Cincinnati zoo tragedy: Why do some care more about a gorilla than a child?
Instead of praising the heroic act of the security team that saved the boy in what was described as a life-threatening situation, the child’s parents were lambasted, the zoo officials demonized, and western lowland gorilla mourned. Zoo visitors even left flowers for Harambe the gorilla and thousands on social media called it 'murder', with a 'Justice for Harambe' Facebook group quickly garnering over 90,000 likes.
Instead of criticizing the zoo for constructing a barrier that wasn't child proof, the mother was accused of neglectful parenting and could face criminal charges. An online petition blaming
the mother and calling for her prosecution has already accumulated over
250,000 supporters. The mother was watching several children at the
time. She was heard telling the child not to go into the enclosure. The
child didn't listen. This could have happened to any parent. It was an
accident. One eyewitness described it all as happening in an instant.
It is disheartening that an endangered gorilla species was killed. But a child almost died. In that context concern for the gorilla needs to take a backseat.
(Yahoo.com)
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