Internet Mob Injustice & the Killing of Gorilla Harambe

By Ammoland

By: Kirstie Pike, CEO and Founder Prois Hunting & Field Apparel for Women.

USA – -(Ammoland.com)- It’s not often I use this platform to voice my opinions about politics or current events. Yet, when the recent case of the gorilla shot at the Cincinnati Zoo to protect a toddler who fell into the animal’s enclosure caught worldwide attention, I couldn’t help it.

My first response to this incident was, “Of course the animal had to be destroyed. It’s tragic, but the life of a small boy hung in the balance.”

I for one could not sit by and watch a child potentially die at the hands of an animal. If it was my child, I can only imagine the fear. I personally feel zookeepers had no other recourse. Tranquilizing would take too long and could potentially agitate the animal further.

My second response was that it would seem the Cincinnati Zoo would need to do some serious upgrades to any enclosure into which a visitor may fall or jump. This clearly goes without saying.

However, as the story continued to unfold I …Read the Rest

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