I don't know you and I don't doubt your capability.
I asked for encouragement through an example.
Now you have given one.
You don't have to like me and it seems you felt offended by me taking your thoughts out of the theoretical realm into a practical one. That is a risk I took. Consider that other people who do not comment could appreciate getting examples out of ordinary peoples lives.
I would like to get an encouraging meaning from what you experienced - so far I don't get the message of what positive you got out of your interventions.
The positive message is that when it negative things like this happen, you don't prevent yourself from standing up for what you believe in and continue to do similar things again in the future.
Which is what I did again today, in this blog post. :)
It just "seems" that way. I'm not offended.
Alright. For a moment I thought it was not worth taking all the risks for the gain of the others. ;-)
The gain of others can be the gain of yourself too in the long run.
If injustices are corrected it ends up being a better place to live for everyone.