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Alyrium Denryle wrote:Another reason why stupid people shouldnt breed.
Now if they were only smart enough to realize they were stupid. :?

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Rob Wilson wrote:
Darth Wong wrote:He doesn't have the right to endanger his child in that manner. He can risk his own life if he wants to, but a child is not property. He should be charged with parental negligence, or whatever neglect/negligence/endangerment statute applies to this kind of situation.
He's under inquiry by Australian authorities regarding the incident. The possible charge? Breach of Health and Safety regulations.. :roll:
He's also under investigation by the Queensland Department of Families. Saw it in the paper.

Dangled a kid in front of a croc on world TV, and is now upset at getting criticism. Idiot.
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Steve Irwin has been working with animals all his life. He is surely aware of the risks involved and how to handle them. The fact he is still alive and well speaks for himself. That said it was a bad decision to involve his child in this incident. The risks were great even though Steve has experience and skill. Steve derserves to be critisised for what he did.
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evilcat4000 wrote:Steve Irwin has been working with animals all his life. He is surely aware of the risks involved and how to handle them. The fact he is still alive and well speaks for himself.
This guy is the epitome of dumb luck. Have you seen his show? He irritates the fuck out of these animals, crawls right next to them with his face an inch from theirs, pulls on tails, etc. When Rosie's beagle gives me a warning growl, I back off!
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evilcat4000 wrote:Steve Irwin has been working with animals all his life. He is surely aware of the risks involved and how to handle them. The fact he is still alive and well speaks for himself.
:roll:

By that moronic logic, any soldier who's still alive proves that it's not dangerous to be shot at.
That said it was a bad decision to involve his child in this incident. The risks were great even though Steve has experience and skill. Steve derserves to be critisised for what he did.
He deserves to be charged for what he did.
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Lord Poe wrote:This guy is the epitome of dumb luck. Have you seen his show? He irritates the fuck out of these animals, crawls right next to them with his face an inch from theirs, pulls on tails, etc. When Rosie's beagle gives me a warning growl, I back off!
You should see him drive....

He'll be cruising along like everyone else, then all of a sudden he'll slam on the brakes and scream "SNAKE!" ignoring anyone else around him. Its a miracle the man hasn't gotten someone killed because of that.

Then theres the thumb up the bum thing....
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We're talking about a man with some SEVERE thrill issues. I suspect (although I am not a trained neurologist or even anything other than a rank amateur) that the part of his brain that correctly interprets threats might be at LEAST a little bit loopy.
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Gandalf wrote: Dangled a kid in front of a croc on world TV, and is now upset at getting criticism. Idiot.
Uhm, unless you saw something I didn't see. He DID NOT dangle his kid in front of a croc. Infact he was turned sideways towards the croc, with the kid away from the croc on his arm. He was carefully approaching the croc in that manner. He didn't get closer than 5-6 feet or so.
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Lord Poe wrote:
This guy is the epitome of dumb luck. Have you seen his show? He irritates the fuck out of these animals, crawls right next to them with his face an inch from theirs, pulls on tails, etc. When Rosie's beagle gives me a warning growl, I back off!
Not luck. Skill. He's been handling animals all his life, and knows very well how far he can go. Most of the time at least.
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Darth Wong wrote: By that moronic logic, any soldier who's still alive proves that it's not dangerous to be shot at.
He never did say it wasn't dangerous, right?
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h0rus wrote:Uhm, unless you saw something I didn't see. He DID NOT dangle his kid in front of a croc. Infact he was turned sideways towards the croc, with the kid away from the croc on his arm. He was carefully approaching the croc in that manner. He didn't get closer than 5-6 feet or so.
You must not have seen him take his baby and "walk" him at the edge of the croc pool then.
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Hethrir wrote:Oh but you forget, us Aussies are immune to bacteria :P
and edication as well, evidently.

And what the hell is up with Australia and famous crocdile whackos from the bush? We'll make a deal with you, keep those nutty bastards off of our TV's and we'll see what we can do about Justin Timberlake.
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Hethrir wrote:Oh but you forget, us Aussies are immune to bacteria :P
and edication as well, evidently.

And what the hell is up with Australia and famous crocdile whackos from the bush? We'll make a deal with you, keep those nutty bastards off of our TV's and we'll see what we can do about Justin Timberlake.
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Besides stating the blatantly obvious, Except for the fact that he keeps living, he's a walking contender for a darwin award, or purhaps they should issue him a special life time achievement, award...
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Col. Crackpot wrote:...And what the hell is up with Australia and famous crocdile whackos from the bush? We'll make a deal with you, keep those nutty bastards off of our TV's and we'll see what we can do about Justin Timberlake.
so, so tempting....
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Hethrir wrote:Oh but you forget, us Aussies are immune to bacteria :P
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What's with famous people doing stupid and dangerous things to their infant children and then acting like it was okay, even after the backlash comes in? If I was caught doing something that dumb, I'd apologize and promise never to do it again, and then live up to that promise.
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h0rus wrote:
Gandalf wrote: Dangled a kid in front of a croc on world TV, and is now upset at getting criticism. Idiot.
Uhm, unless you saw something I didn't see. He DID NOT dangle his kid in front of a croc. Infact he was turned sideways towards the croc, with the kid away from the croc on his arm. He was carefully approaching the croc in that manner. He didn't get closer than 5-6 feet or so.
That wasn't the point of what I was saying. My point was that he seemed shocked by the fact that others criticised him for this.
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I agree with Mike. There's no justification for what Irwin did, regardless of his own experiences with dangerous animals. His defiance is a very poor indication of his parental ability.

Oh, and, in conclusion, the crocodile should be immediately shot.
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Axis Kast wrote:Oh, and, in conclusion, the crocodile should be immediately shot.
Why?
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OK, I give in. Maybe it is possible that Steve Irwin is as stupid as he looks. I had hitherto believed that he was just putting on an act, on the basis that no one could possibly be that dumb & still be so successful. However his recent antics have forced me to re-evaluate this opinion.
After all, this is completely straightforward. What could possibly go wrong?

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Gandalf wrote:
Axis Kast wrote:Oh, and, in conclusion, the crocodile should be immediately shot.
Why?
I think that was a joke, in reference to that big fuss about the Baghdad tiger attack.
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Morrigan wrote:OK, I give in. Maybe it is possible that Steve Irwin is as stupid as he looks. I had hitherto believed that he was just putting on an act, on the basis that no one could possibly be that dumb & still be so successful. However his recent antics have forced me to re-evaluate this opinion.
Thing is, most of that is an act. If you've ever watched "Croc Diaries", you'll see how he really acts when he's not doing "Crocodile Hunter". He actually can be really damn serious when it comes to running the zoo.
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Vertigo1 wrote:
Morrigan wrote:OK, I give in. Maybe it is possible that Steve Irwin is as stupid as he looks. I had hitherto believed that he was just putting on an act, on the basis that no one could possibly be that dumb & still be so successful. However his recent antics have forced me to re-evaluate this opinion.
Thing is, most of that is an act. If you've ever watched "Croc Diaries", you'll see how he really acts when he's not doing "Crocodile Hunter". He actually can be really damn serious when it comes to running the zoo.
I'll take your word for it. I have no intention of ever watching Croc Diaries or any other Irwin escapade as, act or no, Steve Irwin annoys the shit out of me. However I do accord him some grudging admiration for cracking the US market where so may other Australians have failed.
After all, this is completely straightforward. What could possibly go wrong?

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Morrigan wrote: Steve Irwin annoys the shit out of me. However I do accord him some grudging admiration for cracking the US market where so may other Australians have failed.
Yeah, he cracked his way into our public conciousness. He did it by perpetuating the stereotype that Aussies are a bunch of bushwhacking hicks in crocodile skin boots (a la Paul Hogan). Are you sure you want that?
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