[Former Proud Canadian]

The discoveries could be an indication that the brothers may have taunted the 350-pound Siberian tiger before it leapt from its grotto.

Plus all had previous contacts with the police. Plus they drove 50 miles on Christmas to visit the zoo. Did they get what they deserved?

[aroundabout]

If in fact they did provoke the animal then the saddest thing is the tiger that was shot and killed for doing what any animal would do and most people also would do. She did not deserve to die for acting like the animal she was.

I have absolutely no sympathy for the boy killed or the ones injured should the provoking of these animals be proved.

[muawiyah]

Doesn't matter ~ the purpose of the barriers is to keep the animals from the visitors and the visitors from the animals.

That the barriers did not work is the only important issue. Everything else in this case flows from that fact.

BTW, if there was a dumpster at the CAFE and the tiger went there first, there's a strong implicit suggestion that the tiger had done that before!

[Reaganesque]

Did they get what they deserved?

Y..E..S! These numbnuts deserve special consideration by the Darwin Awards.

Just a thought: might this have been gang related? Maybe an initiation kind of thing or just macho posturing to impress the rest of the gang?

[exnavy]

No, only one of them got what he deserved.