Trump’s justice department is considering a non-prosecution agreement, through which Boeing would not need to plead guilty

Boeing is set to avoid prosecution in a fraud case sparked by two fatal crashes of its bestselling 737 Max jet that killed 346 people, according to sources familiar with the matter.

The US Department of Justice is considering a non-prosecution agreement, relatives of the victims were told on Friday, through which the US aerospace giant would not be required to plead guilty.

Representatives of the crash victims’ families expressed outrage, describing the proposal as “morally repugnant” after a tense call with senior justice department officials.

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    They probably made a deal to retrofit the Quatar plane for less money in exchange for brushing their greed and negligence under the table.

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    This is why America is a garbage country.

    People < corporations.

    In an ideal world, the people in charge of Boeing and those who green lit the choices, should be charged with some form of mass murder. This wasn’t an accident, it was intentional. Luigi them all.

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    In December, however, US district Judge Reed O’Connor in Texas rejected the agreement. He cited a diversity and inclusion provision related to the selection of an independent monitor.

    Jesus Christ.

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      Jesus Christ

      Was a brown-skinned Palestinian Jew. If He were among us today, Trump would deport Him.

      As far as these survivors are concerned, they are going about it all the wrong way. Instead of paying lawyers, they should start (very publically) saying they start a GoFundMe, and if the Administration rules in their favor, they will donate all the funds to the Trump Presidential Library for a hangar for the Qatari Air Force One, but only if they get a favorable ruling. Who’s gonna stop them?

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    Trump’s justice department is considering a non-prosecution agreement

    Daddy needs a new jet, not an used 747.

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    “Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power.” — not Benito Mussolini

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          It’s an easy mistake to make. For future reference, Wikiquote – a sister project of Wikipedia like Wiktionary and Wikimedia Commons are – is very often a good benchmark for whether famous people have said a quote.

          • For famous quotes that they’ve said, they’re usually listed (if they are, there’s a citation to exactly where that quote came from).
          • For famous quotes they didn’t say, the “Misattributed” section often has the quote with a cited explanation of where it actually comes from.
          • For famous quotes they might’ve or probably didn’t say, the “Disputed” section shows where it’s first attributed to them but of course cannot provide a source where they themselves say it.

          It doesn’t have every quote, but for very famous people, it filters out a lot of false positives. Since it gives you a citation, often you can leave a URL to the original source alongside your quote for further context and just so people who’d otherwise call BS have the source. And it sets a good example for others to cite their sources.

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    it’s amazing to me how the list of reasons i’ll never fly again just keeps getting longer and longer by the day

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        Deliberately circumventing safety investigations in a certification process, capture of the certifying authority and then going without any criminal consequences after having killed a few hundred people, likely murder of witnesses testifying tk the aforemention security praxis…

        These are all pretty good safety reason. If Boeing gets away with it, these practices will become commonplace.