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kskiska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 02:58 AM Original message |
S.F. Zoo visitor saw 2 victims of tiger attack teasing lions |
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atre (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 03:19 AM Response to Original message |
1. Looks like all those "Darwin Award posters" owe the dead kid a serious apology |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 04:14 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Sousa a victim to his friends' stupidity, it seems... |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 11:27 AM Response to Reply #4 |
36. And (if the story is true) perhaps also a victim of the zoo's failure to set appropriate rules: |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 03:21 PM Response to Reply #36 |
64. it astonishes me that people need to be told. anyone who teases |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 04:41 PM Response to Reply #64 |
80. I've doubts grizzlies and moose wander regularly into San Francisco Bay area yards |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:44 PM Response to Reply #80 |
107. what does it take to make a person get it. Also, a lot of city dwellers |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 10:23 PM Response to Reply #107 |
108. Concur in part, dissent in part |
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RedSock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:55 PM Response to Reply #108 |
116. HO LEE SHIT! |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 10:08 PM Response to Reply #64 |
118. Exactly. People really need to be told not to harass a 300 pound tiger? nt |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 12:15 AM Response to Reply #118 |
128. Maybe not, but do they need to be told that a TIGER might get out of a zoo enclosure? |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 12:56 AM Response to Reply #64 |
132. Personally, I like to watch country visitors to Philly get hit by cars while jaywalking.... |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:39 AM Response to Reply #1 |
15. It still doesn't detract from the fact that the containment should have been secure |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:47 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. In spite of the fact that this enclosure was perfectly fine since it was built in the 40's |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 12:44 PM Response to Reply #17 |
43. It only takes the ONLY incident of it's kind EVER... |
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greiner3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 04:29 PM Response to Reply #43 |
75. 'crazy people, insane people, mean people, mentally and/or emotionally challenged people' |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 04:57 PM Response to Reply #75 |
83. I didn't want to offend the feeble-minded /nt |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 05:46 AM Response to Reply #43 |
109. Best post in the thread! |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 07:10 PM Response to Reply #17 |
98. And when the Minnesota bridge collapsed, did you argue that |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 11:37 PM Response to Reply #98 |
124. the zoo enclosure PASSED inspection. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 11:48 PM Response to Reply #124 |
126. And so did the Minnesota bridge. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 12:08 AM Response to Reply #124 |
127. And so did every fire extinguisher on the Titanic... |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 03:58 AM Response to Original message |
2. Every mother should tell her child this tale. |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 04:12 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. My thoughts, exactly.... |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 05:41 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Yeah, it's all HER fault. |
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TriMetFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:51 AM Response to Reply #2 |
20. So now it is.... |
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katty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 04:26 PM Response to Reply #20 |
74. Not little boys - they're idiots |
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springhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 04:22 PM Response to Reply #2 |
72. Oh for crying out loud! |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 04:53 PM Response to Reply #2 |
82. The zoo should just put up signs "Visitors who tease the cats may be eaten" |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 07:14 PM Response to Reply #82 |
99. LOL...They wanted to play with the tiger and she called them on it. |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 05:21 AM Response to Original message |
5. "Birds of a feather" |
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chelsea0011 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 06:08 AM Response to Original message |
7. The taunting story is a red herring. Stupid teen age behavior doesn't |
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zonkers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 07:04 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Likewise, the zoo also failed to protect the animal it was entrusted to care. They get a big F. |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 11:51 AM Response to Reply #7 |
37. red herring flame bait? |
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Sequoia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 12:25 PM Response to Reply #7 |
39. Right and how many times have animals been taunted? |
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BuelahWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 01:11 PM Response to Reply #39 |
48. And if they had been identified as young Republicans |
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Sequoia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 01:25 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. So far the tauting is speculaiton. |
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BuelahWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 01:40 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. She identified Souza |
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Sequoia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 02:13 PM Response to Reply #53 |
57. Didn't she it wasn't him. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 06:59 PM Response to Reply #53 |
97. As not the one who was teasing. |
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panzerfaust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 06:25 AM Response to Reply #97 |
112. Who was not *observed* taunting at the time ... |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 12:59 PM Response to Reply #7 |
46. Reasonable expectations lay not only with the zoo... |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 05:07 PM Response to Reply #46 |
84. Not if a strict liability standard applies to the zoo. |
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ToeBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 06:50 PM Response to Reply #7 |
96. It's less work just to click the 'ignore' icon. nt |
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fed-up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 06:16 AM Response to Original message |
8. "roaring" at the big cats is a common occurance at the SF Zoo- |
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boricua79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:38 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. The Golden Rule applies to animals |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:57 AM Response to Reply #14 |
22. How do you know they wouldn't want people roaring at them? |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 12:43 PM Response to Reply #14 |
41. Like hell it does. |
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Torn_Scorned_Ignored (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 03:55 PM Response to Reply #14 |
67. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 05:58 AM Response to Reply #14 |
111. I nominated another post as "Best Post in the Thread" |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 03:59 PM Response to Reply #8 |
68. Roaring at animals is not uncommon (unfortunately) but this sounds extreme. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 04:30 PM Response to Reply #68 |
77. ... "I don't know if what they did was any more than what kindergartners do at the zoo every day," |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 06:17 PM Response to Reply #77 |
91. I read that quote, but I don't agree. The police officer wasn't there. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 07:41 PM Response to Reply #91 |
103. Of course, big cats attack even small children without much provocation -- and that's not unusual |
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EV_Ares (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 07:36 PM Response to Reply #68 |
102. You are 100% right and after she left who knows what the hell they |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:35 PM Response to Reply #102 |
105. Yes, and Geragos told a lot of outrageous lies leading up to the Peterson trial. |
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panzerfaust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 06:30 AM Response to Reply #68 |
113. Yep |
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Tumbulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 04:08 PM Response to Reply #8 |
69. I have visited the SF zoo many times and never witnessed anyone taunting animals |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 06:18 PM Response to Reply #69 |
93. And who is the fourth person that the woman by the lions reported seeing? |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 05:54 AM Response to Reply #69 |
110. The Dhaliwal duo are scum, they have records |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 11:15 PM Response to Reply #110 |
142. Oh, well THAT explains it... |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 07:15 AM Response to Original message |
10. So assumption of the risk and damages for the death of the tiger? |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 08:00 AM Response to Original message |
11. Once again, I'm throwing my support behind the tiger. |
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atreides1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 08:20 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Ditto |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:41 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Interesting. What if that was someone YOU KNEW. Would you say they deserved it also? |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:50 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. If they're that STUPID and behaving POORLY - you bet! |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 10:55 AM Response to Reply #19 |
32. I sure would hate you to consel the families of those Americans killed in Iraq /nt |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 02:55 PM Response to Reply #32 |
137. What the fuck does that have to do with this topic? |
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Sequoia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 12:44 PM Response to Reply #19 |
42. Guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. |
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Tumbulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 04:17 PM Response to Reply #42 |
71. And why didn't you stop them? |
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Sequoia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 04:33 PM Response to Reply #71 |
78. Actually I yelled at them. |
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Tumbulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 04:41 PM Response to Reply #78 |
81. Thanks |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 06:03 PM Response to Reply #81 |
87. ...and THEN they bit him.... |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 02:57 PM Response to Reply #42 |
138. Yep - and I'm proud of her good example. |
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Vilis Veritas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:47 AM Response to Reply #11 |
18. Cool...would you like the job of monitoring the idiotmeter? |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 10:56 AM Response to Reply #18 |
33. No compassion for someone's child or parent, unbelievable /nt |
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kskiska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
13. Seems that once the crowds had gone |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
21. Where in the fuck were the zookeepers? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 10:07 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. They can't be everywhere all the time |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 10:34 AM Response to Reply #21 |
27. If you read the article, the zoo admin weasels out of saying |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 10:37 AM Response to Reply #21 |
29. Paid Employees, Or Docents? |
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DeepModem Mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
23. K&R |
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Unca Jim (405 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
24. Never Fails... |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 10:27 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Not more important, but equally important. Mankind is supposed to be more intelligent than other |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 10:36 AM Response to Reply #24 |
28. I agree. I wouldn't want one of my sons to die for an act of stupidity. |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 10:39 AM Response to Reply #24 |
30. Some friends! 19 and 23 don't mix well with 17. |
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TriMetFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 10:51 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. You are so right. |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 01:37 PM Response to Reply #30 |
52. Well said! |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 04:08 PM Response to Reply #52 |
70. The law is probably strict liability |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 09:37 PM Response to Reply #30 |
106. This aspect of it concerns me a lot, too. As a mother, my heart aches for the 17 year old killed. |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 11:21 AM Response to Reply #24 |
35. You have articulated it perfectly /nt |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 01:03 PM Response to Reply #24 |
47. Not necessarily. I think the argument in this particular case is that... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 02:47 PM Response to Reply #47 |
60. Blaming either the people or the tiger is beside the point. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 11:45 PM Response to Reply #24 |
125. And what exactly is wrong with that argument? |
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Skip Intro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
34. Tragic all the way around. Maybe we shouldn\'t enclose wild animals for our entertainment. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
38. Bottom Line - Tigers Should Not Be Able To Get Out Of Zoo Enclosures |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 01:42 PM Response to Reply #38 |
55. That enclosure had been in use since 1940 without a cat escaping from it |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 02:05 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. It doesn't matter |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 02:19 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. The AZA is explicitly listed in the CA Fish and Game Code as official accreditor for the state |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 02:53 PM Response to Reply #58 |
61. The zoo will be held liable as a corporate entity |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 03:19 PM Response to Reply #58 |
63. Wild Animal Incidents Are Held to Strict Liability Principles Under Tort Law |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 07:30 PM Response to Reply #63 |
101. Thanks, that is very interesting information |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 11:33 PM Response to Reply #101 |
123. The zoo has insurance |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 04:22 PM Response to Reply #58 |
73. The wall the tiger climbed was roughly 12 feet high, but recommendations were it should be 20 feet. |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 06:17 PM Response to Reply #56 |
92. LOL great posts. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 02:53 PM Response to Reply #55 |
62. Post hoc. You know, someone could easily have enfuriated |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 07:26 PM Response to Reply #62 |
100. And there are the claims that are made about these men |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 06:16 PM Response to Reply #38 |
90. Res ipsa. Bingo. |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
40. I was at the National Zoo last summer with my family...there was a guy teasing the Silverbacks |
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Sequoia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 12:47 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. Or that Sienfield episode where Kramer was teasing the chimp. |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 01:37 PM Response to Reply #40 |
51. No, he wouldn't deserve losing his life, but why taunt dangerous animals |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
45. "Fearful Symmetry" n/t |
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Vilis Veritas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
49. Tragic for both human and animal. |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 01:41 PM Response to Reply #49 |
54. I agree. Neither one deserved to die |
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NoodleyAppendage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
59. Object Lession: Sociopaths and Tigers do NOT mix well. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 03:54 PM Response to Reply #59 |
66. Well, that's the thing. When two violent species interact without supervision, there will be troubl |
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flyingfysh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
65. Does this story deserve space on DU? |
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1620rock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 04:37 PM Response to Reply #65 |
79. WTF....then go read something else. |
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panzerfaust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 06:41 AM Response to Reply #65 |
114. It is important because |
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billybob537 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
76. NA_NAAH YOUR MOTHER WAS A CHEETAH! |
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pipoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
85. Has the report that the 2 had slingshots on them been found false? |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 10:08 PM Response to Reply #85 |
119. Apparently nothing of the sort was found. |
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pipoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 10:22 PM Response to Reply #119 |
120. Thank you, xxoo :D |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
86. Just looking at a caged tiger can be thought of a "teasing" |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 06:05 PM Response to Reply #86 |
88. I would say. Suggesting that teasing is an excuse for tiger |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 06:32 PM Response to Reply #88 |
94. You make an excellent point regarding the hypothetical crying baby |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 06:39 PM Response to Reply #94 |
95. Crying baby, 3 year old toddler trowing a tantrum, five year olds |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 12:37 AM Response to Reply #95 |
130. By an interesting coincidence, a German Shepard lunged and snarled at me today |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 01:42 AM Response to Reply #130 |
133. Hmmm.... Dogs are excellent judges of character.... |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 03:02 AM Response to Reply #133 |
134. Well, I was wearing a new wool coat |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 01:36 PM Response to Reply #134 |
135. Wool? Perhaps he thought you were a sheep. /nt |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 09:52 PM Response to Reply #135 |
139. I thought of that, regarding the wool coat |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 12:49 AM Response to Reply #94 |
131. Well, there was that guy in Germany... |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
89. I don't see how this makes a difference. |
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Savannah_H (123 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-03-08 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
104. Reckless Behavior by Zoo |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
115. City attorney demands preservation of potential evidence in tiger attack |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 10:06 PM Response to Reply #115 |
117. Maybe the cops are unable to get a search warrant. |
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kskiska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 10:24 PM Response to Reply #117 |
121. Interesting stuff in the comments following the article |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 12:37 AM Response to Reply #115 |
129. That's a standard pre-litigation lettter, btw |
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kskiska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-04-08 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
122. San Jose Mercury article |
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thatsrightimirish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
136. doesn't matter |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
140. Why is there no mention of a Security Team or Security Individuals? |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 11:12 PM Response to Reply #140 |
141. Because the Zoo has a good PR team... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 11:17 PM Response to Reply #140 |
143. Inadequate staffing -- Christmas Day. |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 11:19 PM Response to Reply #143 |
144. Yea...but as you and I know....still not an acceptable answer. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 11:19 PM Response to Reply #144 |
145. There's so many kinds of wrong going on here. |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-05-08 11:21 PM Response to Reply #145 |
146. Indeed... |
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