Baby Ryan
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Just saw this, parents are pretty stupid. If a brain even exists in those heads. Not much else to be said.
Gorilla put down after boy falls into its habitat
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Dr Pepper
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WeWantTacos
they said aw-reety an' they was aw-righty
Species go extinct every day, placing such an emphasis on charismatic megafauna because you peeped Congo 20 years ago isn't a strong argument.
WeWantTacos
they said aw-reety an' they was aw-righty
Well you feel sorry for the gorilla and child protective services are involved with the mother after an incident like that im sure
but Im not sure what choice you have in that situation if youre a zoo.
I think we can all agree (except for tj) that a kid is more important than a damn filthy gorilla and you dont take a chance.
But what is it with that witness interview? "We just wanna know if the boy is safe", shut up, could you be any more phony?
but Im not sure what choice you have in that situation if youre a zoo.
I think we can all agree (except for tj) that a kid is more important than a damn filthy gorilla and you dont take a chance.
But what is it with that witness interview? "We just wanna know if the boy is safe", shut up, could you be any more phony?
Well even if it wasn't malicious, its a 400 pound animal handling a 60-70 pound boy. I mean it could have just killed the kid by accident.
Kairi Zaide
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And I don't see how the incredibly selfish arguments are strong either.
JS19
Legends Never Die
When will police oppression against Gorillas stop? Gorillas on average will be shot more times than a human being. It's clear that there is a bias from the police. Violence against Gorillas is not the way to go.
#GorillaLivesMatter
#GorillaLivesMatter
jasonleaffan
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Must have been a huge 4 year old.
Parents are partially to blame, but at the end of the day no animal enclosure should have the possibility for a human to enter without going through a locked gate or door.
Seems to me those gorillas could have escaped just as easily as a kid got in.
Goonzilla
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An incident like this demonstrates how many idiots there are everywhere. Idiot parents, idiot bystanders shrieking, idiot activists with too much time or their hands and idiot Internet posters.
Humans are far and away the most dominant and dangerous creatures on the planet..and are thereby top of the food chain by virtue of superior intellect and technology, if people want to admit it or not. To pretend otherwise is foolish.
There's a reason why most of the other most dangerous animals are in decline or threatened..and why a lot of animals avoid people. Humans have a much greater win/loss record over any other species.
Sure it's a damned shame the Gorilla had to be shot, but as much as people who aren't idiots would never end up in that position, just put the child of any equal rights for animals dimwit in harms way in A similar manner and see them maintaining their stance if their child came to harm. If they didn't ..or their kids don't come first or they aren't overwhelmingly protective of such at the expense of another animal..then they ought not to be parents. For sure as hell, any other animal will put their own first.
I doubt whoever had to pull the trigger felt too good about having to do it.
Humans are far and away the most dominant and dangerous creatures on the planet..and are thereby top of the food chain by virtue of superior intellect and technology, if people want to admit it or not. To pretend otherwise is foolish.
There's a reason why most of the other most dangerous animals are in decline or threatened..and why a lot of animals avoid people. Humans have a much greater win/loss record over any other species.
Sure it's a damned shame the Gorilla had to be shot, but as much as people who aren't idiots would never end up in that position, just put the child of any equal rights for animals dimwit in harms way in A similar manner and see them maintaining their stance if their child came to harm. If they didn't ..or their kids don't come first or they aren't overwhelmingly protective of such at the expense of another animal..then they ought not to be parents. For sure as hell, any other animal will put their own first.
I doubt whoever had to pull the trigger felt too good about having to do it.
Kyle93
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You guys are mistaken, that boy was about 60 pounds, he looked much smaller next to the gorilla so I understand your confusion
My take.
Parents at fault
Zoo is at fault.
But you kinda have to do it. In the same sense that you should shoot a guy that's about to murder a kid, if this gorilla had its way it very realistically could've killed this innocent kid's life. I understand that's not the gorilla's fault but you can't let the gorilla have its way just cause the parents and the zoo are in the wrong. You can't. That's letting a child whose done no wrong get pummeled for the sake of sending a message to a set of incompetent parents and a zoo with poor railings. I don't see how you justify that. It's an unfortunate scenario, but JS19 has a point. There's probably more cases of people shooting other people just in that city than humans shooting gorillas. They potentially saved an innocent human life by doing what they did. Yes the zoo and the parents created a situation that didn't have to happen the way it did, but I don't see a different course of action being justified. Just my take.
Edit: moreover this is another example of a point I made in another thread. People are outraged over a gorilla dying. And it's fair for them to be. But where is the same outrage from these people about all the fishing that's done, or the pigs we slaughter for food, or the cows...just curious.
Parents at fault
Zoo is at fault.
But you kinda have to do it. In the same sense that you should shoot a guy that's about to murder a kid, if this gorilla had its way it very realistically could've killed this innocent kid's life. I understand that's not the gorilla's fault but you can't let the gorilla have its way just cause the parents and the zoo are in the wrong. You can't. That's letting a child whose done no wrong get pummeled for the sake of sending a message to a set of incompetent parents and a zoo with poor railings. I don't see how you justify that. It's an unfortunate scenario, but JS19 has a point. There's probably more cases of people shooting other people just in that city than humans shooting gorillas. They potentially saved an innocent human life by doing what they did. Yes the zoo and the parents created a situation that didn't have to happen the way it did, but I don't see a different course of action being justified. Just my take.
Edit: moreover this is another example of a point I made in another thread. People are outraged over a gorilla dying. And it's fair for them to be. But where is the same outrage from these people about all the fishing that's done, or the pigs we slaughter for food, or the cows...just curious.
I can see hypocrisy when it's there even if I'm on the same side. That's why I never chime in when someone kills a lion or a bear, or in this case a gorilla. It would be hypocritical of me to get mad about one kind of animal being killed but not another.
Siamese Dream
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I don't really see how this is comparable to something like shooting a lion or a bear for sport
They shot the gorilla to save the child, the outrage is only because the parents' actions led to this eventuality
Also they say the gorilla is endangered which is where I would personally draw the line at killing animals.
Crazy video to watch and scary to imagine my own kids in that situation.
The zoo is at fault and the parents are at fault, but as soon as the child falls in then it's over for the gorilla.
It's a very sad situation and could have easily been prevented. The gorilla did nothing wrong but you have to save the child.
I assume (and hope) that people aren't serious when they suggest that once the child falls in then too bad. He belongs to the gorilla now.
The zoo is at fault and the parents are at fault, but as soon as the child falls in then it's over for the gorilla.
It's a very sad situation and could have easily been prevented. The gorilla did nothing wrong but you have to save the child.
I assume (and hope) that people aren't serious when they suggest that once the child falls in then too bad. He belongs to the gorilla now.
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Dr Pepper
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Why aren't the parents being held criminally responsible? Or at the very least at risk of having their child taken away due to gross neglect and endangerment?
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the zoo didn't have a choice but this is a good advertisement for having kids be on leashes. a gorilla died because parents can't control their ****ing child
zoo's suck, this is just another reminder that wild animals are not pets
zoo's suck, this is just another reminder that wild animals are not pets
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