• Awoo [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    7 months ago

    I am curious, what would be the point of killing him besides payback?

    It’s to instill terror. It sets an example to others that might come forwards with more.

    There are a lot of workers who will know more about this but every single one of them will be wary that saying anything will result in this now.

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        7 months ago

        My assumption would be that the company has a lot of contractual commitments with other companies. They could be buried in lawsuits or contracts they have could become void.

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          7 months ago

          Yeah just because the US government’s regulatory enforcement is neutered doesn’t mean United Airlines lawyers can’t pounce on breaches of contract and extract shitloads of money

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            7 months ago

            The biggest one would be sales that they’ve made but not yet fulfilled becoming void due to potential breaches of contract I assume. Or everyone with existing sold planes wanting money back.