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Fox News is talking about it now.
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I am still unable to figure out why no adult went over that fence to try to get to the boy before he fell. He was seen, and some adults were calling him to come back but no one went in after him. Why not? If the fence was so easy for an adult to scale, why did not one try to intervene? Apparently it all happened very fast and maybe they would not have caught him in time but it sounds like no one tried.
When a child tells you he's going to do something and there is a risk he could have an encounter with a dangerous animal- you act, you pull him away from the rails, from the area, maybe even leave the zoo. You don't wait around to find out if he can circumvent the zoo's enclosures!I'm sure the mother never thought for a second her child could actually get into an animal enclosure. Anyone would think she lowered the boy in there, then took a selfie of herself with the boy and gorilla in the background and posted it on her wall, the way people are carrying on.
I have heard in the media that zoos are looking at their enclosures.
Another good thing, though, might be that parents are telling their kids not to climb in with the gorillas.
When a child tells you he's going to do something and there is a risk he could have an encounter with a dangerous animal- you act, you pull him away from the rails, from the area, maybe even leave the zoo. You don't wait around to find out if he can circumvent the zoo's enclosures!
When a child tells you he's going to do something and there is a risk he could have an encounter with a dangerous animal- you act, you pull him away from the rails, from the area, maybe even leave the zoo. You don't wait around to find out if he can circumvent the zoo's enclosures!
Thanks to all for the links, pictures and opinions. From everything I have read, this was a tragic accident that ended the life of a beautiful endangered gorilla and a 4 yo child was saved from potential harm. Hindsight is 20/20 and it is easy for me to say that the mother should have kept a more watchful eye on her son and blame her. Then it is easy to blame the Zoo for not having 20 foot barbed wire fences or whatever in order to keep people out of the enclosure.
I think every parent has experienced a "moment" with their children. I live in a "glass house", so no stones from me. Hopefully, this tragedy will serve as a reminder to parents to be more vigilant and expose what can happen in a split second. Hopefully, Zoos will look at enclosures with a fresh set of eyes. IMO
Zuri, that's just it. This was no "accident". The kid didn't fall, he announced his intentions and the mother didn't stop him beyond yelling "No, no". She turned her attention to her phone/other kids. She didn't watch him!!! Harambe shouldn't have died because she didn't bother to control her bratty kid!
I'm sure she wishes she had, but at the time didn't think that was possible, she told him no, perhaps she expected obedience. According to witnesses she had him put her hand in her back pocket while she took a photo to maintain contact. Kids can get away in a nanosecond, we all think we'd do the perfect thing and are better than people who have bad things happen, but perhaps we've just been fortunate and should be less judgmental.
I'm sure she wishes she had, but at the time didn't think that was possible, she told him no, perhaps she expected obedience. According to witnesses she had him put her hand in her back pocket while she took a photo to maintain contact. Kids can get away in a nanosecond, we all think we'd do the perfect thing and are better than people who have bad things happen, but perhaps we've just been fortunate and should be less judgmental.
Other witnesses claim the mother was on Facebook on her phone/taking pictures/occupied with the baby in her arms and her other little kids. Where was the father when all this was going on???The woman who took the video was just on CNN, and she said the mother had been watching her children. The mother was with another woman with a small child, and they were getting the children together to leave the exhibit when the boy slipped away very quickly.
A week ago, if any of us were asked if a small child could get through a zoo barrier into an exhibit with a wild animal, I suspect we all would have thought it impossible. I suspect we all would have been sure the design of the barrier would have been designed to prevent such a thing, for the public safety as well as liability reasons.
If one of my sons at that age said he wanted to swim with the gorilla, I'm sure I would have laughed and said something along the lines of "you think that would be fun?", never dreaming that, even if he tried, it would be possible for him to get through the barrier.
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I think everyone is missing my point on this issue. In situations like this, someone usually tries to help. That may or may not be a wise decision but someone will always try to help a kid in harm's way if at all possible. In this situation, no one did, apparently. I am wondering why not. There may be a very good reason why not but if the barrier was practically nonexistent as is being posted here, how is it that every adult in the area was thwarted from jumping over it?
Other witnesses claim the mother was on Facebook on her phone/taking pictures/occupied with the baby in her arms and her other little kids. Where was the father when all this was going on???
Perhaps it has. I can't recall a similar instance offhand, and I follow news. Most people don't follow news closely, and would likewise be unaware of the possibility. I am very surprised that the barriers are not specifically designed to prevent the public (at least children) from accessing the exhibit.Considering it has happened before (and more than once) why exactly would we think that impossible? I certainly didn't.
Zuri, that's just it. This was no "accident". The kid didn't fall, he announced his intentions and the mother didn't stop him beyond yelling "No, no". She turned her attention to her phone/other kids. She didn't watch him!!! Harambe shouldn't have died because she didn't bother to control her bratty kid!
Perhaps it has. I can't recall a similar instance offhand, and I follow news. Most people don't follow news closely, and would likewise be unaware of the possibility. I am very surprised that the barriers are not specifically designed to prevent the public (at least children) from accessing the exhibit.
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