Posted on May 29, 2016
How do you feel about the Cincinnati Zoo shooting the Gorilla after the child fell into it's enclosure?
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Like to have seen the Gorilla Tranquilized, Child rescued, Parents locked up do to Child Neglect.. the Child is supposed to be safe, and cared for.. what was the issue.. were the parents on a Cell-Phone, or playing kissy face in public.. If guilty of neglect.. Lock them up.. YOU want Children ?... LOVE THEM, its YOUR fault they are here !!!
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Maj John Bell
There was another posting where a zoo spokesman explained the decision. The tranquilizing agent is not instantaneous and could leave the child in the hands of a still dangerous animal for several minutes. Additionally, many animals have an immediate instinctive violent reaction when darted. The gorilla might have dropped the child without additional harm or just have easily killed the child in that instant.
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SN Greg Wright
Yep, your heart is in the right place, but the Major's right: the tranq was bigger risk than they could justify. Gnash your teeth all you want at the parents, though. I'm right there with you.
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Maj John Bell
SN Greg Wright - I wish I could claim I was right. I just retold what the spokesman said. My first response was "why didn't they dart him?".
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PO3 Michael James
Maj John Bell - Yes, Sir, Reading your comment, I now realize that it would take longer to tranquilize.. However, I still wonder what is with these so called parents !! Thank you, With respect..
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The zoo did the only thing they could do - full-grown male gorillas can rip a grown man's arm out of it's socket. No, the real crime here is the boy's parents, who should be criminally charged, and held financially accountable.
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A child's life was in danger. Anything less may not have ended that danger.
The right thing. Unfortunate, but right. Now, if the child was playing second fiddle to a smart phone or the parents were otherwise inattentive they should be arrested.
The right thing. Unfortunate, but right. Now, if the child was playing second fiddle to a smart phone or the parents were otherwise inattentive they should be arrested.
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I seen the video gorilla was protecting the kid parents should be shot for not paying attention cause from what I read that kid had to put alot of effort into getting in to the enclosure
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The Cincinnati Zoo did the right thing. The boy's parent should be charged!
http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/29/us/cincinnati-zoo-gorilla-shot/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/29/us/cincinnati-zoo-gorilla-shot/index.html
Critics blame parents, Cincinnati Zoo for gorilla's death
The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden offered a contrite explanation for why a 17-year-old gorilla was shot to death Saturday. Many are not buying it.
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Sad, Disappointed. Unfortunately I don't think the Zoo had any other viable choice.
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SN Greg Wright
They didn't. Most people don't think about it, but those animals are strong enough to rip limbs from your torso. Pissed at the parents, though.
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Zoo did the right thing. I heard the gorilla was carrying the boy around its "cage." Wow. That was a close call!
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I seen the video gorilla was protecting the kid. Parents should be shot for not paying attention
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I worked in the zoo and aquarium industry for 20 years after leaving the military. Seeing parents lift their children above barriers so that they can see better is a daily occurrence. Can't remember how many times a child was bitten by a gar in a tank that was at least 2 feet taller than the child. We actually had to investigate these incidents and invariably the parent was holding the child and allowing him/her to put their hands in the water. Can't help but suppose that this is the case here. The Association of Zoos and Aquariums has specific standards for barriers that separate guests from animals in exhibits. There is no way that any barrier lower than the height of a 3 year old would meet AZA standards, so the child must have been raised above this barrier somehow. The parents were negligent in some way for this incident to have happened, period. It's a shame that the gorilla had to be shot, but the whole incident could have been avoided if the parents had been more responsible. Once the child was in contact with the gorilla, the staff did the best thing for the safety of the child.
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I seen the video gorilla was protecting the kid parents should be shot for not paying attention cause from what I read that kid had to put alot of effort into getting in to the enclosure
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Gorilla drags boy through moat in Cincinnati zoo - BBC News
Zoo officials have shot dead a gorilla after a four-year-old boy fell into its enclosure in the US city of Cincinnati.
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I seen the video gorilla was protecting the kid parents should be shot for not paying attention cause from what I read that kid had to put alot of effort into getting in to the enclosure
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