"Steve Irwin's baby in a croc shocker"

[Tweety_Pie]

I saw this on the news today.

http://www.canada.com/search/story.a...b-c143c972c8f2

I find it disturbing that anyone would do such a thing. He is not only putting the his life in danger, he is putting his new born son's life in danger.

What do you think?

[Tweety_Pie]

here is another article on this..

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/com...55E662,00.html

(thats where I got the name for the thread lol)

[RICHARD]

By Crickey!!!

Look at the way that gator crushed my son's skull with no effort at all!!!

[catland]

Funny how the article didn't convey the sort of outrage expressed when Micheal Jackson dangled his baby over the balcony.

I find Steve Irwin's, and his wife's behavior equally as shocking. Talk about negligence.

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by catland
Funny how the article didn't convey the sort of outrage expressed when Micheal Jackson dangled his baby over the balcony.

Oh come on,

MJ was some distance from the ground....Steve's kid was no more than 4 feet off the ground.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

What if he got confused and fed the croc what was in hand #2? YIKES!!!!!!

[Rottieluver45]

Yuck! I really don`t like Steve Irwin. He`s too wierd! I dunno I just don`t like him. And this really isn`t helping his reputation!

I`d hate to be his kid!

[Tweety_Pie]

Originally posted by momoffuzzyfaces
What if he got confused and fed the croc what was in hand #2? YIKES!!!!!!

He easily could have...the chicken he was feeding the croc was about the same size as the baby.

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by Tweety_Pie
He easily could have...the chicken he was feeding the croc was about the same size as the baby.

Regular, extra crispy or newborn?


Oh, I am sorry......

I just can't help it...

[slick]

Originally posted by RICHARD
By Crickey!!! Look at the way that gator crushed my son's skull with no effort at all!!!

ROFLMAO!!! Ok I know this subject isn't funny at all but seriously I think Stevie baby (not Stevie's baby...) has got one foot stuck in the swamp.

I've watched him on TV and laughed the whole way through. What a way to make a living.....putting yourself and others in danger. Where's Paul Hogan when we need him????

QUOTE]Originally posted by RICHARD
Regular, extra crispy or newborn?


Oh, I am sorry......

I just can't help it... [/QUOTE]

Stop it!!!!! I'm spitting on my keyboard again....

Really, what would the Colonel say???? Would you like fries with that??

[iceyshiver21]

I guess for some reason this doesnt upset me. I'm not a big fan of his but i guess if he thinks he knows his animals enough to risk his son's life that day and his life everyday, then i have no right to judge, beings he know a heck of alot more then i do about them... even though it is flat out dangerous.

[trayi52]

Michael Jackson hung his baby over the railing of his room, and Steve Erwin feeds a croc with his tiny baby in his arms, not much difference that I can see, they both put their child in danger.

Poor little babies, think how helpless they are, they can't fight back, if a person wanted, they could throw them off the balcony or feed them to the crocs. Talk about child endangerment!!

Pretty much like watching somebody throw their child into the air and catch them. Very scary!

Willie

[Cheshirekatt]

Frankly, this doesn't bother me.

Considering we have people here who throw babies into dumpsters and breast feed while driving I imagine the Irwin baby is safer than most IMHO.

[PayItForward]

Originally posted by trayi52
Pretty much like watching somebody throw their child into the air and catch them. Very scary!

My mum knew a couple who had indentical twin girls the father threw one of his baby daughters in the air and something happened and she hit the ground and later died from head injuries.

That father had to live with the guilt of accidently killing his own child and her twin was a constant reminder of what he had lost

IMO no child under the age of ten should be placed in any danger, at all.
After the age of ten with parental permission, a child should be allowed to sail, climb rocks..i.e. Some risky behaviour with supervision and all required safety equipment.
After 18, they can do what they want. If you haven't taught them how to judge risk by then, Darwin will do it for you

[micki76]

Originally posted by iceyshiver21
I guess for some reason this doesnt upset me. I'm not a big fan of his but i guess if he thinks he knows his animals enough to risk his son's life that day and his life everyday, then i have no right to judge, beings he know a heck of alot more then i do about them... even though it is flat out dangerous.

I agree, and I don't think it's really comparable to MJ dangling his child over the balcony. After all, Irwin knows a lot more about crocs than MJ does about balconies.

Still not a good choice on his part, but I'm sure that he wouldn't have done it of he felt there was any danger. He's quite good at sensing what's going on with the creatures.

No, I'm not a fan of his either. He's way too hyper and obnoxious for me.