[indoclay]

I think we could agree generally that "the hostile work environment at Boeing ... led to his death." It is appalling that they could apply this kind of pressure to one of their own .

I'm not familiar with the process here, but does anyone know if the officer makes the determination that this is a "self-inflicted gunshot wound"? I thought that kind of assessment was for the coroner to determine over the course of the investigation.

[egberts1]

So he flew in from out-of-state, gave disposition next day, and magically got a gun bypassing 5-day wait period.

Mmmmmm. You don't even need the help of Occam's Razor here.

[kube-system]

> So he flew in from out-of-state

Did he? I haven't seen any citation of his travel itinerary. Also, you can fly with a gun in checked luggage in the US

> gave disposition next day

TFA mentions his disposition "last week"

> magically got a gun bypassing 5-day wait period.

This is South Carolina. SC has no waiting period.

[d35007]

Occam's razor says you should not multiple entities beyond what is necessary.

Our scenario is this: There's a guy in a vehicle. He is holding a gun. He has a gunshot wound. He has been under a lot of stress.

Explanation 1: The guy shot himself. Number of entities (people) required: 1

Explanation 2: Someone else shot the guy and staged the scene to look like a suicide. Number of entities (people) required: 2

Occam's razor says suicide is the most likely explanation

[kube-system]

The coroner did say it appears to be self-inflicted, but that is not the final and formal judgement.

> The office of Charleston County Coroner Bobbi Jo O'Neal said that Barnett, who had been living in Louisiana after retiring from Boeing, died "from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound."

> Charleston police say detectives are actively investigating the case and are awaiting a formal cause of death as they try to determine the circumstances surrounding Barnett's death.