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re: Zoo Kills Gorilla to Protect Small Child in Enclosure
Posted on 5/29/16 at 1:52 am to lsuwontonwrap
Posted on 5/29/16 at 1:52 am to lsuwontonwrap
I don't know the particulars of the Cincinnati zoo. My guess is that most zoo's don't post big signs warning parents that small children could fall into the exhibits and be eaten.
Likewise, most parents wouldn't expect 4 yr. old's to be able to circumvent a zoo's barriers. Parents may be concerned their children may get lost at the zoo, but I don't think they go worrying that their children may get eaten.
Here's what the Houston Zoo has on its website:
LINK
Whether the parents were negligent or the zoo or both IDK. Ever how or why the child got there, kudos to the zoo for responding as they did.
Likewise, most parents wouldn't expect 4 yr. old's to be able to circumvent a zoo's barriers. Parents may be concerned their children may get lost at the zoo, but I don't think they go worrying that their children may get eaten.
Here's what the Houston Zoo has on its website:
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Be safe: To ensure the security of our animals and our guests, please observe the following safety precautions.
Zoo animals are wild. Please stay on the visitor paths, observe posted signs and do not reach into or climb on exhibits.
LINK
Whether the parents were negligent or the zoo or both IDK. Ever how or why the child got there, kudos to the zoo for responding as they did.
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Posted on 5/29/16 at 1:52 am to saint amant steve
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Does the Cincinnati Police Department plan on issuing any charges of child negligence to the parents/guardians who clearly weren't paying attention to the frickin' 4-year-old?
"Cincinnati Police Department spokesman Lt. Steve Saunders said no chargers were being pursued against the child’s parents."
Posted on 5/29/16 at 2:03 am to AlwysATgr
Was jack Hannah consulted first?
Posted on 5/29/16 at 2:11 am to AlwysATgr
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I don't know the particulars of the Cincinnati zoo. My guess is that most zoo's don't post big signs warning parents that small children could fall into the exhibits and be eaten.
I don't know the particulars either but I bet they did post those warning signs. Zoo doesn't want to get sued by the parents of the dumb little kid that fell in.
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Parents may be concerned their children may get lost at the zoo, but I don't think they go worrying that their children may get eaten.
Most parents worth a shite will tell their kid to step back from the fence so they don't fall in especially if there's basically a cliff on the other side of that fence.
This post was edited on 5/29/16 at 2:16 am
Posted on 5/29/16 at 2:29 am to AlwysATgr
Well that gorilla had a 4 year old.. obviously a Gorillaphile.
Posted on 5/29/16 at 3:05 am to moffettduck
there was one gorilla that this happened to but it was a female..she grabbed the child up and put him in her arms..and was rocking the child it looked like..
Posted on 5/29/16 at 4:19 am to AlwysATgr
Gorilla lives matter.
Posted on 5/29/16 at 4:36 am to Armymann50
Dindunuffin
Posted on 5/29/16 at 4:42 am to genro
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I think the kid was already unconscious. That didn't stop the gorilla.
Bill Cosby could not be reached for comment.
Posted on 5/29/16 at 5:05 am to genro
quote:Sad truth is if it had wanted to kill the child, the child would be dead.
Yes, the animal locked in a cage for our amusement should be allowed to kill children who fall in
Posted on 5/29/16 at 5:21 am to AlwysATgr
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According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, fire department officials said the boy was in between the gorilla’s legs when it was shot.
Posted on 5/29/16 at 5:47 am to NaturalBeam
I'll never understand the animal lovers that think a fricking gorilla's life is more valuable than a human's life. Probably the same type of people who when asked the hypothetical about a stranger and your dog falling off a cliff and you only have the strength to pull one up you save your dog over a stranger.
It takes a pretty fricked up moral compass to believe an animals life is more important than someone's child.
It takes a pretty fricked up moral compass to believe an animals life is more important than someone's child.
Posted on 5/29/16 at 5:52 am to GeauxxxTigers23
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you only have the strength to pull one up you save your dog over a stranger.
Odds are the stranger is an a-hole.
Posted on 5/29/16 at 5:56 am to dbeck
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Odds are the stranger is an a-hole.
I don't think anyone here posting has the balls to watch another human being due to save a dog.
Posted on 5/29/16 at 5:58 am to AlwysATgr
There is no debate as to whether or not the gorilla should have been shot if this 4-yr old doesn't end up in a god-damn gorilla habitat.
The parents should 100% be prosecuted, and the zoo should be sued for not having caging that can keep kids out.
The parents should 100% be prosecuted, and the zoo should be sued for not having caging that can keep kids out.
Posted on 5/29/16 at 5:58 am to GeauxxxTigers23
Stories like this piss me off
This post was edited on 5/29/16 at 6:00 am
Posted on 5/29/16 at 6:01 am to PenguinNinja
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The parents should 100% be prosecuted, and the zoo should be sued for not having caging that can keep kids out.
That's ridiculous.
Posted on 5/29/16 at 6:01 am to GeauxxxTigers23
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Odds are the stranger is an a-hole.
I don't think anyone here posting has the balls to watch another human being due to save a dog.
I'd save my dog's life over yours.
Posted on 5/29/16 at 6:06 am to magildachunks
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I'd save my dog's life over yours.
That's cool. I'd save you over my dog's life because I wouldn't want your children to grow up fatherless. Wouldn't want your wife to struggle with the bills and being a single mother just because you may be an a-hole. Then again, I'm not a selfish pussy like you are.
Posted on 5/29/16 at 6:09 am to AlwysATgr
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They are still investigating, but zoo officials believe the boy crawled through a railing barrier, then fell into the moat.
If this the case then the zoo needs extra fencing.
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