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In reply to the discussion: What a shock, Gorilla Killa Mom is a Jay-sus freak [View all]avebury
(10,962 posts)People who witnessed the event have been talking about what they witnessed.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/killed-gorilla-seemed-protect-child-who-fell-enclosure-witness-n582311
O'Connor who filmed the incident, said she heard the 4-year-old say he wanted to go into the gorilla moat.
"The little boy himself had already been talking about wanting to ... get in the water. The mother's like, 'No, you're not, no, you're not,'" O'Connor recalled, adding that the mother was taking care of several other children.
http://metro.co.uk/2016/05/30/parents-of-boy-who-fell-into-gorilla-enclosure-could-face-prosecution-5912714/
http://www.wlwt.com/news/witness-describes-gorilla-world-incident-video/39777684
These are just a few sites. There is a clip out there of a woman talking about the mother turning away from the boy to focus on the other child. That might be the unlated woman who saw the boy dart off and tried to grab him but was not fast enough.
A 4 year old boy was no impulse control. You cannot count on telling him not to do something and having him obey. I have a friend who has a boy about the same age who has absolutley on fear of anything. If you told him not to do something he would grin and you and do it anyway. The mother obviously had more children with her then she could properly supervise and that creates a dangerous situation. She never should have taken her eyes off of the one kid who wanted to go play with the gorillas. She exhibited extremley poor judgement that day. Her name is now public, as is the name of the daycare that she works for. You should see what is now being posted on the daycare's FB page.
The mother should have kept her mouth shut and gotten some PR advice before making any public statement. She has not helped herself if public reaction is any indication.