David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

drivers and a local car service called
Murray Hill Limousine Service over the
right to pick up passengers from the
airport exploded into violence, as if the
two sides were warring principalities in
medieval Europe. The taxi drivers
descended on Murray Hill with gasoline
bombs. Murray Hill’s security guards
opened fire. The taxi drivers then set a
bus on fire and sent it crashing through
the locked doors of the Murray Hill
garage. This is Canada we’re talking
about. As soon as the police returned to
work, however, order was restored. The
threat of arrest and punishment worked.
Clearly, then, there’s a big difference
between having no penalties for