"Shake 'Em Up, Shake 'Em Down"

Recently I've become aware of an UNJUST legal action against a local institution.  It so happens that, Providentially, I have personal knowledge of the situation, and so I've decided to intervene and offer my support to the (wrongly) accused party.  This involves my writing a kind of "character reference" letter and giving supportive testimony in COURT, if this silly complaint even gets that far.

I simply HATE frivolous lawsuits.  I don't think this one WILL get to court once the "sue-r" sees that someone is standing with the "sue-ee"...the suit seems to be of the "Shake 'Em Up, Shake 'Em Down" variety (initiate legal action against a business and hope they'll pay you off out of court so that the matter WON'T get to court, and thus possibly out into the media.  What business or institution needs bad publicity??) In my opinion, these types of suits often wither on the vine when the accused gets credible help from an unexpected source.

Two blogs ago I wrote about my now defunct business, and the "Shake 'Em Up, Shake 'Em Down" scam I'm seeing now reminded me of the TWO times I was sued in my business career. One was in 1982 and once was in 1999.  BOTH were initiated by unscrupulous people, BOTH were bogus and BOTH were short-circuited...but not because I gave them a payout!! I refuse to validate lies by rewarding liars financially!!  Rather, they both came to naught because God was with me, He raised up people to help me and He VINDICATED me against false accusations. That SECOND potential suit was for a million dollars, by the way and put a cloud over our 20th business anniversary. So, even though the legal actions against me didn't cost me financially they DID cost me and yes, I had many sleepless nights and a lot of anger about what was happening. Call me unspiritual if you want, tell me I should have had more faith that God would get me out of this if you'd like, but just don't JUDGE me till you've worked hard in a business only to get unjustly sued by people who DON'T work but want to profit off of YOUR labors!!

          If you are in business and are victimized by a "Shake 'Em Up, Shake 'Em Down" scam you are NOT alone, trust me.  Others HAVE been there, raise your prices if necessary to cover yourself for when (I didn't say "if," I said "when") it might be YOUR turn to get sued if it hasn't happened already.  And when it does, you'll realize in a new way why many choose to work for someone ELSE rather than be the owner.

          If you're someone who INITIATES those scams, shame on you!!  It's sinful, what you're doing.

          And if you see somebody BEING scammed like this and can help them somehow, HELP them...don't just complain about our lawsuit-crazy society, or the high cost of doing business with companies or institutions...high costs OFTEN are necessary for legal fees and insurances BECAUSE of scams like the one I've described.  Do your part.   GET involved.  "Fighting injustice" doesn't always mean OPPOSING institutions or companies or businesses...sometimes it means DEFENDING them.

Anyone who is targeted with "Shake 'Em Up, Shake 'Em Down" NEEDS a little help!!