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> The public is against shooting them Governments worldwide make hugely unpopular decisions all the time, and often against the interest or will of the majorit
by tasogare 7y ago
> The public is against shooting them
Governments worldwide make hugely unpopular decisions all the time, and often against the interest or will of the majority. It's strange that for something as trivial officials would take precautions.
- backupcavalry 7y agoWell, if we're going along these lines, it also offers the government (officials) no direct benefits to shoot the hippos, so they get to pass the buck off onto the public while saving themselves the trouble.
- clSTophEjUdRanu 7y agoThey probably don't care because it's not bothering the public yet. Just wait until there are thousands of hippos and they're a nuisance or people are getting killed. Then the public will be crying about the government doing nothing about this looming problem.