Title: Parents of Boy Rescued From Gorilla Investigated: Accident or Negligence?
Category: News & Opinion
Tags:Harambe, gorilla shot, Cincinnati gorilla
Teaser: Police investigate the parents of the 3-year-old boy who fell into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo, but are not recommending charges be laid.
Article: The killing of 17-year-old Harambe, the 400-pound gorilla, to save the little boy who slipped into the animal's enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo has triggered outrage. Some say the boy's mother should be charged with child endangering, while others want the zoo held responsible for the animal's death.
Terrified mom calls 911
A decision whether or not to charge the 32-year-old mother of the young boy who fell into the gorilla …show more content…
"Hi. My son fell in the zoo at the gorillas," said the panicked mother of 3-year old boy to the 911 operator, according to a copy of the call on Cincinntti.com. "The Cincinnati Zoo, my son fell in with the gorilla. There's a male gorilla standing over him. I need someone to contact the zoo …show more content…
In her message, Goodall who is known for her decades of studying wild chimpanzees in Tanzania writes that she feels sorry for Maynard having to defend a shooting that he "may disapprove of." Goodall also says that it looked as though the gorilla was putting an arm around the child and calls it "a devastating loss." Goodall went on further to ask if the other gorillas had a chance to express grief, which she feels is necessary.
Jack Hanna, American Zoo keeper also gave his opinion regarding the incident to Inside Edition: "You don’t have seconds or minutes to make a decision like this. When the animal blows, it is like lightning. I will bet my life on this, that that child would have been – I don’t even want to tell you what would have happened,” said Hanna. "The boy had no chance whatsoever,” according to Hanna.” The boy should thank God every single day of his life. This gorilla was not happy."
Negligence or an unfortunate
Category: News & Opinion
Tags:Harambe, gorilla shot, Cincinnati gorilla
Teaser: Police investigate the parents of the 3-year-old boy who fell into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo, but are not recommending charges be laid.
Article: The killing of 17-year-old Harambe, the 400-pound gorilla, to save the little boy who slipped into the animal's enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo has triggered outrage. Some say the boy's mother should be charged with child endangering, while others want the zoo held responsible for the animal's death.
Terrified mom calls 911
A decision whether or not to charge the 32-year-old mother of the young boy who fell into the gorilla …show more content…
"Hi. My son fell in the zoo at the gorillas," said the panicked mother of 3-year old boy to the 911 operator, according to a copy of the call on Cincinntti.com. "The Cincinnati Zoo, my son fell in with the gorilla. There's a male gorilla standing over him. I need someone to contact the zoo …show more content…
In her message, Goodall who is known for her decades of studying wild chimpanzees in Tanzania writes that she feels sorry for Maynard having to defend a shooting that he "may disapprove of." Goodall also says that it looked as though the gorilla was putting an arm around the child and calls it "a devastating loss." Goodall went on further to ask if the other gorillas had a chance to express grief, which she feels is necessary.
Jack Hanna, American Zoo keeper also gave his opinion regarding the incident to Inside Edition: "You don’t have seconds or minutes to make a decision like this. When the animal blows, it is like lightning. I will bet my life on this, that that child would have been – I don’t even want to tell you what would have happened,” said Hanna. "The boy had no chance whatsoever,” according to Hanna.” The boy should thank God every single day of his life. This gorilla was not happy."
Negligence or an unfortunate