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yamaha
yamaha UberDork
6/4/13 12:42 p.m.

I searched to bump the original thread, but couldn't find it......

Several of us saw this idiocy coming....

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51989002/ns/business/t/parents-sue-pittsburgh-zoo-boys-mauling-death/?lite=&lite=obnetwork

PITTSBURGH — The parents of a 2-year-old boy who fell into a wild African dogs exhibit and was mauled to death last fall have sued the Pittsburgh zoo. The lawsuit filed Thursday claims that officials had ample warning that parents routinely lifted children onto a rail overlooking the exhibit for a better view. Jason and Elizabeth Derkosh seek unspecified damages in the Nov. 4 death of their son, Maddox. He fell from the wooden railing after his mother lifted him up to get a better look at the painted dogs. According to the lawsuit, other zoos have more and better safeguards in place to keep children safe while viewing the dogs. A zoo spokeswoman did not immediately comment.

I think that now the mother deserves jail time.....

ransom
ransom UltraDork
6/4/13 12:52 p.m.

Berkeley.

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yamaha
yamaha UberDork
6/4/13 12:53 p.m.

I'm pretty sure my sentiment over this when it happened was no criminal charges until she tries to sue for her own stupidity.....

Cone_Junky
Cone_Junky Dork
6/4/13 12:56 p.m.

Best part is that the banner ad when I view this thread is a San Diego Zoo advert

gamby
gamby UltimaDork
6/4/13 12:56 p.m.
yamaha wrote: I think that now the mother deserves jail time.....

this

Clearly, Darwin hasn't punished her enough, so I guess karma will now.

Who am I kidding--they'll get a sizeable settlement.

Swank Force One
Swank Force One MegaDork
6/4/13 12:57 p.m.

She needs to be slapped with a manslaughter charge. If i chucked Yamaha over the fence into a tiger cage i'd probably to go jail.

Why is this different?

yamaha
yamaha UberDork
6/4/13 1:05 p.m.

In reply to Swank Force One:

Hey now, we can both toss bob over the railing......that way we can both get some laughs.

Swank Force One
Swank Force One MegaDork
6/4/13 1:07 p.m.
yamaha wrote: In reply to Swank Force One: Hey now, we can both toss bob over the railing......that way we can both get some laughs.

I couldn't do that, red meat has been shown to be detrimental to Cholesterol levels, and those poor tigers never did anything to me.

Zomby Woof
Zomby Woof UberDork
6/4/13 1:07 p.m.

In reply to Swank Force One:

If you did it to me, you might be a hero.

I honestly can't believe that in 2013 we still put animals in a cage so people can pay to look at them.

oldopelguy
oldopelguy Dork
6/4/13 1:12 p.m.
Zomby Woof wrote: I honestly can't believe that in 2013 we still have animals in the wild in dwindling natural habitats so they can go extinct instead of saving their species by taking care of them somewhere..

FTFY

Bobzilla
Bobzilla UberDork
6/4/13 1:16 p.m.

IIRC, those of us that thought her dumbass should be prosecuted were deemed to be "cruel, heartless bastards." Huh... who knew that these heartless bastards would be right when we said she was going to be looking for a payday for her own stupidity.

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH UltimaDork
6/4/13 1:20 p.m.
yamaha wrote: I'm pretty sure my sentiment over this when it happened was no criminal charges until she tries to sue for her own stupidity.....

THIS

Bobzilla
Bobzilla UberDork
6/4/13 1:22 p.m.

Can we now throw her, her lawyer and her retarded husband into the dog pit now?

ransom
ransom UltraDork
6/4/13 1:22 p.m.
Swank Force One wrote: She needs to be slapped with a manslaughter charge. If i chucked Yamaha over the fence into a tiger cage i'd probably to go jail. Why is this different?

Intent.

She should be thrown out of court on her ear with a minimum of wasted time and held accountable for costs incurred by the defense.

I'd rather keep the jail space available for people who are an actual danger to society, and not just dysfunctional idiots who aren't capable of raising kids. There are too many of those to jail.

moparman76_69
moparman76_69 Dork
6/4/13 1:22 p.m.
Cone_Junky wrote: Best part is that the banner ad when I view this thread is a San Diego Zoo advert

Mine is allstate.

JoeyM
JoeyM MegaDork
6/4/13 1:22 p.m.
Bobzilla wrote: IIRC, those of us that thought her dumbass should be prosecuted were deemed to be "cruel, heartless bastards."

A friend who lives there said he heard talk in local media that the cops may be revisiting their earlier decision to not charge her with endangerment.

yamaha
yamaha UberDork
6/4/13 1:25 p.m.
JoeyM wrote:
Bobzilla wrote: IIRC, those of us that thought her dumbass should be prosecuted were deemed to be "cruel, heartless bastards."
A friend who lives there said he heard talk in local media that the cops may be revisiting their earlier decision to not charge her with endangerment.

As it should be.......

mtn
mtn UltimaDork
6/4/13 1:28 p.m.
Zomby Woof wrote: In reply to Swank Force One: If you did it to me, you might be a hero. I honestly can't believe that in 2013 we still put animals in a cage so people can pay to look at them.

I dunno, the sloths seem pretty content

pinchvalve
pinchvalve UltimaDork
6/4/13 1:48 p.m.

The Zoo is at fault because they had a railing that a mother could throw her kid over? By that rationale, please ban Niagara Falls, The Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, all highway overpasses, wood chippers, railway crossings, stairways, balconies, helicopters with doors, stepladders...

AngryCorvair
AngryCorvair PowerDork
6/4/13 1:57 p.m.
PITTSBURGH — Jason and Elizabeth Derkosh seek to be spayed / neutered before they do more damage to our future by making another baby.

well, that's how it would be in my perfect world.

JoeyM
JoeyM MegaDork
6/4/13 2:04 p.m.

I'd just like to point out that my friend up there goes to that zoo fairly often. He says these are not fully grown dogs....they are not much bigger than my hound gertrude How does a parent not jump into the pit and start kicking some dogs in an effort to save their kid?

wvumtnbkr
wvumtnbkr HalfDork
6/4/13 2:05 p.m.

Why does this have to be in Pittsburgh?

What an idiot.

4cylndrfury
4cylndrfury MegaDork
6/4/13 2:06 p.m.
Swank Force One wrote: She needs to be slapped with a manslaughter charge. If i chucked Yamaha over the fence into a tiger cage i'd probably to go jail. Why is this different?

lol, when I first read this, I thought theres no need to go injuring innocent sportbikes just to prove your point lol....

wvumtnbkr
wvumtnbkr HalfDork
6/4/13 2:06 p.m.

I wondered the same thing. Why didn't a BUNCH of people jump in? Hell, I would have for somebody else child.

Swank Force One
Swank Force One MegaDork
6/4/13 2:07 p.m.
4cylndrfury wrote:
Swank Force One wrote: She needs to be slapped with a manslaughter charge. If i chucked Yamaha over the fence into a tiger cage i'd probably to go jail. Why is this different?
lol, when I first read this, I thought theres no need to go injuring innocent sportbikes just to prove your point lol....

Paul is the only one in this thread that i've met in person that's small enough that i'd have a chance of throwing him anywhere.

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