The implication of course being that Boeing and its engineers want to kill people and the only thing standing between them and their goals of mass murder is the government.
The implication being that Boeing wanted to ship this plane on time, even if that meant cutting corners on safety, except that it isn't an implication because it is literally what happened.
The engineers are constrained in authority. Management is ultimately responsible.
It's not that management wants to kill people on a personal/visceral level, it's that they're willing to take on unacceptable risks in order to lock in short term monetary gains. We have seen this over and over again with modern large corporations, across industries.
And is it surprising management behaves this way? Their compensation is directly tied to short term stock value shifts. Meanwhile, when the game of musical chairs stops, they know that they'll still be able to make a lateral career shift to another similar company and just play the same game all over again.
The implication of course being that Boeing and its engineers want to kill people and the only thing standing between them and their goals of mass murder is the government.