Is everything about partisan politics with you?Time for all the conservatives that are always complaining about helicopter parents making their children soft and weak to heap all their moral disgust on to these parents for not watching their kid close enough. Let's all pretend that it isn't possible for a kid to do something incredibly dangerous in a span of 10 seconds.
Time for all the conservatives that are always complaining about helicopter parents making their children soft and weak to heap all their moral disgust on to these parents for not watching their kid close enough. Let's all pretend that it isn't possible for a kid to do something incredibly dangerous in a span of 10 seconds.
Yes, in the P&N forum anyway.Is everything about partisan politics with you?
I had some nut tell me that the parents should be charged with manslaughter.
A thief was charged with manslaughter for being shot?Why not? Sounds the same as being able to charge a thief for being shot by a homeowner, because they were responsible for being shot.
How is this different? The parents caused the gorilla's death by dropping their little precious into the innocent gorilla's home.
The N does stand for news.
Why not? Sounds the same as being able to charge a thief for being shot by a homeowner, because they were responsible for being shot.
How is this different? The parents caused the gorilla's death by dropping their little precious into the innocent gorilla's home.
A thief was charged with manslaughter for being shot?
I love you man but think about it. Ape = Man?
That would be strange.don't some states have that law? I know that in some situations when you have 2 criminals and one that is shot/killed by their target, the one that is not shot by the victim of their crime will be charged with his accomplice's murder/injury .
I'm on eternal optimist.()Why are you reading my posts? Aren't I on THE LIST? Are you just lying again about your list as you always do?
I'm not saying that ape lives are equal to human lives. I get that such laws apply to humans and all that. Still, I think it's an interesting problem.
Yes, in this situation--the only choice when presented with it is to have taken out the ape to save the child. I do think the parents need to be punished, though.
What crime do you imagine these parents have committed?
EDIT: If this video is accurate the railings are woefully inadequate.
What crime do you imagine these parents have committed?
Even the best behaved and most watched children can and do wander away from time to time. Then again, that's generally in situations where the parents let their guard down. I remember the first time we took our little kids to the zoo - I was paranoid and kept an extra vigilant eye on the kids. Ditto Niagara Falls - 3 foot railing, then it's over the side you go. I still remember how tense I was, keeping an eye on the boys. (Actually, I think it's at least 42" at Niagara Falls, but in some areas, no fence at all, just a short rock wall.)
Also, Hello Ornery!
Time for all the conservatives that are always complaining about helicopter parents making their children soft and weak to heap all their moral disgust on to these parents for not watching their kid close enough. Let's all pretend that it isn't possible for a kid to do something incredibly dangerous in a span of 10 seconds.
Wouldn't that be civil and not criminal?I could envision something. Kid breaks your window with a baseball the Parents are liable because they are liable for their kids behavior. I could see something similar but as I said earlier I don't think it would be worthwhile for the zoo.
Wouldn't that be civil and not criminal?