SF Zoo Tiger Attack "Victim" Goes to Prison
You'll recall the tiger attack that occurred last Christmas at the San Francisco Zoo. In it, Paul Dhaliwal and his older brother Kulbir, along with their friend Carlos Sousa Jr., were attacked by a tiger who escaped from her enclosure.
Sousa was fatally mauled.
Since then, there have been allegations that the brothers and Sousa taunted the tiger before the attack, although it was also revealed that the zoo's fence was lower than the recommended height.
Of course, please note the word "recommended." Even if it was too low, there isn't a legal requirement for height, just a recommendation. This, plus the alleged taunting, as well as the legal problems of both Paul Kulbir, are why the word victim appears in quotes.
Despite this, of course, the brothers have sued.
Well, if Paul is going to enjoy his money (assuming they win or settle), it will be in prison.
He has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for violating probation in a felony reckless driving case.
He was arrested in March for shoplifting.
12 comments:
Your comments and, the reaction of the zoo community, is downright disgraceful. You have no real heart. So these young guys, acting stupidly, they "taunted" this animal does that mean they deserve to die for that? You have a cold heart and you don't even know it.
S.... You must be from San Francisco!Paul is a complete loser! The old saying, you want the Bull you get the horns! I bet these boy's never had a dad to show them right from wrong.Poor kid he has problems prison will make it worse.Maybe Bubba will teach him how to behave.
S... I know the tiger was 'only' an animal, perhaps less deserving of consideration in your mind. But do you feel the least bit sorry for that animal, who wouldn't have had to die if it weren't for the recklessness of those young men?
No, they didn't 'deserve' to die, but if a driver plays chicken with another car and causes a crash, or someone breaks into someone's house and gets shot, most people don't feel nearly as sorry for them as they do for the innocent victims of such incidents.
It doesn't require a cold heart to be more disgusted by than sympathetic to such behaviour; it's simply a case of directing that heartfelt sympathy where it actually seems deserved.
S...
Yes, I think they deserved exactly what they got.
That tiger was doing EXACTLY what would be expected of a tiger. Those ridiculous boys were being complete jerks and treating her badly enough to get her to want to escape her enclosure to hurt them - an unprecedented act in her life. She would have done NOTHING to them if they had merely been civil human beings. Act like an animal, expect to be treated like one. They got what they deserved. If you jump in the water with a shark and poke it in the eye, would you expect the shark to just swim away? You are a very naive and species-centric, ridiculous person. We are not the kings of the planet. We only think we are. We can cage them, but we can't change them. Those boys had no respect. All they had to do was NOT be idiots and none of this would have happened. It is completely their fault.
Someone said: "So these young guys, acting stupidly, they "taunted" this animal does that mean they deserve to die for that? "
Tell it to the Tiger.
Actions have consequences. If you play with fire, you are very likely to get burned.
These guys brought it on to themselves, plain & simple.
It's a know fact that if you shoot or throw stone at a large cat, the cat usually attacks rather then run away. When you decide to shoot a cat you better put it down. and it sometimes takes several large bullets to do so. They pretty much signed their death certificat when they taunted the cat. I live in the bay area.. that doesn't make me a bleeding heart. I call it as it is.
I wanted to add this as well to the person who commented about those boys being a victim. There were several families with small children and a baby eating lunch when the tiger jumped the wall. Luckily the tiger knew exactly who to chase and attack. Someone could have lost their baby thanks to these idiots. So think about the inncocent first.
The morons had sling shots and an empty Vodka bottle in the car. The only "victim" was Tatiana, and Tony who still misses his mate-
s...ur an idiot, to bad you have to live with it.
Felony reckless driving? Who'd he kill?
Sounds like retaliation for bringing his civil suits over the zoo incident.
While on one hand I understand what you folks are saying about the taunting issue. They shouldn't have done that. On the other hand they did so with a certain level of expectation on the part of the zoo to keep them safe. I can't tell you how many times I've been to zoos and witnessed children and adults taunting animals. I'm not saying it's right, I'm just saying they shouldn't have died for doing so.
I definitely see your point, as it does sound like there may have been some negligence on the zoo's part. And no doubt those young men did expect the zoo to keep them safe. But that's just the thing: sadly, a lot of bad behaviour is perpetrated with the idea that there won't be any serious consequences to it. That's no doubt where they were coming from. Their criminal records show they obviously have a problem with obeying the rules and just generally acting out.
So no, no one really should have died as a result of those young men's immaturity and recklessness, and it's unfortunate someone did. But at the same time, as I said in the third comment above, it really is hard to feel a great deal of empathy for someone whose reckless behaviour brings about their own demise. Whereas the tiger, who the zoo also had a responsiblity to keep safe, was an innocent, as were the other visitors put in harm's way.
It would be nice if this incident gave other adults pause to think twice about engaging in such childish behaviour and/or allowing their children to do the same, that at least some good might come of the whole tragic affair.
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