Video: Child falls into gorilla enclosure at Cincinnati zoo - Gorilla shot dead

[Solidus1]

The Cincinnati Zoo shot and killed a western lowland gorilla on Saturday after a 4-year-old boy slipped into the animal's enclosure, a zoo official said at a news conference.

Harambe, a 17-year-old, 400-pound gorilla, carried the boy around its habitat for about 10 minutes in what the zoo's dangerous animal response team considered a life-threatening situation, Cincinnati Zoo Director Thane Maynard said at a press briefing.
After the gorilla was shot with a rifle, the child was taken to Cincinnati Children's Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, CNN affiliate WKRC reported.
Maynard said it appeared the boy went under the rail, through wires and over the moat wall.

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Madness.

 

[Swift]

Gorillas are so chill, sucks it had to die :'(

There's petitions to take the child away from his mother lol.

 

[Legit Boss]

The real people to blame for the death of the Gorilla in Cincinnati Zoo are not the parents of the child

The people to blame are those responsible for poaching, those responsible for civil war, and those responsible for habitat destruction

Humanity rarely exists in many of us these days, and if we're not destroying each other, then we're destroying nature and everything around us

So let's raise a glass to Harambe, and remember that the animal should never be in a position where he is held captive against his will, because of all the aforementioned

 

[Danielson]

Ohio doesn't give a fuck if your feelings are hurt

 

[Roadster]

Parents were stupid, but they made a mistake and had no real control over the situation. The zoo overreacted; better to tranquilize the Gorilla and bring the kid back.

 

[Pop Tatari]

First thing I thought when I saw this on the news was tranquillise it, parents fucked up but it was a mistake we are all capable of that and does not warrant the death threats they have received.

 

[Swift]

Parents were stupid, but they made a mistake and had no real control over the situation. The zoo overreacted; better to tranquilize the Gorilla and bring the kid back.

It would take a while for the gorilla to pass out. It'd most likely go ape shit once it was shot by the dart or what have you. The mom is likely a blueberry but I think most of the blame should go to the Zoo. If a kid can just fall into the gorilla's enclosure like that, then it probably means the security isn't that great.

 

[Roadster]

It would take a while for the gorilla to pass out. It'd most likely go ape shit once it was shot by the dart or what have you. The mom is likely a blueberry but I think most of the blame should go to the Zoo. If a kid can just fall into the gorilla's enclosure like that, then it probably means the security isn't that great.

There's a range of different options. Both to sedate the gorilla or to get the kid out. They could've sent a trainer in, since the gorilla was chill and calm. Plenty of options.

 

[Swift]

That said, I'd still have no problem with taking out the mom though. Humans are pretty shitty and there's way too many of us. Gorillas on the other hand are pretty fucking cool.

 

[Swift]

There's a range of different options. Both to sedate the gorilla or to get the kid out. They could've sent a trainer in, since the gorilla was chill and calm. Plenty of options.

I really don't think it's that easy. And there was a video showing the gorilla dragging the kid around like a rag doll (lol). These fuckers are extremely powerful, a gorilla being "gentle" would still break a person in half. Especially a 4 year old child.
I fucking love animals and this breaks my little black heart, but all things considered, I don't think there was much else they could do if they wanted to save the kid.

 

[Roadster]

Blue kid < cool ass gorilla

 

[Black Wizard]

I wish they hadn't shot and killed the gorilla. A lot of the blame should go on the parent, these things do happen but there's a lot smaller of a chance if you actually watch your damn kids.

It's heartbreaking that they shot it. I don't like zoos in the first place, I went to one twice when I was little and I've never wanted to go back. I've never liked seeing the animals obviously so unhappy in captivity, never getting to live a full life like they would in the wild.

 

[CM Punk]

 

[Roadster]

Saw that. lol'd

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

Gorilla did nothing wrong. That's fucked up