_stalking_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBay_stalking_scandal) suggests this isn't as implausible as it sounds.
- jjk166 2y ago
  Frankly tame compared to the Wolf Tree case. https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdga/pr/two-sentenced-their-roles-murder-man-who-blew-whistle-illegal-labor-conspiracy https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdga/pr/two-sentenced-their-rol...
snowwrestler 2y ago
I’m not surprised to read this, as it only takes 1-2 people to do these sorts of things, and some people are capable of it. They may not be totally mentally stable, or they feel desperate, or confident they can get away with it, or all of the above. American history is full of these sorts of incidents of harassment, violence, and sometimes even murder. The history of the labor movement or civil rights movement is sobering. It doesn’t take a CEO making a call to some assassin on the corporate payroll. Usually the reality is far more banal: a supervisor or coworker or neighbor who just takes matters into their own hands. To be clear, I’m NOT claiming that that is what happened to Josh Dean; I’m speaking generally about people getting harassed for trying to do what they think is the right thing.
lxgr 2y ago
Similar things happened to journalists and activist short sellers reporting on irregularities at Wirecard before it all blew up. (The German authorities reacted swiftly to the reports by... banning short sales of Wirecard shares and investigating the journalists for market manipulation.) Occasionally, reality apparently is as crass as some classic corporate conspiracy thrillers suggest.
hn_throwaway_99 2y ago
Do you have a source or reference for this? I'd be really surprised if some of your items (e.g. her house being shot up, her dog "disassembled") wouldn't result in some level of journalistic coverage. My apologies, but my time on the Internet has definitely trained me to be skeptical of extreme reports that make me enraged, without additional evidence.
- user_7832 2y ago
  I suppose one would have to take OP's word. A 3 year old account doesn't seem to be the kind (hopefully) engaging in false rumors. And after all this I definitely wouldn't expect her to go forward lest her family gets harmed. Sidenote, but coming from a country where it's "known" that speaking up against corruption can likely end up killing you, it's funny to see people being skeptical about it. It's maybe similar to racism/sexism - yes, don't believe anything without proof - but if someone claims it's happened and give details, it's certainly quite plausible.
  - arp242 2y ago
    People exaggerate or flat-out lie about these sort of things all the time if they feel victimized (rightfully or not). Threatening phone calls I can believe, but it gets more and more unbelievable the further down the list. I make no judgements, but this is absolutely a "trust, but verify" type of situation IMHO.

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jjtheblunt 2y ago

what county? sounds evil-crazy obviously

hinkley 2y ago

This sounds like a movie plot where the mafia has taken over a major corporation.

0xbadcafebee 2y ago

I know a lot more women who have had this kind of thing happen to them, and they didn't work in airlines. They were just women with stalkers.

HumblyTossed 2y ago

Just call Liam Neeson.

Nextgrid 2y ago

The eBay stalking case (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBay_stalking_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBay_stalking_scandal) suggests this isn't as implausible as it sounds.

jjk166 2y ago
Frankly tame compared to the Wolf Tree case. https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdga/pr/two-sentenced-their-roles-murder-man-who-blew-whistle-illegal-labor-conspiracy https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdga/pr/two-sentenced-their-rol...

snowwrestler 2y ago

I’m not surprised to read this, as it only takes 1-2 people to do these sorts of things, and some people are capable of it. They may not be totally mentally stable, or they feel desperate, or confident they can get away with it, or all of the above. American history is full of these sorts of incidents of harassment, violence, and sometimes even murder. The history of the labor movement or civil rights movement is sobering. It doesn’t take a CEO making a call to some assassin on the corporate payroll. Usually the reality is far more banal: a supervisor or coworker or neighbor who just takes matters into their own hands. To be clear, I’m NOT claiming that that is what happened to Josh Dean; I’m speaking generally about people getting harassed for trying to do what they think is the right thing.

lxgr 2y ago

Similar things happened to journalists and activist short sellers reporting on irregularities at Wirecard before it all blew up. (The German authorities reacted swiftly to the reports by... banning short sales of Wirecard shares and investigating the journalists for market manipulation.) Occasionally, reality apparently is as crass as some classic corporate conspiracy thrillers suggest.

hn_throwaway_99 2y ago

Do you have a source or reference for this? I'd be really surprised if some of your items (e.g. her house being shot up, her dog "disassembled") wouldn't result in some level of journalistic coverage. My apologies, but my time on the Internet has definitely trained me to be skeptical of extreme reports that make me enraged, without additional evidence.

user_7832 2y ago
I suppose one would have to take OP's word. A 3 year old account doesn't seem to be the kind (hopefully) engaging in false rumors. And after all this I definitely wouldn't expect her to go forward lest her family gets harmed. Sidenote, but coming from a country where it's "known" that speaking up against corruption can likely end up killing you, it's funny to see people being skeptical about it. It's maybe similar to racism/sexism - yes, don't believe anything without proof - but if someone claims it's happened and give details, it's certainly quite plausible.
- arp242 2y ago
  People exaggerate or flat-out lie about these sort of things all the time if they feel victimized (rightfully or not). Threatening phone calls I can believe, but it gets more and more unbelievable the further down the list. I make no judgements, but this is absolutely a "trust, but verify" type of situation IMHO.