Yes, they killed him because he'd almost certainly eventually kill the kid. If he killed the kid immediately, it's more likely he wouldn't have been killed much like the tiger wasn't killed.
I know it's been 10 years but it's crazy to me that people are mythologizing what happened. Harambe was actively harming the child and was not listening to commands to move away. They had no choice but to kill him. It was the right call.
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u/JazzlikeSchedule2901 2h ago
He dragged the kid around his pen like a rag doll.