NSBA the cost of doing business unethically
With respect to those affected by the good people at NSBA; I am reminded of the behavior of a young man, many years ago - lets call him 'Jim' (it is, after all his name) who took delight in assaulting women. Evidently, Jim was somewhat notorios for his actions.
I was a second year physics student, and my girlfriend, a freshman business major; it was summer and we held fairly typical jobs for the time. My girlfriend worked part time in an office, and part time in a convenience store - in Jim's neibhorhood.
One day Jim attempted to force my girlfriend 'into the back' for sex (presumably unaware of the camera). After being made aware of the presence of the camera, Jim grabbed her and said "another place, another time".
This is where I begin to wonder about our 'civilized' society, and what people will talk, and talk, and continue to talk about...
When my girlfriend told me of the incident, showing me the tape, I located Jim and prompty broke his left leg with a baseball (softball perhaps?) bat.
What I did was a felony, I was well aware of the possible repercussions - however - it was a question of ethics. In the event of consequences, I was willing to pay them. Jim had a record, but was always released to his mother, with yet, another warning.
After his mother took Jim to the hospital to have his leg set and casted - she stopped by the store and apologized to my girlfriend, for her son's actions.
Jim healed and moved away. His career as a rapist (and attempted rapist), no longer viable, at least in THAT neighborhood.
People who will prey on those trying to find a way to feed their families while growing a business, good, honest, hardworking people - where every cent counts... They remind me a bit of Jim. Simply talking won't change a thing about the way these characters operate. But a little action, often goes such a long way.
ChasBronson
