[Puffer Fish]

Some blame man who was attacked by tiger for animal's death

Many people are outraged that Eko, the 8-year-old Malayan Tiger, died as a result of River Rosenquist sticking his arm through the cage into the tiger's enclosure.

A sheriff's deputy shot the tiger to save the young man, because the tiger had its teeth clamped down on the man's arm and would not release.

The tiger was considered an endangered species.

Pamella Seay, a law professor at Florida Gulf Coast University, said Rosenquist trespassed among other things, and he will be charged with something.
"Depending on how they would charge, it theoretically could be a third-degree felony," said Seay. "We look at the value of the animal, and that animal has an astronomical value. it is irreplaceable."

"When you cause a living thing to die, you should be behind bars," said Mellissa Ault, the creator of a petition named Justice for Eko.
(She refers to the young man who stuck his arm into the cage, not the sheriff's deputy who fired his gun)

Could the man attacked by a tiger at Naples Zoo be charged? - NBC2 News (nbc-2.com)
Sarah Metts, January 2, 2022
https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2021/12/31 ... xaxcJs7E2E

This issue deals with the concept of "responsibility", and how that should apply in specific situations.



This is the zoo cleaner whose arm was bitten, River Rosenquist, age 26, who was not supposed to be near the tiger cage at the time.
https://www.nokiamobilephonenews.co.uk/ ... nquist.jpg

Florida zoo cleaner, 26, in his 2015 mugshot before he was mauled by tiger | Daily Mail Online
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... tiger.html

River Rosenquist, 26, was rushed to a hospital with serious injuries to his arm after authorities and zoo workers said he entered an unauthorized area near the tiger's enclosure at Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens after hours, allegedly to pet or feed the animal.
The tiger grabbed Rosenquist's arm, prompting the cleaner to call for help. A Collier County Sheriff's deputy who responded to the scene shot Eko in the neck to get it to release Rosenquist's mangled arm.

[Saeko]

They should have just let the tiger have him.

[Godstud]

He stuck his arm into a tiger cage. The sign said, "Do not feed the animals.". He broke the law and should be punished. He might as well have pulled the trigger killing the endangered animal.


Poor tiger. Fuck that guy for being so stupid! They should have let the tiger have him(echoing Saeko's sentiment).

[Negotiator]

We look at the value of the animal, and that animal has an astronomical value.

If that was the case, it would have been far better protected.

The tiger was considered an endangered species.

You can say about the idiot who wanted to pet a tiger what you want, but its certainly not his fault that this animal is endangered in the first place.

(She refers to the young man who stuck his arm into the cage, not the sheriff's deputy who fired his gun)

Its an extremely retarded thing to state either way. Bacteria dies on our body all the time. Our food industry kills millions and millions of animals for food every year. The idiocy and ignorance here is completely over the top. This person lives in a complete fantasy world, far removed from reality.