Sad, stupid and completely avoidable.

Zoo mauling: Boy killed by dogs, not fall, autopsy shows

There was a safety net, but apparently the child bounced off it.

Yep, and had the child not been placed on the rim of the enclosure...


As I said, sad, stupid and completely avoidable.

It's just unfathomable.

I can't picture any scenario where I wouldn't jump down and at the very least cover my kid with my body, probably to my own demise (not that I can even envision putting them in such a precarious position to begin with). I'd rather be dead than watch one of my kids go that way.

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How dumb can the mother be putting her kid on the rail like that? She should be charged.

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There's likely no punishment man could invent that would equal what she has inflicted on herself.

But is that any reason to give up trying?

MV

That is one of the virtues of our legal system. Prosecutors need to prove either intent or reckless disregard for criminal negligence. Even with a conviction, the punishment phase in state courts typically does not have mandatory minimums for this type of violation. So is a prosecutor going to crucify a grieving parent for probation?

"Experts said the death is highly unusual."
lol. thanks einsteins.

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To what end?


I can't imagine why or how she didn't go in there after him.

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I guess you had your reason for using the word "dingo".
There is quite a bit of information about dingos & babies about if you go looking.

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That's an old meme. Something about some woman some years ago that killed her child and said a dingo must've taken it. Seinfeld used it in an episode too.

Correction, according to this story the family did not kill the baby. http://www.examiner.com/article/the-dingo-ate-your-baby-seinfeld-line-reflects-original-doubt-on-story

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