BREAKING...400 Pound Gorilla Killed after Mandhandling Child!!

[davenmandy]

They should of called in Bill Cosby to sedate it (no harmful intentions, it may have actually happened)

A high glass window should be fixed around the enclosure for everyones safety and pleasure of viewing.

Secondly letting a child wander off at a zoo wouldnt really qualify you to sue if the kid clambered over the rail, if you were there then it most likely wouldnt have happened.

Third to the animal rights groups, zoos are not corporate enterprises (to my understanding) and lots of money goes into housing, entertaining, breeding and feeding the animals. Also a human life is more valuable to the state than a gorilla, and there was simply no time for tranqing the ape due to the fact that it was gettjng agitated , defensive and a sharp prick might just really tick it off and having a dead gorilla and child would really hurt the zoos reputation, and lawsuits means less money for ensuring the animals have a comfortable life.

That is just my 2c on the arguement. It is sad yes and many parties can be blamed but more importantly it must be avoided in future

I think you are incorrect about your second point, you wouldn't believe what liability case law will allow suits for. Allurement or attractive nuisance come to mind, which is basically the principle that if there is something attractive to children on the property that is meant not to be trespassed on, it is the job of the property owner to make sure the property is safe as children cannot be blamed for their curiosity of something that is intriguing. I think the mother will owe some contributory negligence though, however that will literally be a % deducted off the settlement, which I believe is max 25% in Canada.

Otherwise I agree with you, other than the fact that they may be a corporate enterprise, that I don't know for sure, wouldn't really blame them if they were, everyone gotta make a buck.

 

[ehh]

Last heard the mom was telling people who were trying to donate her money to donate it to the zoo. I don't see her suing the zoo.

I also heard that local authorities were still debating on arresting the mom or not lol.

 

[krichardson]

Why are people offering to donate money to the woman?

 

[ehh]

Why are people offering to donate money to the woman?

I don't know. I'm just echoing what I heard on the news a few days ago.

 

[krichardson]

I don't know. I'm just echoing what I heard on the news a few days ago.

LOL,yeah I know you don't and wasn't expecting an answer from you.My post was more of a rhetorical question as the mother certainly did not lose anything that needs to be paid for....kudos to her for suggesting that any offered money go to the zoo for their loss.

 

[davenmandy]

Last heard the mom was telling people who were trying to donate her money to donate it to the zoo. I don't see her suing the zoo.

I also heard that local authorities were still debating on arresting the mom or not lol.

They released today they aren't pressing charges.

Why are people offering to donate money to the woman?

Probably the same sort of damages she would be awarded in a suit. Pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of competitive advantage, psychological trauma for both mom and child as well as all extended family, kid will now grow up to be on SA and never be able to hold a job because of the gorilla (don't you dare say it's due to parenting, it was the gorilla), never get invited to prom because of it, etc. Etc.

 

[krichardson]

Probably the same sort of damages she would be awarded in a suit. Pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of competitive advantage, psychological trauma for both mom and child as well as all extended family, kid will now grow up to be on SA and never be able to hold a job because of the gorilla (don't you dare say it's due to parenting, it was the gorilla), never get invited to prom because of it, etc. Etc.

Yeah but that would be for a judge to decide,the people that the mother was referring to are out of their minds if her claims are true.

 

[Hendre]

I think you are incorrect about your second point, you wouldn't believe what liability case law will allow suits for. Allurement or attractive nuisance come to mind, which is basically the principle that if there is something attractive to children on the property that is meant not to be trespassed on, it is the job of the property owner to make sure the property is safe as children cannot be blamed for their curiosity of something that is intriguing. I think the mother will owe some contributory negligence though, however that will literally be a % deducted off the settlement, which I believe is max 25% in Canada.

Otherwise I agree with you, other than the fact that they may be a corporate enterprise, that I don't know for sure, wouldn't really blame them if they were, everyone gotta make a buck.

KK, works a little differently here in south africa. I said most zoos are not.in for big profit some may be a little more for profit than others