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In reply to the discussion: Shaun King: Racism has found its way into the Cincinnati Zoo saga [View all]skamaria
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I can manage to "value the life of a child more than the life of an animal"...
NaturalHigh
Jun 2016
#168
Do you have a child? From your comments, I suspect you just play a parent on the internet.
1StrongBlackMan
Jun 2016
#144
Your kid(s) never did anything stupid? You're special and should be rich!
1StrongBlackMan
Jun 2016
#159
Funny ... I never faced that gorilla habitat problem, and I doubt you have, either ...
1StrongBlackMan
Jun 2016
#173
You are fortunate, or full of shit ... Kids are always doing ill-advised/dangerous stuff ...
1StrongBlackMan
Jun 2016
#182
A 4 year old has a different understanding of stupid, neither of which include ...
1StrongBlackMan
Jun 2016
#187
Allowing your child opportunity to climb into a zoo enclosure is akin to a locked box or a open box?
AtheistCrusader
Jun 2016
#225
The Cincinnati Zoo is responsible for public safety around their animals.
Zen Democrat
Jun 2016
#192
Wow that is just sick. I think this country is going out of its mind. I mean in my
doc03
Jun 2016
#212
Thank you. I was just about to post this. Shaun has a series on twitter, also.
Luminous Animal
May 2016
#5
Um, have to disagree on the San Fran tiger case. Plenty was written about the previous criminal
Coventina
May 2016
#7
I 100% blame the "victims" in that case. They broke into a closed zoo, drank themselves silly, and
Coventina
May 2016
#9
I was asking because the other poster mentioned that the tiger hated people.
Coventina
Jun 2016
#136
And those creeps had the nerve to sue for their injuries, when they KILLED their friend.
Coventina
May 2016
#20
I sure as hell am blaming the creepy cowards who intentionally pissed off a tiger they thought
Coventina
Jun 2016
#143
You stated because of SHOPLIFTING. I don't think people should be killed by tigers for shoplifting.
Coventina
Jun 2016
#146
Oh please spare me. They were throwing rocks at her, while drunk and high, and the zoo was closed.
Coventina
Jun 2016
#151
I've already outlined why I feel as I do. They purposely stayed behind after closing time to
Coventina
Jun 2016
#158
I invented nothing. The title of your article states the tiger was provoked.
Coventina
Jun 2016
#184
I'm very glad to know that I'm not alone in remembering and honoring Tatiana.
Coventina
Jun 2016
#235
well, I know a lot of people were upset cause of how few of those gorillas are left
Fast Walker 52
May 2016
#52
On the other hand, in an officer involved shooting, the victim's race IS important to know
JimDandy
May 2016
#13
She was taking care of her crying daughter. But, you know, that's just like a fucking phone.
ieoeja
Jun 2016
#188
It's completely irrelevant because the father wasn't present. And it's further irrelevant
pnwmom
Jun 2016
#215
fair enough, but I'm not sure how that negates any of the points made in the column
Fast Walker 52
Jun 2016
#85
Why did they look into the father's criminal history when he wasn't even at the zoo?
gollygee
Jun 2016
#103
what that columnist did was absolutely despicable. and thank you for that horrific list of
niyad
May 2016
#51
I can understand a child doing something so silly. hope nothing happened to the giraffe.
niyad
Jun 2016
#120
Oh, Keeerist! You can go to the well with that one once too often you know.
Peregrine Took
May 2016
#57
Yes, it is quite a bit less of a differentiation than I had previously thought.
AtheistCrusader
Jun 2016
#236
This family was hated for getting the animal killed before anyone knew their race
Democat
Jun 2016
#99
This is talking about the newspaper looking into the father's criminal history
gollygee
Jun 2016
#101
King is complaing about all the other incidents where the parents weren't treated this way.
hughee99
Jun 2016
#108
King is a joke of a 'journalist' who has crafted his brief career from racial sophistry.
Bonx
Jun 2016
#115
I 100% agree with Shaun King. What I do NOT get is why you were compelled to interject ...
ebayfool
Jun 2016
#193
The racist material/focus/story narrative cited in the New York Daily News was published by the Dail
AtheistCrusader
Jun 2016
#224
And you clearly do not understand who the author of the racist turn of narrative is.
AtheistCrusader
Jun 2016
#234
How the is it relevant that this dude endorsed Bernie? What does that have to do...
ChisolmTrailDem
Jun 2016
#222