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Siberian Tiger Escapes, Kills Visitor at SF Zoo

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by MR. MEOWGI, Dec 26, 2007.

  1. danny317

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    i think the victims were all older than 19.

    please correct me if im wrong.
     
  2. KingCheetah

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    It doesn't matter if they were 90 -- the enclosure walls were too low by several feet.
     
  3. MR. MEOWGI

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    But you just said kids will be kids. It has nothing to do with them being kids. The wall has been there for 70 years. The "victims" can only blame themselves.
     
  4. KingCheetah

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    The walls are too low -- the zoo is responsible for the death and injuries.

    Maybe tigers 70 years ago couldn't jump the wall, but modern super tigers require increased security.
     
  5. MR. MEOWGI

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    If they didn't taunt the tiger they would now be at home enjoying more doobies.
     
  6. danny317

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    hahahahahahahahahahahaha

    ok well the modern super tiger didnt jump out of its pen before. it just decided that those three "kids" would be the ones to feel its wrath...
     
  7. robbie380

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    lol kids will be kids? weren't they adults? they were responsible for their idiotic actions. if you start fkin with a tiger then you deserve whatever comes to you. yes the zoo's enclosure was inadequate but the tiger wasn't going after anyone except the idiots that taunted it. we aren't talking about a random attack. if that was the case then i could agree with you but everything points to darwinism.
     
  8. DonkeyMagic

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    dont pick a fight that you cant win.
     
  9. home_vc

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    Give me a break. It's a wild animal. It would have gone after anybody in sight.
     
  10. MR. MEOWGI

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    Not true. It specifically tracked down those guys and attacked them while ignoring the other visitors.
     
  11. BigM

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    none of us know exactly what these guys were doing in the first place. did they "enter" the enclosure, hit the tiger with sticks, or what?

    i'll agree that had they not been there the tiger would probably still be in it's cage, but regardless of what they were doing a freaking siberian tiger shouldn't have the ability to escape it's exhibit at will. the zoo put other people in harm, the men just exposed the problem.
     
  12. danny317

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    man that was one super modern cat! :D
     
  13. MR. MEOWGI

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    The men were the problem.
     
  14. BigM

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    this point should definitely hurt the guys lawsuit as the tiger seemed to be tracking them down for revenge rather then random people down for food. all three men are most likely idiots but i still stand by it's the zoo's fault.
     
  15. home_vc

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    "The San Francisco Chronicle reported the tiger was the same animal that chewed the flesh off a keeper's arm during an attack last December that took place during a public feeding demonstration. The keeper survived and recovered from her injuries."

    http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/25/tiger.attack/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

    So in this instance do we blame the woman?
     
  16. DaDakota

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    What?

    They got what they deserved?

    The only thing BS is you thinking they got what they deserved.

    Taunting = death? WTF are you smoking?

    The kids were idiots - CHECK

    The ZOO has the responsibility of keeping their patrons safe - FAIL

    DD
     
  17. Rocketman95

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    Stupid person trying to feed a tiger. It's really too bad she wasn't killed either.
     
  18. Phreak3

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    They were being tracked down because they had blood on them (or were bleeding). That's why the tiger didn't go after any other visitors. They said this in one of the earlier news reports.
     
  19. hooroo

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    the men dished it out, the tiger had take-way.
     
  20. MR. MEOWGI

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    Small minded people can not grasp the concept of "deserve". It does not mean punishment. It means karma.

    Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns.

    [​IMG]
     

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