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Originally Posted by oilers_fan
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I think this was a fairly balanced article. In the end this "expert" (didn't verify what is meant by that title) seems to believe the zoo was in a tough spot. So really I think this person somewhat agrees that the zoo did the right thing.
My issue is back to this whole blaming the parents. That part is the part that is bugging me more than anything. Do we have a video of the mother being purposefully negligent? How do we know her situation? Maybe she had one kid run off and she chased him/her, and the 4 year old jumped the barrier. I haven't heard any witness come forward that this lady was off on her iPhone while her kid ran around amok. You would think that would have happened if even remotely true.
I sympathize as just last week my two boys were in the (fenced) backyard. I am what many would probably call a helicopter parent, but whatever I have a death fear of screwing up. Anyways, I tell my 5 year old, hey watch your 2 year old brother for a minute while I get something in the house. I go and come back, total 30 seconds to 1 minute. I come back and the 2 year old is gone. I look around and he isn't anywhere to be found. I do notice the gate on the blind spot of my house is open, which it never is. I immediately panic.
Anyways, after running up and down the street screaming my sons name, I get back home. I am in full on panic mode. He isn't anywhere. Then I remember he loves the garage, so I open the garage door and there he is sitting on the floor with a big smile and a "hi Daddy". He had gone from playing in his sandbox to walking over opening the door and closing it in under a minute. Like the very second I turned away.
Anyways, I won't judge this mother unless I know the situation. I am sure my story is similar to anyone who has had a kid. Even ones that watch their kids like hawks and get ridiculed for it.