| 152. LOL! Beagles are like that! |
| -Police: Zoo survivor told of standing on railing and yelling at tiger |
kskiska |
Jan-17-08 08:56 PM |
#0 |
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I'm pro-tiger |
BeyondGeography |
Jan-17-08 08:58 PM |
#1 |
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You're not alone |
kskiska |
Jan-17-08 09:04 PM |
# |
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Something we agree on. |
aquart |
Jan-18-08 01:04 AM |
#53 |
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me three |
48percenter |
Jan-18-08 04:26 AM |
#66 |
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I am as well |
classicfilmfan |
Jan-18-08 10:11 AM |
#89 |
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I am also pro-tiger... |
jberryhill |
Jan-24-08 04:19 PM |
#168 |
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Me too. |
Alexander |
Jan-24-08 04:44 PM |
#173 |
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Me eight (or nine). Amazing that people cannot see how the loss of such an endangered animal due to |
The Stranger |
Jan-25-08 02:12 PM |
#180 |
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the tiger enclosure has been there 67 years |
allalone |
Jan-17-08 09:04 PM |
#2 |
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Do you really think nobody had shouted at at tiger in 67 years? |
daleo |
Jan-17-08 11:47 PM |
#43 |
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Actually, previous generations had manners. |
aquart |
Jan-18-08 01:05 AM |
#54 |
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Yeah, right |
daleo |
Jan-18-08 11:24 AM |
#95 |
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Nobody Had Schizophrenia in 67 years? |
jberryhill |
Jan-24-08 04:21 PM |
#169 |
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Bullshit. Previous generations have a pompous attitude about how things were... |
Alexander |
Jan-24-08 04:47 PM |
#174 |
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They also had bear-baiting |
jberryhill |
Jan-24-08 09:47 PM |
#176 |
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we used to go to the SF zoo every weekend |
allalone |
Jan-18-08 01:47 AM |
#60 |
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Yes, they've now admitted that they were inside the tiger enclosure itself. |
yardwork |
Jan-18-08 09:00 AM |
#78 |
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No sympathy...got what they deserved |
boricua79 |
Jan-18-08 10:32 AM |
#92 |
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So you never saw this in all your visits |
daleo |
Jan-18-08 11:27 AM |
#96 |
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Right, The tiger was taunted three or four times a day, |
mycritters2 |
Jan-19-08 12:15 PM |
#143 |
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Yea. Totally impossible. |
lizzy |
Jan-19-08 02:57 PM |
#154 |
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Well, a tiger taunting every hundred days would equal 245 tauntings |
daleo |
Jan-19-08 04:56 PM |
#157 |
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The tiger was 4 years old |
minnesota_liberal |
Jan-19-08 05:26 PM |
#158 |
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had the exhibit always housed siberian tigers? or bengal tigers? |
QuestionAll |
Jan-24-08 04:38 PM |
#171 |
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Not only did I manage to survive... |
Hell Hath No Fury |
Jan-18-08 11:21 AM |
#94 |
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Cruise the Chron for other instances of near misses. |
sfexpat2000 |
Jan-18-08 04:26 PM |
#114 |
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I'll bet when that tiger leaped the wall there was a reall "awh shit" moment. |
thunder rising |
Jan-17-08 09:05 PM |
#3 |
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Good on the tiger...I am so sorry the tiger had to die. |
1620rock |
Jan-17-08 09:15 PM |
#4 |
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I'd like to make my official nomination for the year's Darwin Award... |
TankLV |
Jan-17-08 11:07 PM |
#30 |
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Probably not. Nobody has been accused of a crime. |
yardwork |
Jan-18-08 09:02 AM |
#79 |
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you got that right |
allalone |
Jan-18-08 01:48 AM |
#61 |
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RIP Carlos AND Tatiana |
blondie58 |
Jan-17-08 09:26 PM |
#5 |
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Her necropsy report includes her history in Denver |
kskiska |
Jan-17-08 09:37 PM |
#7 |
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Did the necropsy report also include |
MediaBabe |
Jan-17-08 10:18 PM |
#16 |
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Yes, it did. |
kskiska |
Jan-17-08 10:33 PM |
#22 |
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Actually, if you were to watch the animal planet shows, you would |
lizzy |
Jan-18-08 12:18 AM |
#45 |
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That's absolutely right |
kskiska |
Jan-18-08 12:49 AM |
#51 |
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My beagle-mix taught me that as a child. Do. Not. Get. Near. My. Food. |
yardwork |
Jan-18-08 09:04 AM |
#80 |
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My beagle is fed in her crate, to keep the cats from sniffing at her food. |
mycritters2 |
Jan-19-08 12:19 PM |
#144 |
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We fed the cats on the kitchen counter for decades for the same reason. |
yardwork |
Jan-19-08 12:33 PM |
#145 |
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My cats eat on the counter as well. The beagle wants them to stay out of her food. |
mycritters2 |
Jan-19-08 12:46 PM |
#150 |
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LOL! Beagles are like that! |
yardwork |
Jan-19-08 12:51 PM |
#152 |
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Agreed. |
FiveGoodMen |
Jan-18-08 04:31 PM |
#115 |
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Tatiana's the real victim... |
GoddessOfGuinness |
Jan-17-08 09:47 PM |
#9 |
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Yep. Well Said. |
panzerfaust |
Jan-18-08 06:56 AM |
#71 |
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Totally agree. |
closeupready |
Jan-18-08 10:34 AM |
#93 |
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and the enclosure designer who decided the 12.5 ft was tall |
ladjf |
Jan-17-08 10:45 PM |
#25 |
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And the inspector that OK'd that height. |
Lars39 |
Jan-18-08 07:10 AM |
#72 |
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What kind of argument is this? |
lizzy |
Jan-18-08 06:29 PM |
#123 |
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F*king liers trying to keep themselves from a law suit that will cost them millions. Get a good |
pingzing58 |
Jan-17-08 09:27 PM |
#6 |
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Do you mean the ZOO? |
aquart |
Jan-18-08 01:07 AM |
#55 |
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One of their lawyers is the guy who "defended" Scott |
cboy4 |
Jan-18-08 01:14 AM |
#58 |
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geragos is a world class jerk |
allalone |
Jan-18-08 02:00 AM |
#64 |
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And your point is what? |
jberryhill |
Jan-24-08 09:49 PM |
#177 |
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I'm getting a bit sick of this. I don't care what those people did to the tigers... |
Harper_is_Bush |
Jan-17-08 09:39 PM |
#8 |
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There's a little box you can check in the thread title |
kskiska |
Jan-17-08 09:47 PM |
#10 |
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buzz off |
Harper_is_Bush |
Jan-17-08 10:30 PM |
#20 |
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boy, you're really in a mood |
allalone |
Jan-18-08 01:50 AM |
#62 |
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Tiger should not have been able to get out BUT |
panzerfaust |
Jan-18-08 06:54 AM |
#70 |
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Doesn't it make you feel worse to not only read but post on threads you dislike? |
yardwork |
Jan-18-08 09:05 AM |
#81 |
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That's the bottom line, isn't it? |
MediaBabe |
Jan-18-08 10:02 PM |
#130 |
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I agree |
classykaren |
Jan-20-08 12:43 PM |
#165 |
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1. humans ARE animals |
Scout |
Jan-25-08 02:43 PM |
#182 |
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I'm sick of this too: Don't get drunk and cause the destruction of endangered zoo animals. |
The Stranger |
Jan-25-08 02:14 PM |
#181 |
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Stupid kids have been teasing zoo animals for ages |
nebula |
Jan-17-08 09:51 PM |
#11 |
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For sure -- and zoo enclosures must be designed to contain animals, |
pnwmom |
Jan-17-08 11:31 PM |
#38 |
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Mild teasing? Do you consider torture to be "frat boy pranks?" |
yardwork |
Jan-18-08 09:09 AM |
#82 |
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I don't care if they were making faces at it or throwing rocks at it |
nebula |
Jan-18-08 01:07 PM |
#102 |
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Cars should not be able to cross median strips and hit other cars, but they do. |
yardwork |
Jan-18-08 04:08 PM |
#108 |
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The other cars lured it. Taunted it. |
MediaBabe |
Jan-18-08 09:33 PM |
#129 |
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So there are some sane people left on DU. |
springhill |
Jan-20-08 01:02 PM |
#167 |
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Yes you're mad but are you mad enough? |
MediaBabe |
Jan-18-08 09:27 PM |
#128 |
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They sure had Tatiana pissed off at them |
RamboLiberal |
Jan-17-08 09:54 PM |
#12 |
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You can make a tiger extremely pissed at you |
nebula |
Jan-17-08 09:58 PM |
#13 |
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you can make an animal mad just with a staredown |
allalone |
Jan-18-08 01:54 AM |
#63 |
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There's evidence they may have climbed into the enclosure |
kskiska |
Jan-17-08 09:59 PM |
#14 |
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Evidence like bodies in the enclosure? n/t |
MediaBabe |
Jan-17-08 10:29 PM |
#19 |
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Did ya read the post you responded to? |
tuckessee |
Jan-17-08 10:43 PM |
#24 |
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Bloody sign but no body. |
MediaBabe |
Jan-17-08 10:52 PM |
#27 |
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They weren't down in the pit |
kskiska |
Jan-17-08 10:59 PM |
#29 |
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Down in the pit |
MediaBabe |
Jan-17-08 11:15 PM |
#34 |
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Truth is there's not enough info to know right now. |
tuckessee |
Jan-17-08 11:12 PM |
#32 |
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The tiger with super-human strength because she was |
lizzy |
Jan-18-08 12:21 AM |
#46 |
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Do you have a comprehension problem? |
tuckessee |
Jan-18-08 12:55 AM |
#52 |
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I would say that a tiger has much more strength than a human. n/t |
RebelOne |
Jan-18-08 06:33 AM |
#68 |
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LOL. |
nebula |
Jan-17-08 11:48 PM |
#44 |
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Mishandled by keepers. |
MediaBabe |
Jan-17-08 10:26 PM |
#18 |
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Re the taunting and harassment.... |
catchnrelease |
Jan-18-08 12:27 AM |
#48 |
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Maybe she was hormonal? PMS? Peri-menopause? |
pnwmom |
Jan-17-08 11:33 PM |
#40 |
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Just actin' like "normal" kids? |
DogPoundPup |
Jan-17-08 10:15 PM |
#15 |
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Drunk and stoned is actually pretty normal for young adults |
nebula |
Jan-17-08 10:35 PM |
#23 |
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drunk and stoned are normal"?!?! in what fucking UNIVERSE?!?! |
TankLV |
Jan-17-08 11:11 PM |
#31 |
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In the universe where "fucking" is acceptable language. |
MediaBabe |
Jan-17-08 11:20 PM |
#35 |
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Even if they do get money they won't last long. |
kskiska |
Jan-17-08 11:22 PM |
#36 |
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Well, in that case, it will be their problem and not yours. |
lizzy |
Jan-18-08 12:22 AM |
#47 |
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Well brought up children, aren't they? |
aquart |
Jan-18-08 01:11 AM |
#56 |
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Sure, let's give the daeth penalty to anyone who was ever drunk or stoned |
nebula |
Jan-17-08 11:24 PM |
#37 |
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they deserved what they got? death? |
kas125 |
Jan-18-08 01:12 AM |
#57 |
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Your right thats sick |
classykaren |
Jan-20-08 12:48 PM |
#166 |
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My teenage boys arent't stoned and drunk, and neither are their friends. |
yardwork |
Jan-18-08 09:12 AM |
#83 |
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And I say again where were the Security Guards or other personel |
MadMaddie |
Jan-17-08 10:25 PM |
#17 |
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No cameras, no security, no safety monitoring to be found anyhwere |
nebula |
Jan-17-08 10:49 PM |
#26 |
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There used to be a P.A. system, but the neighbors complained |
kskiska |
Jan-17-08 10:54 PM |
#28 |
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just like almost ALL zoos...yeah - imagine that... |
TankLV |
Jan-17-08 11:12 PM |
#33 |
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No other zoo in the United States |
nebula |
Jan-17-08 11:33 PM |
#41 |
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The Zoo's pay a pretty dollar for the animals... it is insane that |
MadMaddie |
Jan-18-08 08:40 PM |
#126 |
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And worse, they barred the doors of the zoo cafe, forcing the young men -- |
pnwmom |
Jan-17-08 11:35 PM |
#42 |
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That's their lawyer's story. I doubt it. |
yardwork |
Jan-18-08 09:15 AM |
#84 |
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It's on the 911 call |
RamboLiberal |
Jan-18-08 12:22 PM |
#98 |
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Maybe nobody was there to open it. The zoo was closed. What were they doing there? |
yardwork |
Jan-18-08 03:57 PM |
#105 |
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Maybe you should actually listen to 911 call before commenting. |
lizzy |
Jan-18-08 06:27 PM |
#122 |
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If you were closed and counting the day's receipts and cleaning up |
kskiska |
Jan-18-08 12:39 PM |
#99 |
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Did the tiger run past any bystanders while going after the other two? n/t |
tuckessee |
Jan-17-08 10:32 PM |
#21 |
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I presume she did. |
lizzy |
Jan-18-08 12:28 AM |
#50 |
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But was not interested in them |
panzerfaust |
Jan-18-08 10:02 AM |
#88 |
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It was near closing time and it was Christmas day |
RamboLiberal |
Jan-18-08 12:21 PM |
#97 |
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My feelings about the whole thing |
blackspade |
Jan-17-08 11:33 PM |
#39 |
| -
that Jungle Book tiger was a nice fella. what gives? |
Algorem |
Jan-18-08 12:27 AM |
#49 |
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Jungle Book tiger, Shere Khan was a B-A-D tiger! |
PassingFair |
Jan-18-08 09:29 AM |
#86 |
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As far as I recall, he was a man eating tiger. |
lizzy |
Jan-18-08 06:44 PM |
#124 |
| -
This was obvious. It was just a question of when the brothers |
question everything |
Jan-18-08 01:26 AM |
#59 |
| -
They may have thrown stones and washers at the tigers |
kskiska |
Jan-18-08 02:10 AM |
#65 |
| -
What a cruel zoo |
jberryhill |
Jan-24-08 04:33 PM |
#170 |
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i don't think i've ever been to a zoo where outdoor exhibits prevent people from throwing things... |
QuestionAll |
Jan-24-08 04:42 PM |
#172 |
| -
Then maybe they should be re-designed |
jberryhill |
Jan-24-08 09:45 PM |
#175 |
| -
but then- it's never really been about the best interests of the animals. |
QuestionAll |
Jan-24-08 09:56 PM |
#178 |
| -
Shocked. SHOCKED! Drugs and alcohol too - is there to be no end to surprises? |
panzerfaust |
Jan-18-08 06:25 AM |
#67 |
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It may be even worse. This is only what they told the dead guy's father. |
kskiska |
Jan-18-08 08:15 AM |
#77 |
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I'm Glad This Has Come Out. These Guys Were Boneheads |
Crisco |
Jan-18-08 06:38 AM |
#69 |
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I'm having trouble working up any sympathy for these jerks. |
mwb970 |
Jan-18-08 07:21 AM |
#73 |
| -
It is rather clear to me that the dangerous animal needs to be |
lizzy |
Jan-18-08 07:37 AM |
#74 |
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I do see your point. |
mwb970 |
Jan-18-08 07:53 AM |
#75 |
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"Perhaps the morons are blameless victims of blatant lawbreaking by the zoo" |
panzerfaust |
Jan-18-08 08:06 AM |
#76 |
| -
Parents of crying children expect them to get eaten by tigers |
MediaBabe |
Jan-18-08 09:09 PM |
#127 |
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Let's remove all barriers between zoo tigers and spectators |
nebula |
Jan-18-08 01:01 PM |
#101 |
| -
Exactly! Their friend laying in a pool of blood will teach them! |
plainsight |
Jan-18-08 04:14 PM |
#111 |
| -
they damn well should be fucking guilt ridden as hell.... |
Scout |
Jan-18-08 04:34 PM |
#116 |
| -
And I suppose everybody at that zoo should sleep like babies. |
lizzy |
Jan-18-08 06:45 PM |
#125 |
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cuz those "boys" were just minding their own business and that |
Scout |
Jan-19-08 07:21 AM |
#131 |
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To me, that is just the stupidest argument, to suggest that |
lizzy |
Jan-19-08 08:42 AM |
#135 |
| -
Where in the fuck were the zookeepers? |
The Stranger |
Jan-18-08 09:25 AM |
#85 |
| -
We out sourced our zoo management. The zookeepers were |
sfexpat2000 |
Jan-18-08 04:37 PM |
#118 |
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6.2 Billion people on the planet |
snooper2 |
Jan-18-08 09:37 AM |
#87 |
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Pity nobody else happened along and shoved them in. |
seawolf |
Jan-18-08 10:25 AM |
#90 |
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Exactly! Having their friend killed is too soft a punishment IMO. |
plainsight |
Jan-18-08 04:11 PM |
#109 |
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Sarcasm, sarcasm. Doesn't change my beliefs. |
seawolf |
Jan-19-08 12:41 PM |
#148 |
| -
Idiots |
humbled_opinion |
Jan-20-08 12:21 PM |
#164 |
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I'm pro tiger too. Teenagers at closing time? Common sense tells you that something fishy happened. |
TheGoldenRule |
Jan-18-08 10:30 AM |
#91 |
| -
Yep... |
humbled_opinion |
Jan-18-08 12:41 PM |
#100 |
| -
Exactly! Having a tiger slash the throat of their friend is a lesson learned! |
plainsight |
Jan-18-08 04:13 PM |
#110 |
| -
Hate on who the poor animal...or the idiot that knew better? |
humbled_opinion |
Jan-20-08 11:10 AM |
#163 |
| -
I once had the opportunity |
LanternWaste |
Jan-18-08 01:13 PM |
#103 |
| -
Great story. I would love to have done that. |
RebelOne |
Jan-18-08 01:23 PM |
#104 |
| -
That's a good story. I have felt the same way since this story broke. |
yardwork |
Jan-18-08 04:04 PM |
#107 |
| -
You're right. The animal had to have been provoked way beyond |
kskiska |
Jan-18-08 04:22 PM |
#113 |
| -
It's obvious that those three men deliberately provoked the tiger. |
yardwork |
Jan-19-08 12:38 PM |
#147 |
| -
I agree with all but one word: requirement |
minnesota_liberal |
Jan-19-08 06:16 PM |
#160 |
| -
what a wonderful story, LanternWaste |
blondie58 |
Jan-19-08 10:17 AM |
#138 |
| -
yes, the tiger had enough of the idiot human |
katty |
Jan-18-08 03:59 PM |
#106 |
| -
Can't wait for the zoo rebellion! If we're lucky they'll kill us all! |
plainsight |
Jan-18-08 04:15 PM |
#112 |
| -
if it's so hateful here, you're perfectly free to LEAVE.... |
Scout |
Jan-18-08 04:35 PM |
#117 |
| -
Search Warrant Affidavit |
kskiska |
Jan-18-08 05:44 PM |
#119 |
| -
Everyone should read the affadavit linked in kskiska's post!!!! n/t |
Scout |
Jan-19-08 07:31 AM |
#132 |
| -
Not just tigers being taunted. |
EvilAL |
Jan-19-08 08:31 AM |
#134 |
| -
Could very well have been groups of different people |
lizzy |
Jan-19-08 09:18 AM |
#136 |
| -
That's what I was thinking too |
EvilAL |
Jan-19-08 09:40 AM |
#137 |
| -
Apparently, according to research, it's not uncommon for |
lizzy |
Jan-19-08 11:19 AM |
#140 |
| -
It makes me angry that the zoo allowed this to go on. |
yardwork |
Jan-19-08 12:46 PM |
#149 |
| -
Hmmmmmmmm... |
Dyedinthewoolliberal |
Jan-18-08 05:50 PM |
#120 |
| -
Why should we believe what they say? They are liars. |
Evergreen Emerald |
Jan-18-08 06:25 PM |
#121 |
| -
If it ever happens to me. |
EvilAL |
Jan-19-08 08:01 AM |
#133 |
| -
I live in the best of both worlds |
junior college |
Jan-19-08 10:29 AM |
#139 |
| -
Well, in a civil lawsuit, even if the jury decides the victims were |
lizzy |
Jan-19-08 11:46 AM |
#141 |
| -
Strict liability when you harbor wild animals |
AngryAmish |
Jan-19-08 02:03 PM |
#153 |
| -
Who posted that 3 male friends < 25 and after hrs probably did something dumb to agitate the tiger? |
minnesota_liberal |
Jan-19-08 11:55 AM |
#142 |
| -
Wow. How did you guess? |
lizzy |
Jan-19-08 03:03 PM |
#155 |
| -
Elementary, my dear Lizzy |
minnesota_liberal |
Jan-19-08 05:45 PM |
#159 |
| -
Hah? |
lizzy |
Jan-19-08 06:20 PM |
#161 |
| -
Nice try. Thanks for playing. |
minnesota_liberal |
Jan-19-08 10:56 PM |
#162 |
| -
Our actions have consequences |
IndyBob |
Jan-19-08 12:35 PM |
#146 |
| -
Very good post. |
yardwork |
Jan-19-08 12:51 PM |
#151 |
| -
Thank you |
IndyBob |
Jan-19-08 03:28 PM |
#156 |
| -
So the consequences of taking my children to the zoo is.. |
jberryhill |
Jan-25-08 11:37 AM |
#179 |
| -
Why did they kill the tiger? |
onyxred |
Jan-25-08 09:06 PM |
#183 |
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It was killed in action, while trying to maul a victim. |
lizzy |
Jan-26-08 01:12 AM |
#184 |
| -
Karma can be a bitch. These stupid punks got what they deserved. |
Seabiscuit |
Jan-26-08 01:55 AM |
#185 |
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