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737 Max crashes, Boeing to plead guilty for defrauding the FAA

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by adoo, Jul 8, 2024.

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  1. juicystream

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    Boeing had already agreed to a $2.5B settlement with the government for civil penalties plus had to reach settlements with the families. The only reason for this prosecution is $2.5B wasn't enough to change their behavior.
     
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    I hope you and @Commodore have a great talk about all of this.
     
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    Since Corporations are people
    When they murder they should get the death penalty
    Total Destruction

    Rocket River
     
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    Boeing in Talks to Preserve US Government Contracts Business


    The admitted felon is discussing a potential path forward with the US Defense Department to preserve its government contract business after the company agreed to plead guilty
    to a criminal charge tied to two fatal crashes of its 737 Max jet, according to a person familiar with the discussions.

    A Pentagon spokesperson separately said on Monday that the department will assess the plea agreement and related matters to “make a determination as to
    what steps are necessary and appropriate to protect the federal government.”

     
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    That doesn't apply to the 1% or the political elite anymore.

    It's like Monopoly where you pay to get out of jail.
     
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    This is just not a good thing
    “If the penalty for a crime is a fine, then that law only exists for the lower class.”

    Are we watching and waiting on Nero to be elected and tune his fiddle?

    Rocket River
     
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    [​IMG]

    Final Fantasy Tactics. Ahead of its time in many ways.
     
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    Despite these monumental screw-ups,

    Trump 2.o has awarded Boeing a major Pentagon contract for a next-generation fighter jet,
    with a contract value in excess of $20 billion


    what a public display of favortism, an inept POTUS awarding an inept corporation
     
    #33 adoo, Mar 21, 2025
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    I saw a blurb somewhere that some of these might not need pilots in the cockpit.
    Pilots may not be able to handle the incredible
    g force generated by a plane this fast and crazy turning ability.

    With that being said.
    I'm no fan of Boeing. But I don't pick the manufacturer
     
    #35 Kemahkeith, Mar 21, 2025
  16. Rocket River

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    Why bother when we can have Drones

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    #36 Rocket River, Mar 21, 2025
  17. Xerobull

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    Exactly. We're seeing modern warfare in Ukraine right now, and it's cheap drone swarms.
     
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  18. Rocket River

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    Just for the cost of the drones
    163 drones. . . .for 20 billion
    That is like a nice swarm of drones to do some massive damage

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    #38 Rocket River, Mar 21, 2025
  19. Xerobull

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    We're talking apples and oranges here. I'm talking about the cheap off the shelf drones that you can strap a boom boom to.
     
    #39 Xerobull, Mar 21, 2025
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