"Steve Irwin's baby in a croc shocker"

[zanzanfergie]

Trayi, I'm pretty sure it's just the angle of that picture that makes the crocodile look so close. I've seen other pictures where there's more of a distance between them and the crocodile.

[trayi52]

I suppose it is just the instinct as a mother and a grandmother, there is no way on god's green earth that I would put any child that close to something that is so unpredictable. A wild animal of any kind is unpredictable.

They may look like old lazy crocodile just lying there, but they can move fast when the need comes and they are hungry enough.

I know when I sit my child down in front of a computer, the only thing to worry about is the computer crashing, I just do not believe the computer is suddenly going to jump up and take my child’s head off.

Just a thought, I wonder if you can tame a croc to lie down and let you give it scratch on its belly. Would you really want to chance it?

Even Irwin himself has admitted to having been injured "more times than you can poke a stick at". So how do you put a one-month-old baby in that danger? I am sorry, but I just cannot find any justification in this act at all. Do you think he let himself be injured or do you think the reason he was injured could be accidental? Always expect the unexpected! Nobody plans an accident, at least not most of us anyway.

Sorry but when it comes to a child’s life; I do not take chances at all. All I can say is let the child observe from a distance and then if, and I did say if he wants to work with the crocs when he is old enough to know, then fine. Babies are so innocent and helpless and they depend on us to keep them safe and out of danger.

To me that is one ugly picture of Irwin holding his baby and that rather huge Crocodile coming up to eat that little piece of chicken. Look at the picture and tell me if you can honestly say the baby was that safe, so many things could have happened. Irwin could have been knocked to the ground himself, then what? LOOK at the Picture....If it was close enough for him to drop the chicken into its mouth I would say that was too close for comfort.

I worry about everything my children does, and my grandchildren. I am just naturally like that. As you grow older, and you have children, you naturally see things going on that makes you hold your breath, if you suspect your child is in danger. Its just an instinct I suppose. You see your child or grandchild riding a bicycle too fast, and you just naturally get nervous for that childs safety, no matter what your child is doing and how old they get. They are always going to be your child, no matter how old they are. My oldest is 31 years old, he drove truck all over the United States, and I as his mother worried.

[catland]

Roy Horn knew everything there was to know about tigers, but that didn't stop the unfortunate mauling.

Steve wasn't in a pit with a border collie or a lab. He was in a pit with an unpredictable wild animal. While I don't doubt that he would have thrown himself in front of the animal to save his son, it was still a stupid stunt (even though yes, the media is having a field day - probably because he's so unaplologetic about the whole thing and its a slow news day).

[trayi52]

Catland, you are so right. He probably would have thrown himself in front of the Crocodile. I just wonder if that would have stopped the croc, from getting Bob, perhaps give enough time for somebody to swoop the baby up and taken it to safety?

[gini]

I have been thinking about this subject and thread and the following question came to my mind.

We have all been discussing Steve Irwin and HIS SON.............
(was it dangerous, was it stupid, was he in control, was it safe?}

IF IT WAS YOUR ONE MONTH OLD SON.......WOULD YOU HAVE ALLOWED STEVE IRWIN TO DO THE SAME STUNT WITH HIM?

[tikeyas_mom]

i know everyone has mixed feelings about this subject. but i would let Steve do the same thing with my son. i would take pics too, i think it would be a great experience. When i was a year old my mother let a man takepics of my with a lion. i was sitting with it!!! I still have the pic.

[RICHARD]

Isn't that like letting your son marry Brittney???

[trayi52]

His wife was just plain stupid!! If I was his wife, I think I would have said " You wanna do what? with MY son?" and smacked him up side the head!! She was as stupid as him, more so for letting him do it!

Jynnelle, you do not have children yet, so you don't understand how a mothers instinct is. When you mess with our children, we become as visious and a very angry Tiger. Sharp teeth, and very sharp claws!

Willie

[RICHARD]

Mr. Irwin ALMOST made it into the 'It WAS a good idea at the time Hall of Fame'



Current members-

Karl Wallenda, Dar Robinson, Houdini, John Denver,
Sonny Bono and Otto Lilienthal.

[trayi52]

Thats tough "hall of fame" to get into, just look at what you have to do to get in there. You gotta be DEAD!!!

[2kitties]

Originally posted by gini
I have been thinking about this subject and thread and the following question came to my mind.

We have all been discussing Steve Irwin and HIS SON.............
(was it dangerous, was it stupid, was he in control, was it safe?}

IF IT WAS YOUR ONE MONTH OLD SON.......WOULD YOU HAVE ALLOWED STEVE IRWIN TO DO THE SAME STUNT WITH HIM?

No way in hell.

[zanzanfergie]

Originally posted by trayi52
His wife was just plain stupid!! If I was his wife, I think I would have said " You wanna do what? with MY son?" and smacked him up side the head!! She was as stupid as him, more so for letting him do it!

Jynnelle, you do not have children yet, so you don't understand how a mothers instinct is. When you mess with our children, we become as visious and a very angry Tiger. Sharp teeth, and very sharp claws!

Willie

Well, maybe the fact that Terri had no problems with Steve doing it proves something about the safety of the stunt, since she is a mother with that instinct.

(BTW, Trayi, I've been trying and trying to email you to say thankyou, that av was perfect! I can't log in for some reason, so I'll PM you later )

[slick]

Originally posted by RICHARD
John Denver

Hey, hey, you're speaking about my hero now

[trayi52]

Slick I like John Denver too! My daughter bought me his CD that has all his music.

Zan, thats great I am glad it worked for you, if you need anymore just let me know.

Willie

[Desert Arabian]

I am not upset with this incident that much. I am not as shocked as I was with the Michael Jackson incident.

Steve had the baby in the opposite arm away from the croc and he was poised in a position where he could quickly move if the croc made any advances. I'm sure the croc was more interested in the chicken than in Steve or the baby.

If Steve had the baby on the ground directly in front of the croc, or if he had the baby feeding the croc...that's a whole nother story...I'd be upset then.

Steve is a professional with years of experience under his belt...he is not insane like Michael...he knows what he is doing.


There are far worse things parents are doing to their kids in this world that people should be concerned about. At least he is not starving, beating, raping, murdering, etc his kids.

Just my lame $0.02