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A video has circulated recently of PLA soldiers shooting Tibetans trying to escape into Nepal on their way to India.
Many online have wondered why the Tibetans didn't react and just kept walking. The video's narrator states that the pass was around 5700 meters (around 18700 feet)... if you've ever walked that high you'll know that it takes great effort to keep putting one foot in front of another. Your brain feels full of cement. You can't run, you can't do much except walk, rest, and keep walking. Depending on the time of day, and the amount of time you've been at altitude, stopping, even for an hour, can mean getting stuck on a pass and death. I'm sure all the Tibetans were horrified, but what could they do, they couldn't go back towards the shooters, there was nowhere to go except onward, those people had to keep walking, there was no other option.
thin air
A video has circulated recently of PLA soldiers shooting Tibetans trying to escape into Nepal on their way to India.
Many online have wondered why the Tibetans didn't react and just kept walking. The video's narrator states that the pass was around 5700 meters (around 18700 feet)... if you've ever walked that high you'll know that it takes great effort to keep putting one foot in front of another. Your brain feels full of cement. You can't run, you can't do much except walk, rest, and keep walking. Depending on the time of day, and the amount of time you've been at altitude, stopping, even for an hour, can mean getting stuck on a pass and death. I'm sure all the Tibetans were horrified, but what could they do, they couldn't go back towards the shooters, there was nowhere to go except onward, those people had to keep walking, there was no other option.