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What Is Negligence?

    The Cincinnati Prosecutor has scheduled a big news conference on Monday to announce his decision on whether charges, if any, will be filed against the parents of the boy who fell in the gorilla cage. I hate to say it, but I kind of chuckled and just shook my head when I heard that. Charge them with what? Child endangerment? Not likely. Taking your child to the zoo isn't necessarily dangerous. Negligence? A possibility, but again not likely. What really qualifies as negligence?                                                                           +++++++     Two-year-old Kiyan Shelton found his mother's handgun in her purse and discharged it, hitting himself in the shoulder. He was taken to a local hospital and died hours later. Indianapolis Police announced that his mother, who had a license for the handgun, would not face charges.      While at home with his mom, three-year-old Christopher Griffith found his father's .357-caliber handgun and discharged it,