Unfortunately given the situation it was the best option. Not saying at all that it isn't kind of horrible to keep gorillas in zoos. And obviously there's extreme negligence somewhere which resulted in a kid winding up in the pen, but between the kid being ripped apart or shooting the gorilla, the choice is clear.
Last time I was at a zoo I got horribly depressed looking at the gorillas looking back at me and had to leave to go look at the giraffes or something.
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