Justified?

Justified.

I felt obligated to write a piece about Raylen Gibbons and the Justified cast. In the episode we watched at the end of class on thursday, Raylen and the gang were about to touch on a topic very important to the people of Appalachia. The towns committee had a company propose that for a fee, they will come in and use the mountains to harvest coal and other resources. Many felt that this would help the struggling little town, others objected and felt that the people would be subject to harmful substances. My problem with this scene is one that is an actual real world issue and deeply saddens me. In this scene, the people were being exploited no matter which side they chose. Whether they decided to allow blackwater to come in and mine or not, they still were subject to a loss. This is inevitable, people are going to go through troubles and have to make choices in their lives. But the hurtful portion, and one that is not exactly represented in this portion of the show, is that the people of this town really have no one to trust. These poor people who are just looking to ways to live a save and healthy live, while also making a good honest living, are continually being lobbied by and manipulated to try and have their resources used. It saddens me that they constantly had to be lied to about what actually was occurring. I feel this portrayal of these people is extremely accurate and is a very sad truth. While one way they will receive money for their land, they also lose their right to a healthy lifestyle. It would be nice if one day there could be a way for these people to be presented honestly, with a serious proposal. Todays society is evil corrupt and many of what people do is in their own best interest and it hurts me to have to see these poor people being abused and have their trust be so degraded because of these kinds of people. I feel this is a great image that should be shown to people so they can give these people of the mountain towns a least a fighting chance to make a living and live a happy life.