Tiger attack!!!

Originally posted by tsscls
Who's to say what constitutes taunting a wild animal? What if the age of the victims was lowered by 10 years but the actions were the same? The bottom line is, the enclosure wasn't sufficient to restrain the animal, period. The city is liable for this unfortunate oversight.

who else has googled this issue? Im not looking into this actual issue but the liability issue in general...trying to look up any old court cases but not landing anything worth the time....anyone?

i looked up "how did tatiana escape" to find out if it was like a broken bar or something spectacular the tiger did. nobody rly knows how she escaped.

will do that l8r Im seein three sets of everything cant wait to see my sig...

I remember years ago some obviously disturbed man thought itwould be a good idea to feed the Lions in London zoo some of his Sunday roast leftovers, and climbed into their compound, he got mauled in a nasty way but survived. Maybe the zoo should let the animals run about and cage the humans in to protect themselves🙂

Originally posted by Ace of Knaves
I think the city is within it's rights since the suits filed were against parties other than the zoo, itself. I can't imagine why these individuals would have cause to sue the police department.

Because they tried to blame the injured parties for it; I assume they are claiming emotional distress.

And LK, you still have it all wrong. yes, absolutely there should have been signs up if taunting it was dangerous; people in zoos have a reasonable expectation of safety to do what they like if the animals are behind bars.

Originally posted by Ushgarak
Because they tried to blame the injured parties for it; I assume they are claiming emotional distress.

And LK, you still have it all wrong. yes, absolutely there should have been signs up if taunting it was dangerous; people in zoos have a reasonable expectation of safety to do what they like if the animals are behind bars.

Some things just require common sense.

That changes absolutely nothing about the liability of the situation.

Besides which I entirely disagree. Why the hell shouldn't anyone feel free to taunt an animal being safely kept behind bars? Your example is nothing like that at all.

And lot of people lack common sense, and I´m not joking.

No, all I am saying is that if someone needs a sign to tell them not to taunt a 500 pound killing machine, they have shit for brains.

And I still totally disagree with you in the context of a zoo where the animals are kept behind bars!

Again, that gives you a reasonable expectation that they can be taunted safely.

Personally, I lol at the irony. Legally, he should be compensated as the Zoo has to make sure their animals do not escape. Taunting the animal from a described safe distance should not take the blame of the people...now if he'd jumped in the cage to play a bit with the kitty.

As for the compensation, it should obviously include his medical bills, that's a big part of why he should be compensated...after all.

If it does include his medical bills then I doubt there would be a story.

(Though it is still odd why they only want them paid from ONE of those affected)

Originally posted by Ushgarak
If it does include his medical bills then I doubt there would be a story.

(Though it is still odd why they only want them paid from ONE of those affected)

Originally posted by Ushgarak
And I still totally disagree with you in the context of a zoo where the animals are kept behind bars!

Again, that gives you a reasonable expectation that they can be taunted safely.

Does anyone know how long these tigers were housed at this zoo? If these animals have been there for a long while, then I can't imagine these are the first kids to taunt them. So either their taunting went above and beyond or the zoo should have had the wall at the appropriate height.

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
Check this out, should dude have to pay or what?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28474480/?gt1=43001#storyContinued

facepalm

what kind of idiot do you have to be to taunt a 243-pound Siberian tiger?

they should pay, imo...

Hmmm. I prefer penguin attacks.

Its a wild animal and should not be kept in a civilised environment.

If it is kept in an environment were in may come into contact with civilians its up to the zoo to safeguard its patrons.

The only reason Zoos are kept is s that we may appreciate exotic species most people may never get the chance to see. The moment they fail to to do this efficiently, they place patrons at risk.