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Boeing Max returns to U.S. skies with first passenger flight

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By DAVID KOENIG

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And, as an amazing proof of corruption, nobody at Boeing is in prison for conspiring to kill about 300 people. 

It would be impossible to prove your claim to a jury and persuade all twelve to agree that officials and engineers at Boeing engaged in a conspiracy to knowingly kill people. Proving conspiracy requires proving two or more people knowingly conspired to commit an illegal act. What Boeing did was sloppy but proving criminal intent would probably not be possible. Another path would be to try Boeing officials for negligent manslaughter. Criminal negligence is legally defined as the failure to realize that your behavior is so dangerous that it could kill someone. In order to prove you were criminally negligent, the prosecution must be able to show that a reasonable person in your situation would have realized that their behavior was potentially dangerous. In the eyes of the law, you are reckless when you act in a manner that puts others at risk even though you are aware that your behavior could seriously harm or kill another person. To put it simply, the difference between these two legal definitions comes down to risk awareness. A person who is criminally negligent did not realize his behavior was dangerous, even though he should have, whereas a reckless person knew his behavior was dangerous, but ignored the risks. Proving any of this to a jury sufficiently to have all twelve jurors vote to convict might be tough.

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A software fix to remedy an inherent structural design flaw of mounting oversized engines on the wings.

No thanks. Boeing blew their war against Airbus Neos.

They will never dominate the single aisle passenger jet market now.

Buffoons.

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@Zoroto "How will the passenger know? Do the airlines plan to proactively notify the passenger about this"

When booking, aircraft type will be shown as "Boeing 737 MAX 8" in flight details. Or, with only 4 characters, as 737M.

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ebisenToday 07:10 am JST

... And, as an amazing proof of corruption, nobody at Boeing is in prison for conspiring to kill about 300 people. How fast and convenient were the victims forgotten! Who cares, as long as they're not Americans, right?

It's indeed really amazing. Is there actually any action against Boeing in the US, or something coming ?

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Yikes. I’d rather walk.

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... And, as an amazing proof of corruption, nobody at Boeing is in prison for conspiring to kill about 300 people. How fast and convenient were the victims forgotten! Who cares, as long as they're not Americans, right?

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