2 yr old mauled to death by african dogs at Pittsburgh Zoo

• dlazz

  Sonofanump;1313908 wrote:Pathetic.

  So was the parenting.
• FatHobbit

  

  I would absolutely jump in after my kid. As soon as she fell over the railing. And not because I think I could fight off a pack of dogs. Just to protect my child. Maybe I could get her out or maybe I could slow the dogs down long enough for help to get there. Maybe not, but I wouldn't waste time wondering. I would do whatever I could to protect her.
• Sonofanump

  dlazz;1313912 wrote:So was the parenting.

  Agreed.
• Fly4Fun

  

  Manhattan Buckeye;1313866 wrote:"Are you really equating jumping in a cage of feral carnivorous animals to jumping in a pool? This might be a fair comparison if you regularly house alligators or crocodiles in your pool."
  
  No my friend, it was more about instinct. But to your incorrect point, the point you attribute me to is more analogous than a previous post on this thread that compared it to jumping out of a plane (unless that person is Keanu Reeves from Point Break). It was to second the notion that heroes act on "instinct", not out of thought in most cases. These were dangerous animals, no doubt. But they aren't lions, and it isn't as if the kid is falling into oblivion.

  Instincts do change from situation to situation... just because one would instinctively jump into a safe no risk situation (shallow pool) to save a kid does not mean one would jump into a pit full of carnivorous pack animals.
  
  
  

  Manhattan Buckeye;1313870 wrote:"Also, do you not having some kind of fence around your yard or were these guests you were entertaining?"
  
  Good God Fly, I freaking live in a 125 unit complex in Singapore. It wasn't my kid in either case (the first was Scottish I'm very sure, the second could have been Australian or British) and it wasn't my pool - just happened to be there, at any rate they let their toddlers jump into the pool. Poor parenting in both situations.

  If it wasn't your pool they why did you say "our pool?" To me it sounded like you had a home with a pool in your backyard and either one of two situations happened. You had guests over that were careless with their kid, or you had a pool without a proper fence to prevent kids from wandering over and drowning. Sorry that I thought the fact that you said "our pool" indicated that you had a pool...
• Heretic

  

  reclegend22;1313900 wrote:Closed casket?

  Rep'd!
• ManO'War

  

  FatHobbit;1313917 wrote:I would absolutely jump in after my kid. As soon as she fell over the railing. And not because I think I could fight off a pack of dogs. Just to protect my child. Maybe I could get her out or maybe I could slow the dogs down long enough for help to get there. Maybe not, but I wouldn't waste time wondering. I would do whatever I could to protect her.

  I agree....and not because I'm some tough guy, but because I love my son more than anything. You would have to do SOMETHING..not just stand there and watch.
• Tiernan

  12' drop is a sizable drop even if you could do a "hang n' drop" you most likely still hit and roll which immediately puts you on the ground and a dog is on you. The African Wild Dog is maybe the most ferocious pack killer on earth. They are the only animal to actually strategize an attack with 1st and 2nd wave attackers "taking turns" on larger prey. No unarmed human adult or child would have survived this attack.
• gut

  Tiernan;1314221 wrote:12' drop is a sizable drop even if you could do a "hang n' drop" you most likely still hit and roll which immediately puts you on the ground and a dog is on you. The African Wild Dog is maybe the most ferocious pack killer on earth. They are the only animal to actually strategize an attack with 1st and 2nd wave attackers "taking turns" on larger prey. No unarmed human adult or child would have survived this attack.

  Totally agree. However if 2-3 adults jump in the pack might back off (don't know how many there were).
• reclegend22

  

  gut;1314264 wrote:Totally agree. However if 2-3 adults jump in the pack might back off (don't know how many there were).

  Good luck convincing two strangers to hop with you into a trench of terror filled with hungry hyenas.
  
  (I thought I read that the parent was single. Could be wrong, though. It'd still be tough to get family to hop into a pit of African dogs with you.)
• Manhattan Buckeye

  "If it wasn't your pool they why did you say "our pool?""
  
  Because it is at our complex - God knows we pay enough in rent to make it our pool. You pay S$6,500/month (about US$5000/month) for a 1700 sq.ft. flat and tell me that any and all fringe benefits aren't yours. That is our pool, our BBQ pits, our gym, our shuttle to the financial district, our...well, you know where I'm going with this.
• Fly4Fun

  

  Manhattan Buckeye;1314974 wrote:"If it wasn't your pool they why did you say "our pool?""
  
  Because it is at our complex - God knows we pay enough in rent to make it our pool. You pay S$6,500/month (about US$5000/month) for a 1700 sq.ft. flat and tell me that any and all fringe benefits aren't yours. That is our pool, our BBQ pits, our gym, our shuttle to the financial district, our...well, you know where I'm going with this.

  I understand what you're saying. But none of that context (apartment complex) was in your original post. My second post was just trying to demonstrate that I think it was reasonable for me to ask the question I did. I wasn't attacking you, just inquiring about your circumstance.
• Tiernan

  Manhattan Buckeye;1314974 You pay S$6,500/month (about US$5000/month) for a 1700 sq.ft. flat and tell me that any and all fringe benefits aren't yours. .[/QUOTE wrote:
  People who choose to live in Manhattan amuse me.

• -Society-

  

  Tiernan;1315072 wrote:People who choose to live in Manhattan amuse me.

  So do those that clearly do not read previous posts. LOL!