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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 138919 Gender:	Re: Gorilla shot after rescuing child Reply #90 - May 30^th, 2016 at 2:16pm What's DR?
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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 38824 Gender:	Re: Gorilla shot after rescuing child Reply #91 - May 30^th, 2016 at 2:21pm greggerypeccary wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 2:16pm: What's DR? Debate & Relate. A person there known as Nicole Page was a co Admin at the original site. The current version is a Phoenix out of ashes when the original site burned to the ground. OzPol Member Brian Smith now runs it. Link.
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Gnads Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 29856 Gender:	Re: Gorilla shot after rescuing child Reply #92 - May 30^th, 2016 at 2:52pm Lord Herbert wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 1:36pm: There should be an inquiry as to why it took a full 10 minutes for a staff member to turn up with a gun. There should be BREAK THE GLASS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY units in front of every dangerous animals cage. Herb that is a completely stupid suggestion/statement.
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Reply #93 - May 30^th, 2016 at 3:07pm

Gnads wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 2:52pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 1:36pm:

There should be an inquiry as to why it took a full 10 minutes for a staff member to turn up with a gun.

There should be BREAK THE GLASS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY units in front of every dangerous animals cage.

Herb that is a completely stupid suggestion/statement.

Why?

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Reply #94 - May 30^th, 2016 at 3:14pm

Aussie wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 2:14pm:

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I made two posts on DR but they have been languishing in Brian's mod queue for over a week now.

My posts appear immediately, so that makes no sense. I was unaware of any pre-moderation of posts. Maybe that's been introduced after I joined.

No ... it was introduced because you joined ....

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Reply #95 - May 30^th, 2016 at 3:16pm

Aussie wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 3:07pm:

Gnads wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 2:52pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 1:36pm:

There should be an inquiry as to why it took a full 10 minutes for a staff member to turn up with a gun.

There should be BREAK THE GLASS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY units in front of every dangerous animals cage.

Herb that is a completely stupid suggestion/statement.

Why?

Because it takes an excellent mark to shoot an animal so as not to enrage it or injure the person you are trying to save.

Also, you don't leave loaded guns lying around.

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Laugh till you cry Gold Member Offline Posts: 16619 In your happy place Gender:	Re: Gorilla shot after rescuing child Reply #96 - May 30^th, 2016 at 3:19pm If the zoo was responsible it should have a recording of a person reading one of Herbert's posts. That would have reduced the gorilla to a cringing, blubbering mess in seconds.
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Reply #97 - May 30^th, 2016 at 3:22pm

Aussie wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 3:07pm:

Gnads wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 2:52pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 1:36pm:

There should be an inquiry as to why it took a full 10 minutes for a staff member to turn up with a gun.

There should be BREAK THE GLASS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY units in front of every dangerous animals cage.

Herb that is a completely stupid suggestion/statement.

Why?

Loaded weapons, in a public place, sitting behind a sheet of glass?

It's a completely crazy idea.

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Reply #98 - May 30^th, 2016 at 3:23pm

mothra wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 3:16pm:

Aussie wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 3:07pm:

Gnads wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 2:52pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 1:36pm:

There should be an inquiry as to why it took a full 10 minutes for a staff member to turn up with a gun.

There should be BREAK THE GLASS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY units in front of every dangerous animals cage.

Herb that is a completely stupid suggestion/statement.

Why?

Because it takes an excellent mark to shoot an animal so as not to enrage it or injure the person you are trying to save.

Also, you leave loaded guns lying around.

All true. But a capacity to notify Zoo people of an event immediately facilitates a quicker response time, yeas?

Surely, you don't believe Herbert was suggesting that a loaded weapon was behind the glass to be broken?

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Reply #99 - May 30^th, 2016 at 3:27pm

Gnads wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 2:52pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 1:36pm:

There should be an inquiry as to why it took a full 10 minutes for a staff member to turn up with a gun.

There should be BREAK THE GLASS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY units in front of every dangerous animals cage.

Herb that is a completely stupid suggestion/statement.

The lions
The bears
The tigers

Maybe a couple more.

Delusional schizophrenics, drunks, religious fanatics, and suicidal depressives are on the short list for jumping into these compounds where the dangerous animals are pacing.

Alarms you press to immediately alert the staff to a life-and-death situation taking place.

At this zoo it took an entire 10 minutes for staff to arrive. That is totally unacceptable considering these zoos have battery-powered buggies available for the staff to get around in. It was utterly disgraceful that a boy was in the gorilla cage for all of 10 minutes before any staff made an appearance.

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Reply #100 - May 30^th, 2016 at 3:27pm

Aussie wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 3:23pm:

mothra wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 3:16pm:

Aussie wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 3:07pm:

Gnads wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 2:52pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 1:36pm:

There should be an inquiry as to why it took a full 10 minutes for a staff member to turn up with a gun.

There should be BREAK THE GLASS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY units in front of every dangerous animals cage.

Herb that is a completely stupid suggestion/statement.

Why?

Because it takes an excellent mark to shoot an animal so as not to enrage it or injure the person you are trying to save.

Also, you leave loaded guns lying around.

All true. But a capacity to notify Zoo people of an event immediately facilitates a quicker response time, yeas?

Surely, you don't believe Herbert was suggesting that a loaded weapon was behind the glass to be broken?

That's precisely what he said.

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Reply #101 - May 30^th, 2016 at 3:28pm

greggerypeccary wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 3:22pm:

Aussie wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 3:07pm:

Gnads wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 2:52pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 1:36pm:

There should be an inquiry as to why it took a full 10 minutes for a staff member to turn up with a gun.

There should be BREAK THE GLASS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY units in front of every dangerous animals cage.

Herb that is a completely stupid suggestion/statement.

Why?

Loaded weapons, in a public place, sitting behind a sheet of glass?

It's a completely crazy idea.

I was talking about a button behind the glass panel.

My aging neighbour had a 'button' she wore as a necklace. Every time she fell down she would press the button and an ambulance would immediately be on its way to her address. Happened many times.

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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 38824 Gender:	Re: Gorilla shot after rescuing child Reply #102 - May 30^th, 2016 at 3:29pm Quote: That's precisely what he said. No he did not say that at all. You have mistakenly read that into it.
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Reply #103 - May 30^th, 2016 at 3:30pm

Lord Herbert wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 3:28pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 3:22pm:

Aussie wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 3:07pm:

Gnads wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 2:52pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 1:36pm:

There should be an inquiry as to why it took a full 10 minutes for a staff member to turn up with a gun.

There should be BREAK THE GLASS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY units in front of every dangerous animals cage.

Herb that is a completely stupid suggestion/statement.

Why?

Loaded weapons, in a public place, sitting behind a sheet of glass?

It's a completely crazy idea.

I was talking about a button behind the glass panel.

Ohhhhhhh.

I beg your pardon then. You weren't clear.

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If you can't be a good example, you have to be a horrible warning.

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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 138919 Gender:	Re: Gorilla shot after rescuing child Reply #104 - May 30^th, 2016 at 3:31pm Lord Herbert wrote on May 30^th, 2016 at 3:27pm: At this zoo it took an entire 10 minutes for staff to arrive. 10 minutes from the time the kid entered the enclosure, or 10 minutes from the time they were notified?
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Question: Who are the guilty parties?
100% the Management 6 (40.0%) 100% the mother (father not there) 3 (20.0%) 50 / 50 the mum and Management 3 (20.0%) 80% fault of the Management 0 (0.0%) 80% fault of the mother 1 (6.7%) 90% fault of the Management 1 (6.7%) 90% fault of the mother 1 (6.7%) 100% fault of the kid 0 (0.0%) Total votes: 15 « Created by: Lord Herbert on: Jun 3^rd, 2016 at 9:09pm »