Do you find fault in the recent incident where a 17 year old gorilla was shot dead to protect a 4 year old boy that had climbed into the gorilla's enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo?

Do you find fault in the recent incident where a 17 year old gorilla was shot dead to protect a 4 year old boy that had climbed into the gorilla's enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo?
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I wasn’t there, but I can’t help but find fault with the parents for not adequately supervising a 4 year old.
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