Quote:
Originally posted by Kartrashian
Jesus christ why are ATRL'rs so THICK and STUPID?
1. This was CLEARLY a mistake. The kid is 4 years old, give him a break. How many times has **** in life just happened due to uncontrollable events? This was clearly the kid playing [like most 4 year old kids do mind you] and happened to fall in, and even if the parents didn't watch over him for a split second you know damn well they didn't wish for this to happen.
2. So because of that, ya'll vegan MESSES want to blame the zoo for taking precautionary measures and killing the gorilla asap to save a human life? If this was your kid, what would you want? Shoot you own kid to save a furry friend?
Goodbye to ATRL vegan logic!
|
I'm sorry, let me just disagree with everything you said.
1. This Mistake was CLEARLY avoidable. I am not blaming the child in any way - it's his parents / "guardians" that are to blame. I have no doubt that it can be very difficult to control/keep track of children, but this should have NEVER happened.
2. I am not vegan. I simply believe that it was unnecessary and extremely selfish and wasteful to kill that gorilla. Endangered or not, no animal with such intelligence and majesty should be kept in a cage, just to die when someone gets too close. You don't have to be vegan to have respect for the natural world.
3. Why would I shoot the kid? The priority should not be on saving one or the other, but all lives possible. Sedatives could have potentially achieved that. That outcome is what I'd prefer.