rightwinger
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- Aug 4, 2009
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It is the zoos responsibility to ensure a kid can't get into the Gorilla enclosure. They failed miserably
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How is a 3 foot fence and some bushes supposed to keep a kid out of the moat?
I do apologize but I feel the Parent is responsible for their child no matter what...
The parent take their child to a zoo knowing that there is a possible danger and should have complete control of their child, and I understand from time to time a child will do something that could cause massive harm to them, the parent or to the site they are visiting and nothing could have been done to prevent it, but in the end the parent is responsible for their child and not the zoo...
Can the zoo do more to ensure the safety of their exhibits?
Of course, but that still does not change the fact the parent is responsible for their wonderful darling...
Legally, it is the zoos responsibility to protect its guests and its animals. The enclosure pictured does not keep people out of the moat if they want to get in. It also does not prevent the gorilla from entering the moat....an accident waiting to happen
Parents should watch their kids, but in this case it would take seconds for a child to climb that fence and slip through the bushes