If I have to choose between an America where Executives live in fear that one day they could be the next headline, and one where the same thing happens but it's to school children?
Workplace violence has always been a thing in the US. As a phenomena, it predates the era of school shootings. It's so common that I feel comfortable predicting that this man's motives were a personal grievance, not class warfare.
There may be a personal grievance, but what are the chances that if he had better work conditions, that the personal grievance he had would have driven him to this?
It was a thing before Columbine, cause man, I remember the talks at school about that.
The class was brought out, we sat under a tree, and were allowed to talk about our feelings.
One of my bullies looked me dead in the eye, and said something along the lines of "Its always the quiet ones."
I'm surprised I didn't have to talk to anyone after looking him dead in the eye back and replying "Yeah, it is." Just letting it hang in the air.
I will say, he no longer bullied me after that.
That's ok, I had another bully who learned the hard way that if pushed far enough, I would break bones if provoked enough. Last day of school that year. He clotheslined me and put me in a choke hold when I was running a football, you know, playing like a kid on the last day of school. He still had a hold as we got up, him behind me. When my vision started to dim, I stomped the arch of his foot (multiple fractures, lot of bones there) to get out, then turned and broke his nose with one punch.
It all stopped after that.
Because my teachers were aware of the bullying (thanks for stopping it, assholes) I didn't get in any trouble. This was at the beginning of zero tolerance talks. It was a policy the next school year.
I was a fake bully. Big giant bastard. Me and this other guy had a bit where I'd pick him up by putting my hand around his throat on with pressure on the sides and lifting him by his jaw while he was against some lockers with a loud bang. I think he also jumped. Obviously a stupid dangerous thing to do, but par for the course for testosterone fueled teenagers. Looked violent as shit though, essentially a pro wrestling choke slam.
All the companies I've worked for have said they're more like families. Families fight sometimes. I think all of these matters should remain between family members.
I was kinda hoping we’d take a page from French history books on this one, all you need is a little wood, a little steel, and gravity to really get things rolling
Yeah, but you also have to have a plan. Human beings are both incredibly tough and fragile at the same time, as long as the brain is getting blood a hospital can save you.
This is why if you stab a CEO you need to go for the neck and know where the arteries are. Heart is okay if you've got a real knife and know what you're doing but it's more effort than it's worth otherwise, and the one thing that won't work is stabbing them in the stomach ten times.
Gut wounds were death in the Before Times before antibiotics, now it's just unpleasant.
I understand that we are angry, BUT we know nothing about this guy -- the company seems like a small niche manufacturing business. The guy isn't some super elite C-suite executive, he's just a high-level manager/director. Maybe he was an asshole. Don't know if he is guilty of anything though
And electric car parts. It's an engineering / machining company, you would be very hard pressed to find any companies like it that don't work with the largest source of funding in the world