The problem is that those that subscribe to the conspiracy theory will believe whatever they want regardless of the facts.
In NJS here was the perception that you got shot for writing things up as there was not anything very specific in writing encouraging people to write things up. It was there of course but spread across a heap of documents - including the statement that you were responsible for complying with all the relevant laws and regulations etc.
Because there wasn't anything specific, some summised that the management didn't want you to write things up.
So they put out something specific,spelling out quite clearly your obligations in relation to the writing up of defects. These same people threw their hands in the air and said "see they don't want you to write things up they are just covering their arses" "they will use this to hang us"
I mean for Kristsakes, what do you have to do? You can take a horse to water but you can't make it drink.
Some people just cannot or will not accept the written word as it is written there must be a hidden subtext.
If anyone sat down and did an objective analysis of the number of pilots who got the arse or disciplined in NJS and compared it to Ansett WA for instance they would see that NJS wasn't the big bad ogre.
Sure it had and has its problems but for pharks sake lets be real!