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Suchir Balaji, listed in court filing as having ‘relevant documents’ about copyright violation, died on 26 November

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[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 72 points 6 months ago (2 children)

All this talk about Luigi when the real story is the string of whistleblower deaths this year. Where’s the focused search for their killers?

[–] turtlepower@lemm.ee 10 points 6 months ago

If you know of a way to take out Pinkertons... well, maybe you should just keep quiet about it because, well...

[–] UniversalMonk@lemdro.id 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

All this talk about Luigi when the real story is the string of whistleblower deaths this year.

And not only that, but people worshipping Luigi. But yes, you are right, whistleblower deaths are far more interesting to me.

[–] granolabar@kbin.melroy.org 4 points 6 months ago

Media is free any day to cover it... But no a dead parasite is their focus and we don't even know if luigi actually did it. Dude is a saint tho, even if he did.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 44 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Whistle lower deaths need to be treated by the courts like other destruction of evidence, because that's what it is. The jury being instructed to assume the most damaging version of what that evidence could have contained.

A whistleblower isn't going to kill themselves out of nowhere. To get to that point they were undoubtedly being threatened by the company.

[–] djsaskdja@reddthat.com 17 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Or being killed directly by the company.

[–] granolabar@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 6 months ago

This is not Russia, these are not oligarchs and these people don't just jump out of windows!

[–] HorreC@lemmy.world 27 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Its super odd, that nothing will happen as whistleblower after whistleblower die all the time, but we will protect any CEO that feels like they are in danger at all times. It would be something if these stats were 1:1. It seems when CEOs feel danger shit gets done.

[–] MisterD@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 months ago

Probably work from the 'Department of Convenient Coincidences'

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 19 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 13 points 6 months ago

Word choice is telling. Where’s the “was killed”?

[–] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Balaji was found dead in his San Francisco apartment on 26 November in what police said “appeared to be a suicide. No evidence of foul play was found during the initial investigation.” The city’s chief medical examiner’s office confirmed the manner of death to be suicide.

His parents, Poornima Ramarao and Balaji Ramamurthy, said they are still seeking answers, describing their son as a “happy, smart and brave young man” who loved to hike and recently had returned from a trip with friends.

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

What is the comment of the parents supposed to tell us? When are parents of actually suicidal children aware of their issues and open about it instead of ignoring them and wanting to make sure that the outside thinks everything is just fine?

[–] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

They just said they were seeking answers. They didnt say "their son would never do this".

[–] AndrewZabar@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago

Its things like this that remind you how little power we have and how little justice there really is. We all know he was killed.

wheres quincy when ya need him