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I totally agree that individuals should be targeted, even lower-down people in my opinion. I think it actually protects those people with less authority... when

I totally agree that individuals should be targeted, even lower-down people in my opinion. I think it actually protects those people with less authority... when you disobey orders from above in service of executing your duties responsibly it's a meaningful defense to say "people have gone to jail for doing what you are asking me to do." But I also see why it can't happen. If anyone gets charged they have a lot of rights about what information to bring to their defense. Any single individual can pull in the entirety of Boeing. Because Boeing is strategically important to the country (along several axes) that can't happen. (Just in a realpolitik sense.) I do wish at least that notable people in leadership were fired with cause. It's inadequate, but at least it's something.

newZWhoDis 2y ago
Boeing is a strategic embarrassment to the United States. Jail 5 layers deep from the CEO to send a message.
pas 2y ago
Yes, in some sense it's important to have airplane manufacturing capability, but it's not important that it has to be Boeing. And it's definitely not the case that it has to be this iteration of Boeing. Yes, let the chips fall, clean up the floor, and if it's that important to have this, then the state with the prospective buyers can help restart Boeing. (There are thousands of Boeing planes that need servicing, replacement parts, and there are probably pending orders. It's not like it's a burn pit for money.)