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laundry_queen

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5. On TV they said

Sun May 29, 2016, 05:19 PM

May 2016

they considered tranquilizing him, but he was keeping the boy really close to him, and tranquilizers take a few seconds to take effect, and when they are hit with the dart it hurts, so it would agitate him further. So with the boy so close by, a very agitated, hurt, possibly disoriented gorilla could've been even more of a danger to the child. If you watch the video, he was already whipping around the boy like he was a rag doll.

And I agree with your second sentence. I don't take my kids to the zoo. I disagree with them.

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Tribute to gorilla. Fury at parents expressed online [View all] Liberal_in_LA May 2016 OP

They should throw the parents in MFM008 May 2016 #1

How does a child even get in?? laundry_queen May 2016 #4

In the only video I found, Ms. Toad May 2016 #11

Well there is more video laundry_queen May 2016 #12

Thanks. Ms. Toad May 2016 #13

They said that was too risky since the child was already in hand and reactions could not be certain. braddy May 2016 #6

Too quick to kill. Downwinder May 2016 #2

My thoughts exactly malaise May 2016 #3

On TV they said laundry_queen May 2016 #5

I saw a clip a few minutes ago malaise May 2016 #7

Take a trip to a factory farm some day oberliner May 2016 #9

That is a good point. Even just falling on the boy could have injured or killed him. liberal_at_heart May 2016 #10

Tranquilizer darts don't work like the boob tube and movies make them seem. X_Digger May 2016 #14

I wonder if all those people are vegetarians oberliner May 2016 #8

So are vegetarians. flvegan May 2016 #15