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AmericanAli on 30 May 2016
KLAMarine said:
AmericanAli said:

What would you do if, god forbid, that would be your kid?
I know that i would not take the chances.

I would have told my kid to relax and I would expect the zoo staff to get the tranquilizers ready.

Most of all though I would be keeping a close eye on my kid. This sort of thing would have never happened to my kid I guarantee you.

Those parents were humans just like you and me and human errors can happen.



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Lawlight on 30 May 2016
Birimbau said:
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SJWs or, as one might call them, racist.



Lawlight on 30 May 2016

Also, parents should use the leash for kids that run away.



Jranation on 30 May 2016
Birimbau said:
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This is awesome! Thanks for sharing! 



Pocky Lover Boy! 

Mike321 on 30 May 2016
AmericanAli said:
All of a sudden everyone is a animal activist but i can assure you that everyone of these people would think/act diffrently if that would be their 4 year old child down there. What a hypocritical society.

Unfortunately the zoo's authorities were put in a difficult possition, they did what they thought was right and it's hard to judge them. Ultimately, the person that deserves to be blame is the mother because this could have been avoided if she just took care of her child, literally the most basic job of every parent.



                                                                                     

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REDZONE on 30 May 2016
Ka-pi96 said:
REDZONE said:

So you're telling me the kid should of died or let the the animal do what it wants?We are the superior species and yes we decide the future of everything on the planet,that is how it is.A kid was in danger and a decision  sad but right one was made.

Saying something doesn't make it true...

OK.Then who is.



crissindahouse on 30 May 2016
Birimbau said:
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Twitter never disappoints if you want to read a lot of bullhit. And that counts for every single news people talk about on Twitter. 



Birimbau on 30 May 2016
crissindahouse said:
Birimbau said:
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Twitter never disappoints if you want to read a lot of bullhit. And that counts for every single news people talk about on Twitter. 

Thanks I never ever got in twitter and I will keep distance from creating a tweet acc and I don't even have facebook.



Swordmasterman on 30 May 2016

They should have throwed a Banana instead.



Brii on 30 May 2016

The mother was negligent, yes, but I hesitate to be so quick to judge. I remember when I was a kid, I was allowed to explore the wooded area behind my house, walk all the way down to the local gas station, and play at the park, all without adult supervision. And I got hurt. A lot. Hell, I almost drown once playing in a small creek that had a sudden drop into deep water. My sister and I never said a word to my parents. It happens, and I learned lessons as a result.

Parents these days face a no-win situation. Either you're judged for coddling your kids too much as a helicopter parent, or you give them some autonomy and are considered a shitty negligent parent. It's unfortunate that it happened at a zoo and resulted in the animal's death, but horrible freak accidents do happen. Was it due to negligence? Yes. But lapses in judgement happen to all of us. Most just don't result in a child falling into a gorilla habitat.