And who offered the shares for sale to the PUBLIC and who sold them putting them in the public realm? Who made those two decisions?

While your point is understood, by offereing those shares in the public markets, the company opened itself to the requirements implicit and explicit with that act. In purchasing those shares, OWNERS of those shares have every right to scrutinize the company and to act in all legal ways to influence the company to behave in the way they believe is best for their interests.