CEO murdered by mob of sacked Indian workers

[The Backlash Cometh]

Corporate India is in shock after a mob of sacked workers bludgeoned to death the chief executive who had dismissed them from a factory in a suburb of Delhi.

Lalit Kishore Choudhary, 47, the head of the Indian operations of Graziano Transmissioni, an Italian-headquartered manufacturer of car parts, died of severe head wounds on Monday afternoon after being attacked by scores of laid-off employees, police said.

The incident, in Greater Noida, just outside the Indian capital, followed a long-running dispute between the factory's management and workers who had demanded better pay and permanent contracts.

It is understood that Mr Choudhary, who was married with one son, had called a meeting with more than 100 former employees - who had been dismissed following an earlier outbreak of violence at the plant - to discuss a possible reinstatement deal.

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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4810644.ece

[Booster]

1. I'll predict that something like this is going to happen in this

country as well.

[Fresh_Start]

5. I'll be perfectly happy if its contained to India

that will give the US CEO's some pause about outsourcing there

[The Backlash Cometh]

6. I don't know.

Our tolerance level for capitalist abuse is very high. If there's going to be something outrageous to cause this level of mob rule, it will probably come during the Bush pardon months. If people are in a dire mess, and Bush lets the top dogs off without even a trial, I expect something weird will happen, though not like this. I expect property damage.

[dembotoz]

10. we go like cows up a ramp to the slaughter house

Moo

[The Backlash Cometh]

12. You think about all those authoritative types out there who are overriding

the civilian process, benefiting their friends through a cronyistic system that is endemic. Wouldn't they love to have a chance to go Mel Gibson on everyone, and be congratulated for it. Don't give them a reason by exposing yourselves on the street.

[ReadTomPaine]

7. You aren't the only one, apparently : "Army Unit to Deploy in October for Domestic Operations"

Beginning in October, the Army plans to station an active unit inside the United States for the first time to serve as an on-call federal response in times of emergency. The 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team has spent thirty-five of the last sixty months in Iraq, but now the unit is training for domestic operations. The unit will soon be under the day-to-day control of US Army North, the Army service component of Northern Command. The Army Times reports this new mission marks the first time an active unit has been given a dedicated assignment to Northern Command.The paper says the Army unit may be called upon to help with civil unrest and crowd control. The soldiers are learning to use so-called nonlethal weapons designed to subdue unruly or dangerous individuals and crowds.

Emphasis mine

Read more: http://www.democracynow.org/2008/9/22/headlines#10

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4061891

[WeDidIt]

2. On an upbeat note, Unemployment in India looks to drop to record lows. n/t

[seemslikeadream]

3. There was a time in this country when bankers would to the honorable thing

[Enrique]

4. i wonder if that system would work here

worth a try, imo.

[Supply Side Jesus]

8. Class warfare...

Old school style...

[Speck Tater]

9. We watch as "eat the rich" goes from metaphorical to literal... NT

[rug]

11. There's a start.

[TahitiNut]

13. Can we send them our CEOs?

Now, THAT'S what I call just desserts. It's too bad we're so cowardly and compliant to stand up here in the U.S.

[The Backlash Cometh]

14. Outsourcing our CEOs to India.

You bad, girl.