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Boeing is set to enter into a non-prosecution agreement in the fatal crashes of two 737 Max aircraft that killed hundreds, the US Department of Justice said.

As part of the deal, Boeing will avoid an upcoming fraud trial that could have resulted in the US aviation giant and defence contractor being labelled a felon. The deal includes the company admitting to obstructing federal aviation officials and paying $1.1 billion in fines.

The two crashes, in 2018 and 2019, left 346 people dead.

The government said it had conferred with families of crash victims, and said many either supported or did not oppose the deal. Some families, however, have expressed outrage at the prospect of such a deal.

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[-] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 100 points 2 weeks ago

In my life, we went from corporations not being people, to corporations being people, to corporations being too big to fail, to corporations being flat out above the law.

[-] CatherineLily 32 points 2 weeks ago

Meh, corporations have gotten away with committing crimes for a long time. DuPont knowingly used harmful chemicals in their products for half a century and got a slap on the wrist for their actions.

[-] athairmor@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

You were born in the 1800s?

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

Nah, then they'd remember the East India Company.

It just takes enough time to go by that society forgets about this kind of thing and it can rise up from the ashes again.

The Pinkertons or military being deployed on strikers wasn't all that long ago historically, but long enough that most of us don't feel it could happen now.

[-] black_tin_ibis@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

World War 2 wasn't all that long ago and we're trying to speedrun that one too.

[-] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

That's because the generation who fought in that war is almost gone and we've collectively forgotten just how bad a world war really is.

[-] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

If you believe my kids, yes

[-] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 56 points 2 weeks ago

Last year, Boeing agreed to plead guilty to criminal fraud in a settlement to avoid trials, but the agreement was rejected by a federal judge who cited concerns that race-based considerations under Biden -era DEI policies would be used in selecting an independent monitor in charge of overseeing Boeing's compliance.

Umm... What?

[-] MolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world 34 points 2 weeks ago

What about the whistleblowers that they killed?

[-] ryan213@lemmy.ca 27 points 2 weeks ago

How much will the families receive?

[-] blakenong@lemmings.world 21 points 2 weeks ago

BOEING KILLED JOHN BARNETT

[-] Stamau123@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago

Just the cost of doing business, fellas

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 weeks ago

I would like to commit some enormous crimes and avoid trials and convictions as well.

I am untethered, and my rage knows no bounds.

If you don’t make enough money from your crimes they will put you in jail.

If you are successful enough in your criminal enterprises, you get a finger waved at you instead.

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Let's talk about making more than enough money with crime

[-] queermunist@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 weeks ago

Hopefully other countries realize the danger Boeing presents and stops buying them or allowing them in their airspace.

[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

A non-prosecution agreement... Meaning that they knew they were criminally negligent and decided to bribe their way out of it.

[-] Bristingr@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago

Sounds like it's Luigi time for Boeing.

[-] notsure@fedia.io 4 points 2 weeks ago

boing boing

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