"Steve Irwin's baby in a croc shocker"

[trayi52]

I'll tell you what I found amusing about Steve Irwin. When he found one of the big Crocs dead, and he was burying it and he was crying, very touching scence. Until he said he loved it as much as he did his wife! I laughed and wondered what was his wife thinking??

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Originally posted by micki76
He's quite good at sensing what's going on with the creatures.

Yea, that's what Roy Horn of Sigfried and Roy thought too.

[Rottieluver45]

Originally posted by trayi52
I'll tell you what I found amusing about Steve Irwin. When he found one of the big Crocs dead, and he was burying it and he was crying, very touching scence. Until he said he loved it as much as he did his wife! I laughed and wondered what was his wife thinking??

LOL!!

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by trayi52
When he found one of the big Crocs dead, and he was burying it and he was crying, very touching scence.

Yes,

I'd cry too, have you seen what a pair of shoes made of that stuff goes for??

[zanzanfergie]

Originally posted by momoffuzzyfaces
Yea, that's what Roy Horn of Sigfried and Roy thought too.

But Siegfried and Roy thought they had the tigers "trained". Steve Irwin hasn't "trained" the crocodiles, but he has worked with them so much he probably knows better than most what to expect from them.

[RICHARD]

MSN has a video clip on the subject...

I couldn't load it-but check their site...

[Miss Meow]

I think the man is an idiot and an embarrassment to Australia's image. Scratch that, the man is bl**dy smart to have convinced so many that he is an entertainer, but is still an embarrassment to Australia's image.

The Queensland Families Department is going to investigate, but this will be small fries compared to child abuse, torture, murder and the usual stuff they have to deal with.

[Tonya]

I've always thought the guy was an idiot...but especially now! That was a stupid publicity stunt.

[G.P.girl]

I LOVE STEVE!!!!!!!! i don't like terri as much. i think it's just in steves nature..he doesn't mean anything by it

[2kitties]

Originally posted by RICHARD
Yes,

I'd cry too, have you seen what a pair of shoes made of that stuff goes for??

Yes sir, I have a pair. Cost me a queen's ransom.

[RubyMutt]

I just saw the video clip on the news a little while ago. It saddens me, I've always been a big fan of Steve's. Although, the video wasn't as bad as I had expected it to be (I had read much of this thread before I saw the video). I don't know... I've never been around crocodiles before, but I doubt I'd be feeding them while holding my baby.

[Tweety_Pie]

The part that angers me the most is how he made his baby "walk" at the end...

[Twisterdog]

I think he is hilarious. I've only seen him a couple times, but I laughed so hard at some of the stuff he did and said. I got the impression that he is very genuine, and that is just how he is all the time, not that he's acting for the camera.

Who knows, though. I wouldn't want to live next door to him or anything, but he's great comic relief once in a while.

I wouldn't have my child anywhere near wild animals, however. Bad judgement, IMO.

[CathyBogart]

OK, maybe it wasn't in his best judgement. However, considering how young he started working with animals and what I've been able to pick up about his childhood from watching some of the "behind the scenes" stuff, I see where he's coming from. In his mind it was natural.

Yes wild animals are unpredictable, but so are domestic ones. Dogs cause more deaths than ANY other animal, but we don't accuse parents who have children supervised around dogs of abusing their children.

I really don't think that he thought he was putting the baby into any danger, and he was probably right. If Terri trusted him enough to let him do it, then I don't really see what all the fuss is about.

(This is all coming from someone who has never been a big fan of his. I resent the way he treats some of the animals on his show, "Look, he's angry! Let's make him MORE angry and see what he does because it makes me look good!" but I think he is an innately good person who wouldn't put his son in harm's way.)

[kitten645]

While I don't like Erwin he seems to be sane and in control. Perhaps not the wisest of choices but he seemed to have the upper hand. MJ just seemed out of control to me and not having an idea what he was doing. I've been on the Golden Gate bridge with a dad having a child on his shoulders looking and reaching WAY over the edge to look at the bay below. I seriously almost had a heart attack. I swear that kid camethisclose to going right over as she too reached to look. He stumbled back a few steps but there by the grace of that child would have gone over. I've seen so many similar acts, not as fatal perhaps but I'm amazed sometimes I get on the elevator of the store I'm working at and there is a seven year old there by themselves. As if accidents weren't danger enough the danger from strangers is so often overlooked. Makes me shudder.