All they've talked about in terms of public reaction is the "growing outrage" over the gorilla's death, taking up the cause of the (Democratic) animal rights extremists.
So many people online have expressed other opinions. Yet the media doesn't mention AT ALL that public opinion online is sharply divided, and that many people are outraged by the animal rights extremists valuing the gorilla's life over a human being's.
This is nothing short of squelching public debate by silencing a large segment of the public, one of the main reasons why Trump has so much support.
If they had shot the kid the animal rights folks would be happy. Harambe is OK!
“animal rights extremists valuing the gorilla’s life over a human being’s.”
To them, the gorilla has equal value, if not more.
I’ve seen multiple social media posts by animal handlers, including giant ape handlers, pointing out that the shooting was unfortunate but still the right thing to do.
Especially the one by the ape handler that went step by step in pointing out that the silverback was really showing signs of extreme agitation to the shouting of the crowd and defensive hostility towards the child.
What’s the controversy? If the question is the 4 year old boy or the Gorilla that’s not really a question at all. It’s sad that it happened but tough decisions are made every day.This wasn’t really a tough decision when it came down to it. Would anyone rather see a video of a child’s skull getting crushed by a gorilla making the rounds? If there were another way I’m sure they would have done it but such is life.
To me the story is that the Zoo didn't have a more robust barrier so that the kid couldn't blunder in. In Denver the great ape viewing area is behind sealed glass, so that no one, child or adult, can get in.
I saw the video of the gorilla slinging that child through the water like a rag doll, the child is lucky to be alive.
The full unedited video is terrifying, the ape is clearly agitated and drags the kid like a rag doll TWICE. People should ask how a three year old can defeat the security fence which he was able to slip through in a few seconds. The security fence should always be able to stop a wandering child!
Reminds me of the alleged outrage over Cecil the Lion.
The outrage was manufactured and stirred up by the media. The media said there was outrage. Thus they reported the alleged outrage which overtook America and the world over that lion.
Later we learned how false the whole thing was. Allegedly Cecil was a beloved lion, a symbol of Zimbabwe wildlife and all that. Then we learned that people in Zimbabwe had never heard of Cecil, and couldn’t believe westerners were so concerned over that.
Can’t wait for the parents to sue the zoo. That’ll be entertaining.
My main question is why was the 4 year old child allowed to be there in the first place? Parenting of 101 was not in play at the time? You NEVER let a child that young wander off that way....!!!
I don’t know if drugging the ape would have helped, it had to be in a second decision, and I wasn’t there so can’t say what I would do, how many would?
What kind of question is that for a presidential candidate?
I don’t blame the Zoo personnel for doing what they thought was necessary, I blame the parent(s) of the child for not keeping him under watch at all times. They caused the incident with their irresponsibility and it resulted in the death of a majestic, endangered and innocent animal.........................
Much as I love gorillas and hate people (yep, that’s right), they had no choice but to kill the gorilla.
I mourn the loss of the gorilla, I feel very badly for the person who had to shoot him, I’m very happy that the innocent baby did not meet a horrible fate at the hands of the gorilla.
And I am so disgusted with the puke parents I could spit in their faces. Idiots.
Zoos really need to go out of their way to make sure that their animals are 100% protected against the people looking at them.
They need to design the enclosures in such a way that there is no possible way for anyone to get anywhere near them. It’s ridiculous that his happened.
But, once again, I am very glad that the baby is okay, because had this gone otherwise, it could have been a true horror.
Once the kid was in the Gorilla pen in the grips of the gorilla, what else could you do? You had to save the child.
Remember the woman that was blinded and had her face chewed off by a chimpanzee? This was a gorilla, larger and more powerful.
But it should never have gotten to that point. The parents should have watched their kid and the zoo should not have exhibits that kids can get into.
And here come the Monday morning quarterbacks to voice their opinions.
Liberals: “If but one gorilla can be saved I will gladly give up my own .... I mean someone else’s life!”
Trump is right.
There was no choice. The little boy’s life was in danger.
It’s very sad that the gorilla had to die.
Although I know every parent could and have taken their eyes off of their children for even a split second, I still blame the parent in charge. What if they had been visiting the Grand Canyon and the kid and slipped over the edge? It could have been a worse tragedy, with a gorilla AND child dead.