This kid in Dublin zoo

sonofenoch · 01-08-2016 08:19PM #1

In todays papers, stood the wrong side of the Rhino enclosure for 20 mins said one eye witness....excuse my ignorance not been to the zoo since I was a schoolkid but what do staff do there, 20 mins is a long time .......what if Isis decided to attack the monkey enclosure what then then? is everyone off having a kitkat?

xzanti · 01-08-2016 08:22PM

Could someone not have approached him and said "That's a bit dodgy mate".. rather than putting his picture up on the internet.

Not the wisest thing to do, I wouldn't recommend it. But I don't think the witch hunt is really necessary.

I'm sure if Rhinos could climb up that mound of rocks there'd be more than some 2x4 and chicken wire to protect it.

andekwarhola · 01-08-2016 08:23PM

They'll get that profile picture of a large African quadruped attacking their child eventually.

Widdershins · 01-08-2016 08:24PM

Dublin Zoo are investigating how he got into the enclosure . It's a low fence and his father /guardian is standing next to him.

chillin117 · 01-08-2016 08:27PM

Unless Rhinos have suddenly developed the agility of a mountain goat the child is safe FFS. I love the social media ''Outrage'' at this one

looksee · 01-08-2016 08:28PM

There were one great big lion called Wallace
His nose were all covered with scars
He lay in a som-no-lent posture
With the side of his face to the bars.

Now Albert had heard about lions
How they were ferocious and wild
And to see Wallace lying so peaceful
Well... it didn't seem right to the child.

So straight 'way the brave little feller
Not showing a morsel of fear
Took 'is stick with the'orse's 'ead 'andle
And pushed it in Wallace's ear!

You could see that the lion didn't like it
For giving a kind of a roll
He pulled Albert inside the cage with 'im
And swallowed the little lad... whole!

THE LION AND ALBERT by Marriott Edgar

xzanti · 01-08-2016 08:30PM

some ppl shudnt be allowed have kids

is one of my favourites.

chillin117 · 01-08-2016 08:33PM

xzanti wrote: »

is one of my favourites.

''You need a license for a dog'' is another

sonofenoch · 01-08-2016 08:35PM

Widdershins wrote: »

Dublin Zoo are investigating how he got into the enclosure . It's a low fence and his father /guardian is standing next to him.

But how does someone play silly games like that for 20 mins in the zoo? like said haven't been to the zoo in years but is there no security no cameras no staff on hand.......for 20 mins someone could do something alot more foolish and dangerous with no eyes watching

Archeron · 01-08-2016 08:36PM

Isis attacking the monkey enclosure in Dublin zoo is a very surreal mental image.

s4uv3 · 01-08-2016 08:37PM

sonofenoch wrote: »

But how does someone play silly games like that for 20 mins in the zoo? like said haven't been to the zoo in years but is there no security no cameras no staff on hand.......for 20 mins someone could do something alot more foolish and dangerous with no eyes watching

Let them. We can't police everybody 100% of the time. If parents can't be responsible for their own kids, then why should a stranger do it?

tracey turnblad · 01-08-2016 08:39PM

Where the rhinos are in the zoo you have to go up into like a cul de sac it's off the 'main road' so to speak. I think that the zoo keepers trust that most normal people especially in light of recent events would not endanger their own child

andekwarhola · 01-08-2016 08:40PM

Archeron wrote: »

Isis attacking the monkey enclosure in Dublin zoo is a very surreal mental image.

Gorilla warfare, as it were.

Hazydays123 · 01-08-2016 08:41PM

sonofenoch wrote: »

But how does someone play silly games like that for 20 mins in the zoo? like said haven't been to the zoo in years but is there no security no cameras no staff on hand.......for 20 mins someone could do something alot more foolish and dangerous with no eyes watching

I'm sure 20mins was an extreme exaggeration. You'd be bored out of your mind standing around looking at a rhino for 20mins and these people didn't look like the type to have a long attention span in general :rolleyes:

I assume a lot more than that tiny 4ft fence with a bit of chicken mesh stands between you and the Rhino anyway.

uck51js9zml2yt · 01-08-2016 08:42PM

Widdershins wrote: »

Dublin Zoo are investigating how he got into the enclosure . It's a low fence and his father /guardian is standing next to him.

That will definitely need a team of 8 plus a project manager an engineer and an expert in the field to investigate.. it's not a simple as father lifts child over fence.

01-08-2016 08:44PM

Hyperbole.
Rhinos are always horny.

They won't jump over the dugout because of one kid not moving closer to them.

chillin117 · 01-08-2016 08:46PM

Baylee Helpful Beam wrote: »

That will definitely need a team of 8 plus a project manager an engineer and an expert in the field to investigate.. it's not a simple as father lifts child over fence.

I echo your sentiment plus an independent enquiry too. I am so shocked I am Gobsmacked and (outraged) too

PARlance · 01-08-2016 08:48PM

Bank holidays always tend to be slow outrage days.

The_Valeyard · 01-08-2016 08:52PM

Agree with a lot of the previous posters, if the Rhinos could get up that high, then chicken wire and wooden poles and going to much to stop it now. Probably a bad thing for a parent to do, in case the child does it while the parent is not there, believing it safe to do so, but yeah, I dont get the outrage over this. His dad was standing right over him. If anything went down, the dad would pick him up and run.

Thoie · 01-08-2016 08:53PM

chillin117 wrote: »

Unless Rhinos have suddenly developed the agility of a mountain goat the child is safe FFS. I love the social media ''Outrage'' at this one

xzanti wrote: »

I'm sure if Rhinos could climb up that mound of rocks there'd be more than some 2x4 and chicken wire to protect it.

The kid in the gorilla killing incident a while back was over the fence, which in turn was 4ft back from the moat which separated the gorillas from people. And the kid still managed to fall/climb into the moat. The child in Dublin Zoo was only safe as long as he didn't slip/fall/climb down those rocks. Rhinos can run at 50km/h - faster than you're allowed drive down the quays in Dublin. Rhinos are pretty inquisitive, and will run towards something unusual. So yeah, it was utter stupidity at work.

The_Valeyard · 01-08-2016 08:56PM

Thoie wrote: »

Rhinos are pretty inquisitive, and will run towards something unusual. So yeah, it was utter stupidity at work.

According to The Simpsons, they put out fires....but I doubt that in real life.

01-08-2016 08:57PM

All I know is I'm completely outraged.

Ted111 · 01-08-2016 09:02PM

The kid got further than the Rathkeale Rovers.

Apparently there is €73 million worth of rhino horn in there.

Hazydays123 · 01-08-2016 09:08PM

PARlance wrote: »

Bank holidays always tend to be slow outrage days.

This story made it all the way to the Daliy Mail UK online (chief purveyor of outrage). There were commentators calling for child protective services to be called. Such hyperbole would be amusing if it weren't for the many children who actually are being abused everyday with no intervention whatsoever.

This is clearly a grandfather (with v poor judgement) bringing his grandchild to the zoo.

Thoie · 01-08-2016 09:11PM

The_Valeyard wrote: »

According to The Simpsons, they put out fires....but I doubt that in real life.

That's ridiculous, they'd never make it through the training, and where would you get breathing apparatus to fit them? Bet they'd be crap at the paramedic/CPR bits too. I'd say they'd fail out on the first day.

diomed · 01-08-2016 09:13PM

I think they should claim compensation for their own stupidity. It works.

tracey turnblad · 01-08-2016 09:13PM

There is a large moat between the rhinos and the chicken wire where the child was standing would be a 6 ft maybe more wall between him and the rhinos and while in the photo it looks like he's on the level with them anytime I've been up there ( which is a lot I live locally and am a year pass owner) they are usually way way back from where he is... I would say the hold us actually quite safe where he is... It would be if something unexpected happened like he fell backwards or something. Most sane people are ok with this level of security but there's always one

tracey turnblad · 01-08-2016 09:13PM

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sonofenoch · 01-08-2016 09:21PM

Omackeral wrote: »

All I know is I'm completely outraged.

No outrage here far from it, as a regular Liveleeker and Ogrisher I'll say no more .....just wasn't aware the general public were allowed wander willy nilly with low supervision in the zoo given the times that's in it ...

linger too long in an Aldi aisle and you'll have security over your shoulder

For Forks Sake · 01-08-2016 09:21PM

Thoie wrote: »

That's ridiculous, they'd never make it through the training, and where would you get breathing apparatus to fit them? Bet they'd be crap at the paramedic/CPR bits too. I'd say they'd fail out on the first day.

Canyonero!

tracey turnblad · 01-08-2016 09:24PM

sonofenoch wrote: »

Omackeral wrote: »

All I know is I'm completely outraged.

No outrage here far from it, as a regular Liveleeker and Ogrisher I'll say no more .....just wasn't aware the general public were allowed wander willy nilly with low supervision in the zoo given the times that's in it ...
linger too long in an Aldi aisle and you'll have security over your shoulder

Did you think there is someone there to move you along? It's all abou wandering through and enjoying the sights

This kid in Dublin zoo

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