Quote Originally Posted by daihashi
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.

The point that I made and that you are refusing to accept is that the big problem here is that there is no more common sense in the world, its all about deep pockets and not about actual personal responsibility, or lack thereof.

People are no longer being held responsible for thier actions. Its about placing blame. When you are grown, and have raised kids of your own then you might look at it in a different light.


Let me pose a question to you.... Even if the enclosure was the correct height (only a 4 foot difference from what it was), and the cat got out...what then??? Are you still gonna go after the zoo when they did things according to the letter of the law?? Are you going to still ignore the simple fact that these kids had been tormenting the cat?? What then???