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TexasTowelie

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Fri Nov 15, 2024, 03:45 PM Nov 2024

Hundreds trapped in gold mine without water as authorities wait to arrest them - DW News



Police in South Africa say they're determined to arrest hundreds of illegal miners they've cornered underground - but relatives say they'll die without the food and water authorities are blocking.
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Hundreds trapped in gold mine without water as authorities wait to arrest them - DW News (Original Post) TexasTowelie Nov 2024 OP
They are free to walk out anytime they want. Phoenix61 Nov 2024 #1
"Trapped Miners" JoseBalow Nov 2024 #2

Phoenix61

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1. They are free to walk out anytime they want.
Fri Nov 15, 2024, 03:47 PM
Nov 2024

No government is obligated to provide food and water to help people who are actively breaking the law.

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