PROTEST JUSTIFIED

If some are still struggling with why people are gathering in protest and demanding redress or at least justice I will relate a story that I had a small part in today. A small local company had called for assistance from our office. They have been held accountable for a training issue out of state but need our help in mitigating their problems. In all good faith they paid the employer they were working for to take care of their issue. The employer took the money and never took care of the issue. They then get notice that they still owe, they still have not resolved the issue and need to do so yesterday. What happened? They are now out of the money they paid and are still on the hook for the original problem. The employer meanwhile used the money for their own issues or profit-who knows.

Here is the moral of the story if you are not disgusted already. They must continue to work for this employer and move on to another job because they "have no choice" if they want to keep their business, pay their bills and feed their families. I don't know what you call it, but I call it slavery. Silent, non-violent protest is the least that we can do.