Yea, the guy that was in the cage deserved to die - Its a fucking lion, its a wild animal with the ability to eat your face off, why in god names would you think its a good idea to lock yourself in with it.
As far as shooting the lion, I think thats more fucked up then the guy being eaten - Theres no reason anyone should be taking animals out of the wild, putting them in a cage, and when they do what there supposed to by nature, kill them. How about a fucking tranquilizer...
Which leads me to another point, that im sure many will disagree on... Im happy that tiger at the SF zoo killed that kid, I wish it had killed the other two as well. Dont fuck with wild animals, further more, its nice to see humans taken down a notch or two once in a while.