Quote Originally Posted by Mississippi Steve
The way you came across, you make it sound like its the zoo's fault for the kids tormenting the cat and the zoo's fault for the cat retaliating, and that it was OK for the kids to torment the cats, and just blame the zoo for the kids stupidity. Your not ignorant, but your statement certainly was.

The simple fact remains that the kids were doing something that they *KNEW* was wrong. There is no excuse for that. They also paid the price for it.

If you do something that you *KNOW* is wrong, and you get your butt in a jam for it or worse, then its your fault alone, and not the responsibility of anybody else, regardless of the situation or circumstance.

In short, if they hadn't put themselves in a position where somebody had to *DO* something about it in the first place, then there wouldn't be a problem.
So let's let all the animals roam free since they won't attack unless someone does something stupid.

You are still disregarding the fact that it is the Zoo's responsibility to ensure the safety of it's visitors. It is not the responsibility of the individual.

And you still have not retracted your statement about me and animal abuse. Which is pretty obvious in plain view that I never said that.

And again you call me ignorant for simply pointing out the fact that it is the Zoo's responsibility to ensure everyone is safe from the animals that they put on exhibit? Am I wrong? If it's my job to keep everyone safe in the Zoo then you bet your ass that I won't be going to the Zoo ever again. I can't keep everyone safe in there and I would hope that people wouldn't place responsibility on me to make sure a tiger stays in his exhibit. To say that I have the ability or skill necessary to keep an animal in their cage is insane.

No one ever said the kids weren't stupid or immature. But to insist it's not the Zoo's job to ensure the safety of it's visitors is just moronic. You are placing blame on the kids for the tiger getting out and while it was stupid and idiotic to antagonize an animal that weighs about 10x you do the point of the matter is that the tiger should not have been able to get out of it's exhibit even if someone were to do that.

In Houston Zoo we have about a 20 ft gap between the fence and the tiger area, between this 20 ft gap there is a trench that is about 16-25 ft deep. Zoo care takers go to great lengths to ensure that it's visitors are safe. Many exhibits are constantly shut down for upgrades and renovations to further the safety and overall experience of Zoo visitors. Something the San Francisco Zoo OBVIOUSLY overlooked or simply did not care about until it was too late.

You've still failed to respond to a number of things in my post in regards to maturity and the developing mind.

All your arguements have been to the tune of "stupid kids, stupid kids, stupid kids.". I'm sorry but you fail to back your argument with anything of substance what so ever.


I'm done debating this with you. Your lack of ability to reason is uncanny and I won't be checking back in on this thread.
daihashi Reviewed by daihashi on . Teen killed by tiger had drugs, alcohol in his system The 17-year-old San Jose teen mauled to death by a San Francisco Zoo tiger on Christmas Day had some alcohol and pot in his bloodstream, according to a coroner's toxicology report. Carlos Sousa Jr. had 0.04 percent ethanol and 6.6 nanograms of Delta-9 THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, in his blood stream, according to a report performed almost six months ago by NMS Labs in Willow Glen, Pa. The toxicology attachment is part of a larger examination of Sousa's death - caused Rating: 5