I agree that people shouldn't taunt zoo animals. But it's just some form of karma that the people who actually were injured/killed were the ones teasing the cat. Once that tiger got out it could have chomped on anyone. It is completely the responsibility of the zoo to be sure that dangerous animals can never escape their enclosures, no matter what: If lightning strikes right next to them, if a bee stings them, if stupid people taunt them, they should never be able to get out to where people are. It's foolish to think that no one will tease a caged animal. It's a macho, dumbass thing that happens all the time. Some people think that animals don't belong in zoos at all and that that is the first mistake in this sad situation. Plus, this tiger had already bitten someone. Maybe it liked the taste. To my mind, getting drunk and teasing a zoo animal shouldn't be a capital crime. Chances are the kid that was killed would have grown out of it and been a perfectly fine man. Taking satisfaction in his death is creepy. And sin_agua, if the "death" part of your equation was correct, there would be far, far fewer people walking this planet.