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Cincinnati Enquirer Editor: People ‘Placing More Value on the Endangered Gorilla than the Child’
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CNN

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CNN Newsroom

Name: CNN Newsroom

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Carol Costello

Name: Carol Costello

Employment: CNN

Position: Reporter, News Anchor

, Cindi Andrews

Name: Cindi Andrews

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05/31/2016 10:28 am
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0:05:46
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COSTELLO editor at the ░░░░░░░░ Enquirer and cincinnati com ░░░░░░░░ Andrews Welcome Cindi ANDREWS ░░░░░░░░ morning Thank you Carol ░░░░░░░░ Good morning Cindy Thanks ░░░░░░░░ being here Thousands of ░░░░░░░░ are calling for the ░░░░░░░░ of this little boy ░░░░░░░░ be charge with the ░░░░░░░░ Are you surprised by ░░░░░░░░ ANDREWS I guess I ░░░░░░░░ surprised at how the ░░░░░░░░ and the number of ░░░░░░░░ yes Although and then ░░░░░░░░ we have also seen ░░░░░░░░ social media how quickly ░░░░░░░░ opinion here or there ░░░░░░░░ snowball into you know ░░░░░░░░ I called in my ░░░░░░░░ a virtual mob COSTELLO ░░░░░░░░ mob mentality right ANDREWS ░░░░░░░░ COSTELLO You wrote in ░░░░░░░░ op ed quote Raising ░░░░░░░░ child to age 18 ░░░░░░░░ maneuvering him or her ░░░░░░░░ through more than 567 ░░░░░░░░ seconds And it only ░░░░░░░░ one of those seconds ░░░░░░░░ something to go terribly ░░░░░░░░ A lot of parents ░░░░░░░░ realize this So why ░░░░░░░░ we so quick to ░░░░░░░░ ANDREWS You know I ░░░░░░░░ social media just has ░░░░░░░░ it so easy It ░░░░░░░░ you know as I ░░░░░░░░ in my column it ░░░░░░░░ hard to mourn to ░░░░░░░░ simply sit and hurt ░░░░░░░░ feel bad for the ░░░░░░░░ of this magnificent animal ░░░░░░░░ it s easier to ░░░░░░░░ a mean and to ░░░░░░░░ out and I think ░░░░░░░░ think in a sense ░░░░░░░░ we feel we ve ░░░░░░░░ the problem if we ░░░░░░░░ say OK it s ░░░░░░░░ parents fault If parents ░░░░░░░░ do better this won ░░░░░░░░ happen again COSTELLO And ░░░░░░░░ you point out in ░░░░░░░░ column nothing like this ░░░░░░░░ ever happened at this ░░░░░░░░ zoo And this exhibit ░░░░░░░░ been there for many ░░░░░░░░ years So why aren ░░░░░░░░ people considering that ANDREWS ░░░░░░░░ It s 38 years ░░░░░░░░ what the zoo says ░░░░░░░░ that exhibit has been ░░░░░░░░ And you know my ░░░░░░░░ I didn t mention ░░░░░░░░ but my family in ░░░░░░░░ column but my family ░░░░░░░░ members of the zoo ░░░░░░░░ love going there And ░░░░░░░░ s a zoo that ░░░░░░░░ among the highest rated ░░░░░░░░ the country that we ░░░░░░░░ very proud of So ░░░░░░░░ is this is hard ░░░░░░░░ a number of ways ░░░░░░░░ know I think again ░░░░░░░░ think people just react ░░░░░░░░ they feel before they ░░░░░░░░ to think sometimes And ░░░░░░░░ you hear somebody else ░░░░░░░░ social media agreeing with ░░░░░░░░ then it just becomes ░░░░░░░░ piling on effect and ░░░░░░░░ the level of vitriol ░░░░░░░░ ramps up I think ░░░░░░░░ You know you know ░░░░░░░░ people are calling the ░░░░░░░░ of this gorilla murder ░░░░░░░░ re holding vigils for ░░░░░░░░ gorilla It seems as ░░░░░░░░ some are putting more ░░░░░░░░ on the life of ░░░░░░░░ gorilla over a child ░░░░░░░░ Absolutely And I ve ░░░░░░░░ some e mails to ░░░░░░░░ effect You know we ░░░░░░░░ seen posts that you ░░░░░░░░ the gorilla was innocent ░░░░░░░░ know I got had ░░░░░░░░ e mailer or a ░░░░░░░░ this morning that the ░░░░░░░░ was innocent and then ░░░░░░░░ child was at fault ░░░░░░░░ know that seems a ░░░░░░░░ bit extreme But you ░░░░░░░░ have that animal rights ░░░░░░░░ I certainly consider myself ░░░░░░░░ animal lover but you ░░░░░░░░ that animal rights contingent ░░░░░░░░ absolutely is putting placing ░░░░░░░░ value on the endangered ░░░░░░░░ than the child COSTELLO ░░░░░░░░ last question what kind ░░░░░░░░ backlash have you gotten ░░░░░░░░ ANDREWS You know very ░░░░░░░░ Very little You know ░░░░░░░░ did have an e ░░░░░░░░ calling me a terrible ░░░░░░░░ and you know implied ░░░░░░░░ think terrible person But ░░░░░░░░ ve gotten a ton ░░░░░░░░ support and so many ░░░░░░░░ have reached out to ░░░░░░░░ to tell me about ░░░░░░░░ one moment just as ░░░░░░░░ described my one moment ░░░░░░░░ you know failure to ░░░░░░░░ control the child And ░░░░░░░░ know the where they ░░░░░░░░ lost a child in ░░░░░░░░ crowd or in water ░░░░░░░░ you know stuck something ░░░░░░░░ an electric outlet You ░░░░░░░░ it s I think ░░░░░░░░ are less quick especially ░░░░░░░░ we stop to reflect ░░░░░░░░ think parents are less ░░░░░░░░ to blame because we ░░░░░░░░ all been there at ░░░░░░░░ moment or another COSTELLO ░░░░░░░░ Andrews thanks for stopping ░░░░░░░░ ANDREWS Absolutely Thank you ░░░░░░░░ COSTELLO You re welcome ░░░░░░░░ to come in the ░░░░░░░░ the World Health Organization ░░░░░░░░ issuing stricter guidelines to ░░░░░░░░ the transmission of the ░░░░░░░░ virus.”
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