Gorilla put down after boy falls into its habitat

[67 others]

Hopefully the parents don't sue the zoo.

That'd be like a parent leaving a kid in the car on a hot day, and then suing the manufacturer.

Not even remotely close.

If the bars were wide enough for a kid to scamper through in seconds, it is more like a car manufacturer who built a car that can drive 100mph, but with wheels that could potentially fly off the car if you go that fast. Granted the parents in this analogy were going 100 in a 60 zone, so both could be at fault.

But killing the animal to protect the child was still the best thing to do

 

[Goonzilla]

Hopefully the parents don't sue the zoo.

That'd be like a parent leaving a kid in the car on a hot day, and then suing the manufacturer.

Wouldn't it be un-American for them not to sue though?

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Parents were dumb, but what else could have been done in that situation?

 

[Oogie Boogie]

#JusticeForHarambe

 

[RussianRifle27]

Too bad the kid didn't die, interfering with nature is wrong.

 

[Goonzilla]

Too bad the kid didn't die, interfering with nature is wrong.

Well it's gotta be said, without interference with nature, there would be a lot less idiots in the world. It's been happening a long time. When you interfere with nature, idiots survive..and thrive.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Not even remotely close.

If the bars were wide enough for a kid to scamper through in seconds, it is more like a car manufacturer who built a car that can drive 100mph, but with wheels that could potentially fly off the car if you go that fast. Granted the parents in this analogy were going 100 in a 60 zone, so both could be at fault.

But killing the animal to protect the child was still the best thing to do

That would be fair if it was just one rickety fence that the kid hopped over, but apparently he took quite a journey to be able to fall into the enclosure. At least two fences he had to scale, all while mommy was completely oblivious.

I'm just saying it would be misplaced anger and blame, as the zoo should not be held responsible for the neglect of a parent or guardian.

 

[John Price]

Wow there's so much outrage over the gorilla being shot

Now Jack Hanna on news saying "They made the correct decision"

 

[WeWantTacos]

 

[Cody Webster]

What stupid parents. They should have their child taken away from them. They obviously aren't made out to be parents. They should face some charges as well. If they have the balls to sue the sue over their stupidity, I hope the judge laughs in their face

 

[67 others]

That would be fair if it was just one rickety fence that the kid hopped over, but apparently he took quite a journey to be able to fall into the enclosure. At least two fences he had to scale, all while mommy was completely oblivious.

I'm just saying it would be misplaced anger and blame, as the zoo should not be held responsible for the neglect of a parent or guardian.

Show me a source?
Everything I read said he slipped through 1 barrier and jumped in. That takes a split second of not having a deathgrip on their hand. Period

 

[Chris Hagen*]

Wow there's so much outrage over the gorilla being shot

Now Jack Hanna on news saying "They made the correct decision"

Jack Hanna, the director of the zoo and a shill for animal captivity, is defending the decision. How is that even news?

 

[Chris Hagen*]

I actually hope they sue the **** out of the zoo. Not because they deserve money or that it's 100% the zoo's fault, but it would be a huge blackmark against animal captivity and would force zoos nationwide to re-evaluate some things.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Show me a source?
Everything I read said he slipped through 1 barrier and jumped in. That takes a split second of not having a deathgrip on their hand. Period

http://hollywoodlife.com/2016/05/29/boy-falls-into-gorilla-habitat-cincinnati-zoo-shot-watch/

He managed to get past a fence, wires and bushes to get into the enclosure, but fell down a steep cliff, 10-12 feet into a moat at the bottom

I stand corrected. Fence, wires, shrubbery and a 10 to 12-foot moat.

Point taken.

Apparently the mom's decided to have her say as well.....

http://hollywoodlife.com/2016/05/30...illa-exhibit-accident-cincinnati-zoo-message/

So it seems "God" is the reason her son wasn't mauled by that massive gorilla, after your super-awesome parenting skills put him in danger. Not the response team, not the gorilla himself for maintaining relative calm throughout the situation, not the onlookers who tried to reassure the young child. Nope. "God" did it. Man do I feel bad for this kid.

 

[Chris Hagen*]

"Accidents happen."

From a purely scientific perspective, technology and our ability to influence nature will likely be our downfall as a species. No longer does the fit survive and evolve. Instead, we dilute the **** out of our gene pool with people who lack the intellect to have survived and procreated even a few hundred years ago.

 

[tarheelhockey]

"Accidents happen."

From a purely scientific perspective, technology and our ability to influence nature will likely be our downfall as a species. No longer does the fit survive and evolve. Instead, we dilute the **** out of our gene pool with people who lack the intellect to have survived and procreated even a few hundred years ago.

It's important not to let the gene pool be diluted by weaklings.

That's why we should have an aggressive no-tolerance policy toward animals who aren't smart and robust enough to survive around humans. Last thing we need is to protect them and let them breed, thus watering down the gene pool.

 

[aleshemsky83]

http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/29/us/cincinnati-zoo-gorilla-shot/

why do people do this?

Get a life

It reminds me of those damn loons that left lion king stuffed animals at the dentists office,

 

[Siamese Dream]

"Accidents happen."

From a purely scientific perspective, technology and our ability to influence nature will likely be our downfall as a species. No longer does the fit survive and evolve. Instead, we dilute the **** out of our gene pool with people who lack the intellect to have survived and procreated even a few hundred years ago.

Further proof that you are a disgusting human. Can anyone name some famous historical figures who had similar views? Anyone?

 

[67 others]

http://hollywoodlife.com/2016/05/29/boy-falls-into-gorilla-habitat-cincinnati-zoo-shot-watch/



I stand corrected. Fence, wires, shrubbery and a 10 to 12-foot moat.

Point taken.

Apparently the mom's decided to have her say as well.....

http://hollywoodlife.com/2016/05/30...illa-exhibit-accident-cincinnati-zoo-message/

So it seems "God" is the reason her son wasn't mauled by that massive gorilla, after your super-awesome parenting skills put him in danger. Not the response team, not the gorilla himself for maintaining relative calm throughout the situation, not the onlookers who tried to reassure the young child. Nope. "God" did it. Man do I feel bad for this kid.

Every source has a different take it seems. Some from the zoo making it sound impregnable if watching the kid and that the boy climbed the fence and got through multiple barriers, and some from the onlookers and anti zoo folks saying the boy crawled under 1 barrier and hopped in the moat.

That's modern news for us I guess. I want to see pictures of how the boy got in. It significantly changes my view depending on which side is telling the truth.

Maynard said the boy had apparently climbed over a 3ft steel fence, which has been in place for 38 years without being scaled, then pushed his way through bushes to the edge of the sunken ape habitat.

The boy then fell 15ft into the shallow moat.

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/30/gorilla-shot-cincinnati-zoo-child

She has been the subject of sharp criticism following the incident that saw zoo staff shoot dead Harambe who, according to new video footage, may have been protecting rather than threatening the child after he crawled through a barrier and fell into the gorilla's enclosure.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-emerges-father-lengthy-criminal-history.html

After the boy, who has not been identified, crawled through a public barrier at Gorilla World around 4 p.m., he fell about 10 to 12 feet into a moat,

http://abc7news.com/news/boy-rescue...gorilla-enclosure-at-cincinnati-zoo-/1361555/

 

[KaseMeOutside]

Meh, can't blame a kid that young for being curious. Clearly didn't know any better.

That's on the parents, again, for not enforcing boundaries, or rules like "stay next to me". Or, "don't climb on that railing because gorillas are dangerous", that sort of thing. Probably said, "hey, check out the gorillas", and then checked Facebook on their phone while the kid climbed up for a better look. Hard to see over that railing when you're four years old, y'know?

I guess this zoo didn't have a separate section with a viewing window, closer to the habitat?

Like that.

that gif really pisses me off

 

[KaseMeOutside]

http://hollywoodlife.com/2016/05/29/boy-falls-into-gorilla-habitat-cincinnati-zoo-shot-watch/



I stand corrected. Fence, wires, shrubbery and a 10 to 12-foot moat.

Point taken.

Apparently the mom's decided to have her say as well.....

http://hollywoodlife.com/2016/05/30...illa-exhibit-accident-cincinnati-zoo-message/

So it seems "God" is the reason her son wasn't mauled by that massive gorilla, after your super-awesome parenting skills put him in danger. Not the response team, not the gorilla himself for maintaining relative calm throughout the situation, not the onlookers who tried to reassure the young child. Nope. "God" did it. Man do I feel bad for this kid.

what a stupid *****

 

[Dr Pepper]

Every source has a different take it seems. Some from the zoo making it sound impregnable if watching the kid and that the boy climbed the fence and got through multiple barriers, and some from the onlookers and anti zoo folks saying the boy crawled under 1 barrier and hopped in the moat.

That's modern news for us I guess. I want to see pictures of how the boy got in. It significantly changes my view depending on which side is telling the truth.



http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/30/gorilla-shot-cincinnati-zoo-child


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-emerges-father-lengthy-criminal-history.html


http://abc7news.com/news/boy-rescue...gorilla-enclosure-at-cincinnati-zoo-/1361555/

I'm convinced that the gorilla was protecting the child as well. A lot of commotion going on, the child obviously petrified, and the fact that the kid's only injuries seem to be as a result of the fall. The gorilla was trying to shield the child from the onlookers, I think. Obviously it wasn't going to scale the wall a la King Kong and hand the child back, but there didn't appear to be any malicious intent.

But of course, then you read reports from inexperienced onlookers at the scene who claimed that the gorilla was "shaking the child violently", as if a fully grown male gorilla could do that without at the very least inflicting serious injury on a 4-year old.

what a stupid *****

Hey, "accidents happen". It's a good thing "God" was there to swoop in and prevent anything from happening to her kid, at the hands of that mean old gorilla.

 

[Bubba Thudd]

hey, I used that as an avatar here, at one time.

 

[Bubba Thudd]

I'm convinced that the gorilla was protecting the child as well. A lot of commotion going on, the child obviously petrified, and the fact that the kid's only injuries seem to be as a result of the fall. The gorilla was trying to shield the child from the onlookers, I think. Obviously it wasn't going to scale the wall a la King Kong and hand the child back, but there didn't appear to be any malicious intent.

But of course, then you read reports from inexperienced onlookers at the scene who claimed that the gorilla was "shaking the child violently", as if a fully grown male gorilla could do that without at the very least inflicting serious injury on a 4-year old.



Hey, "accidents happen". It's a good thing "God" was there to swoop in and prevent anything from happening to her kid, at the hands of that mean old gorilla.

That gorilla might very well have been trying to protect the boy. But human boys are more fragile than gorilla boys. After the way he was dragged through the water, it's entirely possible that he wouldn't have survived the gorilla's rescue attempts...

 

[DCDM]

But killing the animal to protect the child was still the best thing to do

Wrong. They could have tranquilized the animal. Not sure why death is the immediate first reaction.