> This may be a romantic notion that I misunderstand but isn't there a mechanism wherein I, an aggrieved (citizen/neighbor/bystander/victim) can buy a single sh

> This may be a romantic notion that I misunderstand but isn't there a mechanism wherein I, an aggrieved (citizen/neighbor/bystander/victim) can buy a single share in a public company and then, as a shareholder, speak and/or protest at the annual meeting Yes. > and cause all manner of discomfort, public reckoning, No. The etiquette is to let people speak their piece while the board looks concerned, but as far as I know there have never been any actual consequences from this.