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Can't believe I'm only finding about this now

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/05/us-air-force-contractor-death-stephanie-cosme

Is this the second American killed by an American drone?

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[–] assyrian@hexbear.net 83 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] the_itsb@hexbear.net 62 points 1 year ago

Looking into it

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 50 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Tabitha@hexbear.net 21 points 1 year ago

disgost The maimstream media seems oddly quiet about whether or not she was vaxxed.

[–] CascadeOfLight@hexbear.net 57 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did they get her semen in time??

[–] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 46 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It takes a lot of {gall|girl balls} to collect semen from a woman

[–] REEEEvolution@lemmygrad.ml 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago

cumwomandos

[–] YoungSheldonAdelson@hexbear.net 57 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Look out! It’s obama-drone Oh no she’s wearing AirPods!

[–] ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml 56 points 1 year ago (4 children)

This seems to be exactly what happened:

It added that someone began walking towards Cosme, “shouting and waving his arms in an attempt to get [her] attention”.

“Others began shouting and waving to get [Cosme’s] attention as well,” the report said. It added: “Without looking up to determine her position relative to the aircraft, [Cosme] proceeded to walk directly into the propeller … sustaining fatal injuries.”

[–] EmoThugInMyPhase@hexbear.net 51 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Literally a scene out of a cartoon lol

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago

Tragedy is when I spil my jice. Comedy is when I casually walk directly into a propeller and sustain fatal injuries.

[–] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 42 points 1 year ago

🎶︎ Set fire to your hair 🎶︎

🎶︎ Poke a stick at a grizzly bear 🎶︎

🎶︎ Stare at a device while folks try ta tell ya 🎶︎

🎶︎ That'cha gonn' walk straight inta that propellah 🎶︎

🎶︎ Dumb ways to die, so many dumb ways to die 🎶︎

[–] MaoTheLawn@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

too busy on they tiktok chinaphone

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago

Another victim. By design.

[–] Rom@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

Add another name to the victims of communism!

[–] VILenin@hexbear.net 20 points 1 year ago

No amount of warning can avert divine retribution

[–] EmoThugInMyPhase@hexbear.net 54 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago

"hmm, today I will walk onto an active airstrip while looking at a testing device with ear protection on"

Skill issue smh

[–] Flyberius@hexbear.net 46 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I simply wouldn't be working on aerial death machines, but maybe that's just me.

[–] Beaver@hexbear.net 44 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

officer-down

In case anyone is worried about whether it's shitty to celebrate this person's death, you can look at their linkedin profile and see that she's spent the last 8 years working on weapons, and bragging about how she has secret clearance. These are the little eichmans who tirelessly work to improve the efficiency of our imperial death machine, and there's a real possibly that her work improved the productivity of the military industrial complex enough to kill one or two extra people. pete

[–] DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Her work didn't seem to do much for workplace health and safety standards though.

[–] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Her death might

Also jesus christ, I actually looked at the report the article links to that was filled out about this, it is 47 pages, and officially reports her being 'disoriented' though there is no indication she was actually disoriented in any capacity; she didn't communicate with the crew chief that she was allegedly told to talk to prior to doing her testing, and then she just proceeded to not pay attention during testing and wandered into the damn thing's propeller

They also apparently didn't brief everyone on a 'kill testing' phrase, so another strike against workplace safety lmao

On the GCS audio recordings during the pre-start checklist [shortly before the incident], MTD (test director) and MP (pilot) could be heard moving rapidly through the checklist (Tabs N-8 to N-9). In addition, conversation in the GCS included comments like, “C’mon guys, the quicker you respond the faster we get out of here"

lmao, every Air Force bozo prolly got a safety briefing because of this

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago

Me when I build my entire military industrial machine around cutting corners and then confidently put my foot in the part of the room where two walls meetclueless

[–] BigBoyKarlLiebknecht@hexbear.net 40 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Bernie’s “drones have done some good things” quote has its stopped clock moment

[–] CloutAtlas@hexbear.net 35 points 1 year ago

Oh no the drones have evolved from being pursuit predators to ambush predators

[–] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Anotha cracker down! Unlimited obama-drone on the lmayo

[–] nurjahreszeiten@hexbear.net 34 points 1 year ago

most competent contractor

[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 33 points 1 year ago

Very critical support for comrade Predator Drone.

[–] Des@hexbear.net 31 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

“She was known for her passion for... ... aviation and all things strange and unusual,”

the coroner probalbly thought so

she approached everything she did with dedication and enthusiasm, leaving a lasting impact on those she encountered.”

probably took some time to wash out

[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 30 points 1 year ago
[–] Des@hexbear.net 29 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

people need to get off they phone

[–] hello_hello@hexbear.net 28 points 1 year ago

She died like a that one GTA V character who got juiced in a plane turbine.

Life imitates art.

[–] Amerihay@hexbear.net 27 points 1 year ago

Nice to hear that a drone killed someone evil for once

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 26 points 1 year ago

Indiana Jones had to kick a nazi into a propeller

[–] Commiejones@hexbear.net 25 points 1 year ago
[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 25 points 1 year ago

Wearing noise cancelling headphones on public is the stupidest thing you can do lmao, but be my guests military contractors.

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago
[–] Skeleton_Erisma@hexbear.net 21 points 1 year ago

Lol owned and lmao even

[–] Ho_Chi_Chungus@hexbear.net 20 points 1 year ago

Live by the sword

Die by the sword

surprised-pika-messed-up

[–] kleeon@hexbear.net 20 points 1 year ago

I once walked into a road sign because I was looking down at my phone. Embarrassing

[–] taiphlosion@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 1 year ago

It's cause you always on that phone

[–] frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 1 year ago

Extra chunky; just the way we like our salsa