Watching it, it illustrates the bovine mentality of follow the leader. When a gnu starts to run back up hill, four or five follow. On the island in the river, one runs backwards, some follow. Jump off a cliff, lets follow!

Two at the bottom had broken backs.

No crocodiles at his crossing.

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People are like that. "Hey lets march to protest about the illegal death of a single black criminal!" "Yeah, lets march!" "Lets riot" "lets rob and loot" "Lets murder black policemen!"