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One_Life_To_Give

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17. Did people understand their role though?

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #15)

Tue May 31, 2016, 04:21 PM

May 2016

The rail didn't keep the child out of the hazard. However I am not sure we all recognize our own role in responding to the situation once the rail had been crossed. At that point there was nothing between the child and the edge except for a time delay. I contend the function of the bushes was to give adults time enough to react to a child on the other side of the rail.

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Should the Cincinnati Zoo fix the Gorilla Enclosure to prevent access from Zoo guests? [View all] trumad May 2016 OP

So. Much. Beer. Dr Hobbitstein May 2016 #1

They should install ladders so gorillas can safely return fallen toddlers. Bucky May 2016 #2

LOL trumad May 2016 #6

Works for me. Where do I donate to the banana fund? yardwork May 2016 #11

Bananas?! Bucky May 2016 #18

Gorillas dont impress me. Now Monkeys are what the cool kids are into. GOLGO 13 May 2016 #3

Define Prevent Access One_Life_To_Give May 2016 #4

I'm just saying fix the hole. trumad May 2016 #7

What hole is this? One_Life_To_Give May 2016 #9

Ok...the passage way through the barrier. trumad May 2016 #12

See the drawing--it was a 3 foot barrier--not high enough for an energetic 4 yo male. mnhtnbb May 2016 #13

Couldn't find a reference to using Bushes as a Railing One_Life_To_Give May 2016 #14

The roots of the bushes would also have helped keep the soil stable. n/t pnwmom May 2016 #16

And a couple of reports said he slipped UNDER the rail. What we do know pnwmom May 2016 #15

Did people understand their role though? One_Life_To_Give May 2016 #17

Pass discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #5

Yes (nt) bigwillq May 2016 #8

Plexiglass, 6 ft high. n/t Gormy Cuss May 2016 #10