Dear Steven,
Yesterday I listened to your recorded interview with Richard. You took the time to give a history of your battle to get the WTS to comply with child protection laws in Victoria, Australia. Sir, I take my hat off to you! Such dedication as you put in is to be applauded. You are a man after my own heart, a man with a strong sense of justice. Do not believe for one moment that your efforts have been in vain. You may not have forced the organization to stand under real scrutiny in the courts, but your dedication and love for justice has paid off in forcing the WTS to comply with the law. As a result you have gained a victory for the little ones. Nobody must be allowed to take credit for that other than you yourself. However small and insignifant your efforts may appear to have been in the grand scheme of things, you have a place in history now. This is your reward for putting truth and justice and concern for children's welfare first, despite the personal cost! How many other people would have done as you have?
Quite rightly you should be proud of yourself. Hold your head up high because you have made a difference in this world by fighting against the odds. When I heard about all the problems you had with officials not doing their job properly, even though I know this is nothing new, I was still annoyed that so many people from whom the public expect a real "duty of care" don't have the guts to stand up and help the cause of justice. But it seems to me that throughout history it has usually been the very small minority who, despite the obstacles, have caused the greatest changes for good. Unlike the cowardly group-oriented "yes" men who inhabit this world and who say "my country/group right or wrong", people like you have the courage to stand alone if needs be and say "NOT my country/group if it is wrong".
Thank you very much!
JWB
My personal thanks to Steven Unthank
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