Gorilla killing: 3-year-old boy's mother won't be charged

[Neverdul]

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/06/us/harambe-gorilla-death-investigation/index.html


And:

http://www.wkyc.com/news/local/ohio/prosecutor-charges-cincinnati-zoo-gorilla-harambe-incident/234131174

"If you don't believe a 3-year-old can scamper away so quickly, you've never had kids," Deters said.

Deters said that witnesses said the mother was attentive to her children and merely turned her back for a matter of seconds. The mother had an adult friend with her, but the father was not present zoo that day, "I don't know about you all, but I might have been dead that day. Because I would have gone in there," Deters said.

Deters also said the zoo will not be charged.

"I don't know what the charge would be," he said. "I can't imagine any charges against them."

Good!

I watched the presser.

He said (paraphrasing) “We have to remember that this was an animal and human life is always more important.” He also said (again paraphrasing from memory) “If the mother had been off in a bathroom somewhere smoking crack and not paying any attention to her children, leaving then unattended, then that would be something completely different, but that wasn’t the case here.”

Common sense wins for a change. 

[Wingnut]

When apes have assumed the role of the dominant species and humans are mute creatures wearing animal skins... then they can shoot the human!

[Just_Victor]

Leftist conniption starting in 5, 4, 3, 2, ....

[libertyandfreedom]

This was the right result.  Terrible accidents happen every day. 

[Neverdul]

Here is a video of part of press conference that I watched live yesterday.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuzvRi2fD5k

[Ms. AntiFeminazi]

I don't believe there should be formal charges against either the mom or the zoo, but I don't think this is a situation with no fault on both sides.  One of the early articles I read was that the mom had 6 children with her and was having a hard time keeping them all in line.  I also read that the 3-4 year old had just thrown a challenge at her telling her he was going to climb down there.  I understand kids can move before you can blink and these things can happen, BUT the mother needs to somehow be made to acknowledge that she didn't make the smart choice by taking too many children at once.  No one person can handle 6 children like that.  I don't know what the response should be, maybe even something as a simple note saying, "I was being irresponsible by agreeing to take too many children into my care at once."  SOMETHING.

I also don't think the zoo should be charged, but again, they are not at no fault.  Their barriers were inadequate.  At the very least they should be fined the cost of installing fail proof separators from the public and gorillas and perhaps throughout the zoo. 

I was sad and happy at the same time to see that in the middle of the crisis, the right call was made.  Humans are ALWAYS more valuable than animals no matter how regal an animal may be.

[chae]

The mother runs a day care center.  She ought to have an idea of how many kids she can manage and have appropriate staff/assistance if she takes them to a public place.  What if a pedophile at the zoo had absconded with the kid while she was distracted?

[bob434]

When apes have assumed the role of the dominant species and humans are mute creatures wearing animal skins... then they can shoot the human!

Damn dirty apes

[raml]

The woman weights a ton she should have known she couldn't handle one running away from her much less six kids.

[Just_Victor]

The mother runs a day care center.  She ought to have an idea of how many kids she can manage and have appropriate staff/assistance if she takes them to a public place.  What if a pedophile at the zoo had absconded with the kid while she was distracted?

The same outcome as with the gorilla would seem appropriate.