spath - // It's like a country standing up and getting rid of all the corrupt politicians or bankers.. in this case the village stood up and just got rid of the crocodile farm. // That comparison is laughable. It stands up if a country murders all its corrupt politicians or bankers, but otherwise, it is meaningless. // It was a collective decisions made after the...
spath: "They hunted crocodiles out of anger and protection." - protection? from what? they are in a sanctuary, the block was trespassing probably climbed in and probably ignored warning signs. Would you murder a zoo animal when some eejit climbs in and gets eaten? I guess you would!
did you read this bit spath: “The local villager was killed on Friday morning while gathering vegetables on the crocodile farm's breeding sanctuary.” ?
the issue is partly that the villagers are unhappy at having a crocodile farm next to their village. Civilised Britons might like to consider how they'd feel if someone opened a sanctuary for dangerous animals next door.
jno: "It's also supposed to ensure they don't disturb the community. " - but it's ok for the community to trespass on the sanctuary?
spath: "Is the issue that the species was protected?" - no it's a needless slaughter because of an idiot trespasser.