There was obviously a way into the tiger enclosure for a fully grown man who was determined enough. It doesn’t mean the wildlife park is at fault.
It seems this man, by interpretation of his hand gestures knew sign language which could indicate he had learning difficulties or was of limited mental capability.
It seems he attended alone.
Reports indicate he was wearing headphones.
You can speculate, what was he listening to? Had he become influenced from the darkest side of the web? Was he on drugs? Did he suffer from (un)diagnosed mental health disorder (bipolar/schizophrenia)? He could have been on prescribed drugs that were unsuitable? Or slipped through the cracks and was self-medicating illegally?
People die everyday due to their mental health. Be that from their own hand, personal neglect or medical services being unable to offer or even know what is required.
All of us want a perfect society where those that need additional resources can access them and those that don’t aren’t put in situations which are concerning or dangerous. But reality shows there just isn’t the time, money, manpower or expertise to fully support the increasing number of complex cases we currently have. There are no easy answers or even realistic ones everyone agrees on.
People are detained in prison as punishment but also to keep the public safe. Quite rightly a court is required to remove someone’s liberty, but the ethics around detaining people who lack capacity and might be a danger is murky and needs to be addressed sensitively in a civilised society.
As the seemingly increase of future needs grows, who knows there might be drugs being developed or therapy techniques which will bring about a new era of treatments, and diagnosis.
There might be conversations and decisions in future about the semi-detainment for some, maybe, but these are decisions that will be approached with compassion and intelligence.
It has only been recently confirmed about ND and genetics, not necessarily hereditary, not necessarily not. But with further research and greater accuracy with predictions it could mean in the future prospective parents are more informed about potential possibilities and risk analysis more accurate to the probability of their personal outcomes.
But the removal of someone’s liberty is, and should remain, an issue of last resort. Of course there may have to be some acceptance that ‘house arrest’ effectively, is the only viable option at certain times for certain people.
I am sure the coroner’s report will be released and poured over in due course, the police will obtain the man’s lap top/phone/search history and medical records. And there may be no definite answers just further speculation.
Wildlife parks can give some people, especially children, a connection to big animals they would never see in the wild, this can instil a desire and understanding with the natural world far away and by effect be part of their drive to help contribute to conservation. (And I say this as a life long vegetarian - I would ban horse racing/greyhound racing before wildlife parks)