RIP HARAMBE :(

[blueberryhill]

That's the same story a witness told the day it happened. Wouldn't it be great if it turns out that she wasn't to blame for all this and all of the self righteous assholes that passed judgement on her felt like shit? Never happen because something else will pop up on their FB feed to judge and they will forget about it, but how cool would that be?

I too disagree with the people who are calling for the mother's head, and/or suggesting that the parents should have been shot instead of Harambe, and/or failing to acknowledge that shit happens to children of even good responsible parents, etc..

But, I don't believe there's any way the mother can or thshould be absolved of all blame. If it were my child, I would absolutely blame myself for my son having gotten the opportunity to do what he said he wanted to do by sneaking into the gorilla exhibit. I'd hope my nightmare experience would help other parents be more diligent at zoos.

I'd also expect the zoo to take immediate responsibility for enhancing its barriers. And, I'd feel like absolute shit about the death of Harambe, but be forever grateful for my son surviving relatively unscathed.

I think the mother should not have been on the phone. Her son had been bugging her about "swimming with the gorillas." He was excited about getting closer....alert to mother.....get off phone and watch your kid. Apparently, this child had expressed a strong desire to get closer to the gorillas....that was a red flag right there....

I hate how these phones have taken on a life of their own and replaced social interaction, safe driving, walking, parenting, etc.....I don't even have a dang smart phone. My old flip phone does a fine job for me.....My grandchildren never have their heads out of the phone.....

The Zoo did the right thing. No one can predict behavior of a wild animal and think of the outrage if the boy had been killed....If I were the owner of the Zoo, I would have done the same thing, because the life of a child should take precedence over that of an animal although I loved that animal.....