A trending news story right now is a tragic one, as most seem to be these days. In Cincinnati, a 4-year old boy fell into a gorilla enclosure at the zoo, and after being dragged around by the 400-pound gorilla for 10 minutes, the zoo made the decision to shoot and kill him. The gorilla, not the child. Much to the general public’s dismay, apparently.
It is a horrible situation, but even more upsetting to me is the public outlash that has taken place since the incident happened. People across the world (and my Facebook newsfeed) are commenting, posting, tweeting, and using any social media platform available to post their disgust. Many are saying things like, “they should have let the boy die, it would teach a lesson to that mother who let him go into the enclosure. It wasn’t the gorilla’s fault.” Some are choosing less blatant remarks and are instead posting memes or sharing…
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Praying for Eyebrowz 
Opinions are singular, unfortunately the morality of this story outweighs the actions on both side of the incident.
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Are we really so superior to animals? I don’t like that assumption. Of course I would want to save my child! And it’s very difficult to raise children, to pay attention to them. But three young children and only one adult at a zoo? I would never put myself in that situation either. I don’t think blame is the answer. But perhaps it will inspire more parents to think about what might happen ahead of time.
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It’s easy to say you’d never do this or that, but who am I to second guess a mom. Maybe that’s the only way she could’ve taken the kids out for a fun time. Heaven knows I have been in over my head with my own kids and with my grandkids. It takes only a second for something to go awry, but we can’t just hide away in fear.
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That is true.
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Thank you for sharing! Of course it was a tragic accident. Accidents happen even if everything seems taken care of. Some statements from ‘experts’ really annoy me. I am truly sorry for the beautiful animal, but telling that he was ‘protecting the child with his arms’ is very irresponsible. Humanisation of wild animals is a very dangerous thing. I would advise to read Life of Pi for references. People can be very irrational sharing everything they see on their Facebook page without using their intelligence. I am sure most of them didn’t mean that they wanted the child killed instead of the animal, but they just couldn’t help following the crowd. Which happens on a regular basis.
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Facebook can foster the mob mentality.
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Yes, makes me mad. People are forgetting how to think by themselves.
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