[Amy Jade]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Meh? Yeah the 8 year old deserved it

I never said the child deserved it, nor would I ever but if the people around the animal had been less aggressive towards it then this would never have happened.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Amy Jade

I never said the child deserved it, nor would I ever but if the people around the animal had been less aggressive towards it then this would never have happened.

That's true but "meh" suggests you're not bothered by the fact that an innocent child was killed, he wasn't one of those throwing the stones either according to the article

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

That's true but "meh" suggests you're not bothered by the fact that an innocent child was killed, he wasn't one of those throwing the stones either according to the article

he wasn't involved in that, he only encountered the animal when it fled from the angry locals


so if they didn't throw the stones, it might've had a different ending

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

That's true but "meh" suggests you're not bothered by the fact that an innocent child was killed, he wasn't one of those throwing the stones either according to the article

another 42 children died that day in Uganda from malaria!

and again today and tomorrow

etc

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

another 42 children died that day in Uganda from malaria!

and again today and tomorrow

etc

that's something way different and offtopic from this story i think


and the answer to that problem, we need to give them medicine against malaria

[Cherie]

Is that really you, I had you pegged as younger

Poor lad
Poor elephant

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

another 42 children died that day in Uganda from malaria!

and again today and tomorrow

etc

so this death isn't tragic?

[Amy Jade]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

That's true but "meh" suggests you're not bothered by the fact that an innocent child was killed, he wasn't one of those throwing the stones either according to the article

'Not bothered' isn't how I feel. I probably wouldn't of commented if I didn't care. It goes without saying a child dying is sad

But throwing rocks at an elephant was silly and the child was likely just in the wrong place sadly. I hope the elephant is not hunted as a 'killer' as to me it was drove to it.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Amy Jade

'Not bothered' isn't how I feel. I probably wouldn't of commented if I didn't care. It goes without saying a child dying is sad

But throwing rocks at an elephant was silly and the child was likely just in the wrong place sadly. I hope the elephant is not hunted as a 'killer' as to me it was drove to it.

I would imagine the elephant is already dead or will indeed be killed, and I agree that that's sad... It was scared and frantic and when a large animal is in that state its inevitable that someone might be hurt or killed, in this case a child. But I do agree with what Niamh said earlier, I don't think the people are necessarily to blame either, as they would also have been scared and - possibly - had not been properly briefed about what to do in these situations, or properly informed of how dangerous these animals can become if they're attacked or threatened.

Just a tragic situation all round for the child, the animal and the community.