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In reply to the discussion: PARENTS are responsible for the safety of their children. [View all]rusty fender
(3,428 posts)75. plus 1000!
Like Jeff Corwin wrote: zoos are not your babysitters!
The deflection of blame is thick here
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Please explain to me how this kid would have entered the exhibit with a parent watching?
Coventina
May 2016
#18
the outer world will never be bubble-wrapped for the convenience of parents. eos.
magical thyme
May 2016
#38
Mothers & fathers. It's my understanding that in this instance the father was not there. n/t
Coventina
May 2016
#68
IKR? It seems like everyone else is supposed to take responsibility, because...."stuff happens"
Coventina
May 2016
#76
The woman ignored her kid when he said he was going to play with the gorillas.
Coventina
Jun 2016
#133
And it occurs to me that if a four year old can get INTO an enclosure so easily,
thucythucy
May 2016
#82
Hence, the very nature of seat belts simply coddles and enables bad parenting.
LanternWaste
May 2016
#23
What are you talking about? We had child car seats and seat belts growing up!
Coventina
May 2016
#24
As I posted down thread, yes, establishments have to have some safety measures.
Coventina
May 2016
#17
a reasonable prudent person could foresee that no one adult can control 4 small children
magical thyme
May 2016
#41
if you have 4 small children and can't afford a babysitter, then you can't afford to go to the zoo.
magical thyme
Jun 2016
#126
the world is a dangerous place. parking lots are dangerous, busway and subway stops are dangerous
magical thyme
Jun 2016
#125
she works for a daycare?!?!?!!!!! jeez, now there's a daycare I'd remove my child from in a
magical thyme
May 2016
#94
A reasonably prudent person would expect the mother to be watching her young so the little
jtuck004
May 2016
#42
I think accidents happen and no one is perfect. And I hope you are never a parent...
moriah
May 2016
#53
As opposed to people who feed children to gorillas via thier negligence, or people
jtuck004
May 2016
#98
Yup, that would have been my cue to say, "let's go see the giraffes",
winter is coming
Jun 2016
#141
Parents do have the primary responsibility, but the society they live in should help
karynnj
May 2016
#31
Exactly. If it was difficult for the mother to control four kids at the zoo, she shouldn't have
valerief
May 2016
#39
Okay, and when you have a child and fuck up for five minutes, accept your crucifixion.
moriah
May 2016
#45
If a child ever were to die / be seriously injured in my care, because I was "distracted" so be it.
Coventina
May 2016
#70
I can't speak for this zoo in particular, as I've never been, but every zoo I have been to
Coventina
May 2016
#74
Yes. The thing that is sickening to me, though, is that no one seems to understand that...
moriah
May 2016
#83
People are crucifying the mother because an innocent, endangered creature was sacrificed due to her
Coventina
May 2016
#85
I didn't intend to anger you, but you did post the story, I assumed for my comment.
Coventina
Jun 2016
#115
I thought I made the circumstances pretty clear on those points in the first post.
moriah
Jun 2016
#118
Just because somebody was responsible doesn't mean they were ill-intentioned.
Coventina
Jun 2016
#132
she didn't fuck up for 5 minutes. she fucked up when she chose to take 4 kids to a busy, high
magical thyme
May 2016
#96
Blame serves to comfort us into thinking it would never happen to us. We're wrong.
nolabear
May 2016
#67