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The U.K. just showed the world exactly how to respond to a refugee crisis

On Wednesday, images of a Syrian boy who washed up on the Turkish shore went viral after he drowned during a failed attempt to flee his war-torn country. While some debated the ethics of disseminating such photographs, one outcome is undeniably positive: The world is reacting.

As of Thursday morning, a U.K. government and parliament petition entitled “Accept more asylum seekers and increase support for refugee migrants in the U.K.” had more than 190,000 signatures, far exceeding the 100,000 required for the issue to be considered for a parliamentary debate.

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