Laws and fairness are for everybody.

There's no disputing that. I'm just voicing the sentiment of main street hoping that we techies take it to heart.

Yeah definitely its a 1st-world problem. But in context, there's more money and value being squandered in Silicon Valley due to this crime, than if it occurred in many other areas.

Collusion amongst employers against employees happens in the third world often with far worse consequences look at south america