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In reply to the discussion: Gorilla killed after 3-year-old falls into enclosure at Cincinnati Zoo [View all]mainer
(12,037 posts)64. Arrgh. The mother thanks "the Lord" for keeping her kid safe.
Where was "the Lord" when the kid fell into the moat?
The boy's family said they understood that killing Harambe was a "very difficult decision for them, and that they are grieving the loss of their gorilla."
"We are so thankful to the Lord that our child is safe," they said. "He is home and doing just fine. We extend our heartfelt thanks for the quick action by the Cincinnati Zoo staff."
"We are so thankful to the Lord that our child is safe," they said. "He is home and doing just fine. We extend our heartfelt thanks for the quick action by the Cincinnati Zoo staff."
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Gorilla killed after 3-year-old falls into enclosure at Cincinnati Zoo [View all]
mahatmakanejeeves
May 2016
OP
I agree. Where in the hell were the parents? In a zoo? Hold your damn kids hand you idiots.
YOHABLO
May 2016
#35
His parents had to be ignoring him and neglecting his well being for a pretty long time
tblue37
May 2016
#38
Likely someone filmed at least some part of the ten minutes the gorilla was
No Vested Interest
May 2016
#19
I think they had to shoot him. The male Gorilla had the kid for about 10 minutes & was agitated.
Sunlei
May 2016
#24
In this video it looks like the Gorilla is going to drown the boy if he doesn't rip his limbs off.
braddy
May 2016
#76
That animal's entire world was contained in that small area. That was everything it had, everything.
Judi Lynn
May 2016
#29
You would never want to use a weak assault rifle, you want a powerful rifle, a hunting rifle.
braddy
May 2016
#52
the video shows this is true - gorilla actually propped up child to get him out of water
wordpix
May 2016
#69
I saw first hand that you can calm a gorilla in a wild jungle. Surely a zoo keeper can calm
Glimmer of Hope
May 2016
#56
Almost no Western lowland gorillas left...and teeming billions of humans.
Lizzie Poppet
May 2016
#53
Just what I was going to post when I read that - right down to the 'arrgh'.
muriel_volestrangler
May 2016
#73
"I'll bet the Cincinnati Zoo has plans in place to handle these incidents."
mahatmakanejeeves
May 2016
#79
When a toddler fell into a zoo enclosure 20 years ago, he was saved — by a gorilla
mahatmakanejeeves
Jun 2016
#86