A baboon that escaped from a zoo in Taiwan was killed during the roundup, which caused a "shock" on the island in the past two days, and the popularity exceeded that of a number of political bigwigs, firmly occupying the C position of the news page. There are still many things that Taiwan needs to care about, but now it is dominated by a baboon, reflecting the absurd side of the island's society.
Baboons (Infographic)
Baboons from East Africa, although closely related to monkeys, are much more ferocious, and can even compete with leopards, and it is not uncommon to attack humans. On March 11, the escape of a baboon caused panic in the vicinity of Taoyuan City, a very strong baboon that stood 1 meter tall, not only often went to the vegetable garden to steal vegetables, but also sometimes broke into the commissary, frightening passers-by.
After 16 days of roundup, the baboon was shot by a shotgun on the 27th and eventually died of his injuries. The incident caused an uproar on the island, with netizens accusing agricultural bureau workers of disrespecting life.
Internet big V and professor Ye Bingcheng of the Department of Electrical Engineering of National Taiwan University made his own drawings to mourn this baboon who "pursues freedom", which was liked by 13,000 people and forwarded by more than 1,000 people, and some netizens also wished that "Brother Baboon" could be free in heaven.
Pro-green lawyer Lu Qiuyuan blasted the Kuomintang-ruling Taoyuan City and Hsinchu County authorities for dereliction of duty, saying that these days may be the most pleasant time in the baboon's life, but March 27 was a very sad day. "Mr. Baboon, good all the way. I was born to be human, I'm sorry. ”
Pro-green writer Kuling
The pro-green writer Ku Ling wrote a "sacrificial baboon text" "full of affection", and fans left messages criticizing "human chauvinism is nature's greatest disaster".
Under the pressure of public opinion, the personnel of the Taoyuan City Agricultural Bureau lined up to bow to the baboon's body at nearly 90 degrees, and the scene of "extremely mourning" made netizens shout "outrageous".
Of course, there is something worth reviewing when a baboon is killed, but once it goes online, it looks very absurd. If baboons are allowed to roam outside, it will pose a great danger to humans, especially children.
Personnel of the Taoyuan City Agricultural Bureau bowed to the baboon's carcass
What is even more outrageous is that the Green Camp took advantage of this incident to carry out a political struggle, demanding an apology from Taoyuan Mayor Zhang Shanzheng on the one hand, and criticizing the Taoyuan City Agricultural Bureau personnel for bowing to the baboon's body and laying flowers for show. KMT spokesman Lu Jianwei said yesterday that the DPP should not be happy with its hearts, and baboons should not be reduced to tools of political struggle.
Seeing a group of green camp people flooding with love, crying and crying, the media also followed suit, some netizens on the island were sour, it seems that this baboon's mother can come out to elect "legislators", the "pathos card" is invincible!
There are many things that Taiwan needs to pay attention to, such as lack of electricity, lack of eggs, lack of water, etc., in addition to the death of a high school student in Taichung a few days ago, these are much more important than the death of baboons, but everyone's attention to baboons is too exaggerated.
Many netizens on the island couldn't help but complain, saying, "Taiwanese brain capacity is limited", "the cases of high school students being bullied to death have been washed away by the news of baboons", "Taiwanese must live in parallel time and space, there are a bunch of various problems, Taiwanese only care about baboons", "Taiwan is in an increasingly magical field".
Taiwan once became like this, and the reasons behind it are worth pondering!
Straits Herald reporter Xue Yang