Posted on May 29, 2016
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PO3 Michael James
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Like to have seen the Gorilla Tranquilized, Child rescued, Parents locked up do to Child Neglect.. the Child is supposed to be safe, and cared for.. what was the issue.. were the parents on a Cell-Phone, or playing kissy face in public.. If guilty of neglect.. Lock them up.. YOU want Children ?... LOVE THEM, its YOUR fault they are here !!!
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Maj John Bell
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There was another posting where a zoo spokesman explained the decision. The tranquilizing agent is not instantaneous and could leave the child in the hands of a still dangerous animal for several minutes. Additionally, many animals have an immediate instinctive violent reaction when darted. The gorilla might have dropped the child without additional harm or just have easily killed the child in that instant.
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SN Greg Wright
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Yep, your heart is in the right place, but the Major's right: the tranq was bigger risk than they could justify. Gnash your teeth all you want at the parents, though. I'm right there with you.
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Maj John Bell
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SN Greg Wright - I wish I could claim I was right. I just retold what the spokesman said. My first response was "why didn't they dart him?".
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PO3 Michael James
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Maj John Bell - Yes, Sir, Reading your comment, I now realize that it would take longer to tranquilize.. However, I still wonder what is with these so called parents !! Thank you, With respect..
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SN Greg Wright
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The zoo did the only thing they could do - full-grown male gorillas can rip a grown man's arm out of it's socket. No, the real crime here is the boy's parents, who should be criminally charged, and held financially accountable.
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A child's life was in danger. Anything less may not have ended that danger.

The right thing. Unfortunate, but right. Now, if the child was playing second fiddle to a smart phone or the parents were otherwise inattentive they should be arrested.
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I seen the video gorilla was protecting the kid parents should be shot for not paying attention cause from what I read that kid had to put alot of effort into getting in to the enclosure
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