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Bill Gates Unleashes Swarm of Mosquitoes
An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates released a glass full of mosquitoes at an elite Technology, Entertainment, Design Conference to make a point about the deadly sting of malaria.
'Malaria is spread by mosquitoes,' Gates said while opening a jar on stage at a gathering known to attract technology kings, politicians, and Hollywood stars.
'I brought some. Here I'll let them roam around. There is no reason only poor people should be infected.'" Say what you will about the guy, that is showmanship. Well done.
Chill out before you lose it and chuck a chair at you mom.
Malaria isn't a virus, it's a protozoan.
To release live mosquitoes in a crowded room is a surprising thing for a wealthy man to do. Theoretically, Mr. Gates is opening himself to legal liability (1) for assault on the people who don't want mosquitos biting or harassing them, and (2) for damaging the conference and the venue where it is being held. From a purely legal perspective, Mr. Gates would have been wise to obtain consent from all affected people (including the owner of the venue) before he unleashed this menace. [By the way, I fully acknowledge the value of the point Mr. Gates made. He should be congratulated for making such an important point so effectively. Such a display took great courage on his part.] --Ben
Benjamin Wright, Dallas, Texas, benjaminwright.us
Funny that you should complain about decades of populist right-wing propaganda, yet confuse communism (which as a core premise wants to dismantle the state and grant wider personal freedom) with the old Soviet regime.
he unleashed bugs on unsuspecting public.
As the island of our knowledge grows, so does the shore of our ignorance.