Boeing's Blood Money: Judge Dismisses Criminal Charge, Families Get Payout
AP reports that a federal judge dismissed a criminal conspiracy charge against Boeing for the 737 Max crashes, essentially allowing the company to pay its way out of deeper accountability after two crashes killed 346 people. The judge approved the government's request, focusing on Boeing's additional $1.1 billion in fines and victim compensation. This comes after the Justice Department's initial
charge of defrauding the U.S. government back in January 2021, a charge now conveniently forgotten. While families of the victims pleaded for a special prosecutor, the system opted for a cash settlement. One might observe a pattern: corporations inflict mass casualties, then cut a check, and the legal system declares 'justice served.' It appears that for the right price, negligence leading to mass
death is simply a cost of doing business, provided you're a major defense contractor. The planes were grounded for 20 months, a minor inconvenience compared to the permanent grounding of 346 lives.