Our own investigation has revealed that the attack may not have been unprovoked. In an interview held with a member of the film crew who wishes to remain anonymous, indications were that things were not as pleasant as imagined on the set of this children's show. The kids were brats. Most of them smoked and took drugs. On more than one occasion, I have personally seen kids intentionally burn the fuzzy purple guy with cigarettes.
People think that animals can be tamed like some sort of dog.
This is a classic case where the stupidity of some human being results in some animal having to be destroyed. The dinosaur acted weird. Personally, I believe that the animal was on drugs. While no plans have been announced as to what will happen with the show, insiders feel that Barney will probably be replaced with a slightly less aggressive animal. In the meantime, at least, producers are said to be peddling the footage of the tragedy to ABC which produces a weekly show highlighting cases where animals attack humans.