So the "authorities" were "compelled" to shoot a tiger which had become used to humans and had roamed around for days without harming anyone. They rejected outright the offer of a wildlife rescue organization to coax the animal into a cage, and also claimed that they could not shoot it with a traquilizer dart because it was "a few hundred yards from a school." Of course it apparantly never occurred to them that if the tranquilizer didn't work in time and the tiger started moving towards the school they could have shot it then with a gun. Nah. And of course we are not told whether the cat was ever walking or running towards the school in the first place or whether any students were outside the building. Or whether they contacted the school to make sure everyone stayed inside until the tiger was tranquilized. Why do any of that stuff when there is a chance for quick and deadly violence to end the situation and give you something to brag about back at the station?Why do I have this feeling that an "escaped mental patient" would have received much the same treatment?