I also wished for the parents of the child to be beaten by their parents as well. It was in jest, forgot how litter and dumb people are on the net. It should be punished for his action and so should the parents for not stopping it from causing damage.

No, I’m suggesting in THIS situation that it’s the parents fault. Do you think this is the first time a child has expressed a desire to go hang out with the pretty animals? Do you think it’s the zoos job to have a personal babysitter for every child that walks through the gates so mom and dad can have some free time…

STOP MAKING PARENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CHILDREN YOU ASSHOLE!

I think the world would just run a little more smoothly if everyone held themselves at least somewhat accountable for anything they could have had any control over. Parents are without a doubt accountable for the actions of their young children. If you are in charge of monitoring a young child, you are responsible for…

Based on all your responses that’s what you’re all creating, entitled asshats that can do no wrong. your all quick to defend the parents as not being at fault and making excuses for shit that kids do.

So either the zoo is the drunk driver in this scenario or the gorilla is. Explain to me again how either of those parties was the initiator in this tragedy

You are not responsible for the actions of your 29 year old adult son. You are, however, responsible for supervising your minor child when taking them into public situations...especially when said child is repeating their urge to climb into a fucking zoo exhibit but why am I trying to reason with a moron? Byeeeeeeeeeee

So if the parent of that kid wanted to keep the little angel out of harms way she should have done it, that’s the counterpoint to your idiotic logic. No seriously though we get it, your little Braiyden is too young to understand the consequences of his actions so it’s not his fault, and it’s ABSOLUTELY not your fault…

The drunk driver isn’t your 3 year old child, silly muppet.

If you make ‘em, you wrangle ‘em. I don’t understand this thought process of “lol, who could ever control their own kid?! Mine just causes wanton destruction and I don’t even get how!” If you care so little about your child’s welfare that you can’t hold a 2-year-old’s hand or put them in a stroller, you’re probably…

Nah, if you don’t want your kid in a gorilla pit, especially after he says several times over that he’s going to try to get in it....Take your god damn kid elsewhere. Maybe even keep your eyes on him?

That’s like saying its ok to rob from peoples house if they don’t have a good lock or security system. Or if you find someones wallet its ok to use there credit cards and money because they should have kept it safe.

That’s like saying its ok to steal because they didn’t protect it well enough.

Doesn’t matter how hard they are to rangle, you are alone responsible for everything and anything they do. And should be held accountable as such. If a kid does something or hurts themselves or someone else nobody absolutely nobody should take the blame but the parents and the kid.

Only 2 people are at fault when a kid does something its not supposed to spoiler its the parents they are responsible for keeping the kid in line at all times. No shopping mall employee is to blame at all. That’s more of the great pass the buck parenting we see all the time now.

About ten years ago, a couple of teenagers knocked over some headstones in the local cemetery in the town in which I was living. Thank goodness they didn’t break anything. The police and the parish made them fix the damage. Then, the parents made the teenagers stand outside of the church after every Mass that weekend…

“The parents apologized” - What about the kid? He should apologize too. :/

Only the best paddlin’ for children.

How does this back an argument against that. The Rio rape involved a victim who didn’t wish to consent, this involved one who for all the perpetrators would know consented but was underage.

why do they need to do jail time? If it was consensual and all the boys are under 18. Or do you think all sex by people under 18 is rape?