RIP HARAMBE :(

[sally]

It's more likely to me that the majority of different reactions towards the parents in the gorilla case and the alligator case are due to the difference in situations, not the race of the parents.

In the Harambe case, the parents knew there were gorillas in the enclave and there were signs to stay clear all over the zoo. The little boy didn't have any eyes on him for a very brief time and breached the barriers.

In the alligator case, the parents had no way of knowing there were alligators in the resort lagoon. There were no warning signs or barriers and the parents were watching their son play at the shoreline when the alligator snatched him up.

I don't think the different reactions are about the race of the parents, but I do think it's about the gorilla and alligator and Disney World's negligence.

You have a boy that's alive and an intelligent animal on the brink of extinction dead because the kid got through a barrier that the zoo never foreseen. Then you have a boy dead because of a mindless reptile that comes a dime a dozen and Disney failing to warn people about it.

But with all that aside, what's the difference between a parent who takes her eyes off her kid for a few seconds thinking he's right there next to her and a parent who ignores a no swimming sign and allows their 2 year old baby to wade in the water when it's pitch dark out. They were watching him, but they weren't right there holding his hand. They don't know what's in that water apparently and if that kid goes under it's going to be hard to find him. So what's the difference?