• Henle [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    Why would they do that I presume they like the rhinos because they are killing people on their behalf

    • muddi [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      1 year ago

      Corruption? Indian rangers are basically police. They’re uniformed and armed, and apparently have orders to kill. ACAB

      I was in a car once when the driver accidentally went into a restricted forest area, and he just gave the guards a bribe to let us out without punishment. They’re presumably better than the actual police generally, but in the tribal areas they can be just as bad.

      • GreenTeaRedFlag [any]@hexbear.net
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        1 year ago

        taking a bribe because someone kinda broke the law without causing harm is not the same as killing the animals you are supposed to protect, like whole orders of magnitude different.

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          1 year ago

          Yeah I’m not saying those two are the same things. However I read some articles where tribal people and villagers claimed to be shot on sight for wandering into parks, then tortured for protesting this.

          My point was just that the sentiment for forest rangers in the US or elsewhere doesn’t necessarily apply to India. The forest department might be more like the Bureau of Indian Affairs in some cases

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            1 year ago

            However I read some articles where tribal people and villagers claimed to be shot on sight for wandering into parks, then tortured for protesting this.

            that’s interesting. much more compelling than the other things.

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      1 year ago

      Yanks must like oil corporations - after all, they are killing people on their behalf.