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As frequent readers are aware, one purpose of this blog is to serve as an educational resource about the hazards posed by traveling sales crews - both for potential young people who may consider engagement and the potential victims/consumers they prey on. These rogue groups are in no way associated with legitimate direct sellers as evidenced by their lack of ethics and their criminal actions.
Further evidence of the brutality of life in a traveling sales crew:
Notice of a news article dated October 14, entitled “Hotel brawl involves fight over magazine business” by Stacey Mulick of The News Tribune in Tacoma, WA was sent to me by a reader of this blog.
Police in Lakewood, WA arrested six suspects, all members of a traveling magazine sales crew, in the assault of two young men who are alleged to have wanted to leave the crew.
Around midnight at a hotel, the two victims were beaten with baseball bats and golf clubs. Police stopped an SUV in the area for not having the lights on. Matching a description over the scanner, they searched the car and found one person to have a gun and brass knuckles.
Some traveling sales crews are known for using violence and fear as a tool for retention and control. Some even have an “enforcer” that travels with them that regularly beats up crew members who do not hit a quota, question authority or simply want out.
Violence is an all too familiar and sad reality for life on the road in a traveling sales crew. It’s a grim reminder as to why these groups are a danger to themselves and the public in general.
