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Drone video shows how perilous the situation was for those stranded in the Pakistan cable car (www.bbc.co.uk)

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[–] ftothe3@lemm.ee 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

"The owner of the cable car company in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was later arrested by police on multiple charges including negligence and endangering valuable lives."

... Are some some lives that aren't valuable?

[–] Astroturfed@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

From my knowledge of Pakistan, women or anyone not ethnically Pakistani. They would not be valuable lives.

[–] Sharkwellington@lemmy.one 0 points 2 years ago

...sheesh. 😬

[–] CaptFeather@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Maybe it's just poor wording that implies life in general is valuable?