20 years jail for rescuing 1000 low income migrants who were forced to put their lives at risk.
Expanded search for rescuing a few billionaires who chose to put their lives at risk.
Criminalizing poverty and excusing opulence.
Smh. We don’t have to live like this.
🐟 Carp now account for up to 90% of live fish mass in some rivers.
📸 Another photo from the field for #PhotoMonday.
This was taken by author and researcher, Katie Doyle.
Katie and colleagues wrote this article weighing up the risks and benefits of the controversial proposition to release carp herpes virus to address this 👇 :
#research #conservation #sustainability #environment #science #ecology #australia #academicmastodon #fish #carp
Carp can make riverbeds look like golf balls – denuded and dimpled, devoid of any habitat. Releasing carp herpes virus is a controversial proposition, so let’s weigh up the risks and benefits.
Imagine if we relied on “personal responsibility” instead of the law to combat other public health issues like drunk driving. No rules--just “you do you”. If you're comfortable driving drunk and wish to take the risk, go ahead and do it--why worry yourself with harming anyone else?
Wait, that doesn't work? Then why do maskless conferences, flights, and events work at a time when we know #COVID19 risks are rising. Don't take personal responsibility; take public responsibility. #WearAMask
A man shot & killed a 13-year-old Black child named Karon Blake in Washington, DC—claiming he thought Karon was breaking into a car.😳 Police confirm Karon was unarmed.
Police have not yet ID’d or charged the shooter. Karon is the 426th person killed by gun violence in 2023.😓
Qasim Rashid, Esq.
The Conversation AU + NZ
Augie Ray