Mark Albrighton Posted May 31, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted May 31, 2016 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: It didn't. but there was a lack of footage, which is all anyone is really interested in. True. However, the dentist that killed Cecil the lion last year was also world wide news and as far as I know there wasn't any video footage of that. I suppose the outrage in that case was invoked partly by the celebratory pictures. I just find it curious how some stories are picked up and make massive headlines and other, similar stories aren't. Edited May 31, 2016 by Shropshire Lad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 26 minutes ago, Shropshire Lad said: True. However, the dentist that killed Cecil the lion last year was also world wide news and as far as I know there wasn't any video footage of that. I suppose the outrage in that case was invoked partly by the celebratory pictures. I just find it curious how some stories are picked up and make massive headlines and other, similar stories aren't. I think the key difference with Cecil the lion is that he was killed for sport/fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 2 hours ago, Stevo985 said: Yeah it's annoying me. Loads of people saying "The Gorilla wasn't doing anything to the child. it was protecting it! They shouldn't have shot it blah blah blah. It would take about half a second for the gorilla to destroy that kid. Just because it's not killing him at that exact moment doesn't mean it won't. For all they know it could have bitten his head off if they'd waited 10 seconds longer. It's not like they coudl wait until the Gorilla was attacking the child to then shoot it. It's horrible that they've had to do that when it's not the gorilla's fault, and the mother/zoo should totally be punished for that. But they really didn't have any other choice. I agree. I think I was the CEO of the zoo and given the facts and having to make an instant decision it would have been to shoot the Gorilla as hard as that is. Knowing how bad things were going to be, having a dead boy also would make things many times worse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 1 hour ago, Genie said: I think the key difference with Cecil the lion is that he was killed for sport/fun. This for me, the other two there wasn't much choice. Imagine the gorilla killed the child it would have been much worse. i read recently that a man fell into a walrus pit accidentally and the walrus was just hugging the man but taking him underwater. The trainer jumped in and tried to save him but same thing happened and both drowned. easily could have happened here with the kid. the parent(s) in my view is responsible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 31, 2016 Author VT Supporter Share Posted May 31, 2016 And whilst the Gorilla was protecting the child at points, he was also dragging him around like a rag doll at others. Even if he wasn't being agressive, he could easily have killed the child accidentally. There was no other option than to shoot it. Again, it's horrible that they had to do it, and I blame the mother more than anyone (assuming no extenuating circumstances), but it had to be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 1 minute ago, Stevo985 said: And whilst the Gorilla was protecting the child at points, he was also dragging him around like a rag doll at others. Even if he wasn't being agressive, he could easily have killed the child accidentally. There was no other option than to shoot it. Again, it's horrible that they had to do it, and I blame the mother more than anyone (assuming no extenuating circumstances), but it had to be done. You should know as well as anyone that Donna Air did the same thing, and if its good enough for her it should be good enough for the general public. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 31, 2016 Author VT Supporter Share Posted May 31, 2016 24 minutes ago, AVFCDAN said: You should know as well as anyone that Donna Air did the same thing, and if its good enough for her it should be good enough for the general public. Pipe down you manc clearing in the woods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 A colleague was up town the other week when she got a phone call from another colleague. She got her phone out, pulled a face and said to other colleagues she was out with "Ugh, look, nobhead is calling me. It's 11pm on a friday night, she can f off" and cut the call. She turned round, guess who was standing behind her. Awwwwkward. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 47 minutes ago, Paddywhack said: A colleague was up town the other week when she got a phone call from another colleague. She got her phone out, pulled a face and said to other colleagues she was out with "Ugh, look, nobhead is calling me. It's 11pm on a friday night, she can f off" and cut the call. She turned round, guess who was standing behind her. Awwwwkward. Cat fight? What happened next?> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 1 minute ago, Demitri_C said: Cat fight? What happened next?> I think they just walked away from each other. They haven't spoken at work since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 On 31/05/2016 at 00:12, Meath_Villan said: social media uproar over the gorilla thing..... seen the vid .....shoot the **** gorilla tranquillizers would have taken too much time That it general is one for the piss you off thread. Some word removed sitting at home thinks he knows more than the experts. "The gorilla was protecting the boy" - says who? Unless he's **** Mowgli or Tarzan he has no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 On 31 May 2016 at 11:13, Shropshire Lad said: I just find it curious how some stories are picked up and make massive headlines and other, similar stories aren't. Twitter warriors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Paddywhack Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 In a quiz, I just overheard: "In which State is the American city of Birmingham?" "The United States" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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useless Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 I've never heard anyone call it 'Shrowsbury' in real life. Everyone calls it Shrewsbury from both sides of the river and from all walks of life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mjmooney Posted June 7, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted June 7, 2016 13 hours ago, useless said: I've never heard anyone call it 'Shrowsbury' in real life. Everyone calls it Shrewsbury from both sides of the river and from all walks of life. I've always said Shrowsbury. Because that's what my Mom said. Never been there, mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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