Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin's error in Judgement

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Originally Posted by Matt

The guy's been a crocodile handler his whole life - I'm sure the baby was perfectly safe. Chances are, there'd be more risk involved driving your kid to the supermarket.

On the other hand, doing that in front of an audience is a really dumb PR move.

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ditto

No it was real, I think. It did seem pretty lifeless (like it was asleep). But newborns are so small that it's hard to tell. the limbs were fleshy, so it probably was his son or daughter.

He shouldnt've done it, but at the same time it's not that big of a deal. It's not like he was dangling his kid over the croc like previously said. And also like somebody already said: It's more harmful and disturbing to see him not support the head of the kid.

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Originally Posted by Megatron

ditto

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I wish the crocs had gotten you.

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Originally Posted by Icepick

I wish the crocs had gotten you.

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Wait-for-it...Wait-for-it...Wait-for-it...

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Originally Posted by Kenshin

The guy's been working with crocs his entire life. If there's anyone to trust around a croc, it's him. For him, that little stunt seemed about as dangerous as any other parent tossing their baby up into the air and catching it.

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Yeah, Kenshin, but keep in mind: Roy of Siegfried & Roy fame had been working with tigers for even longer than Irwin has with crocs, and that didn't stop one from nearly ripping his head off and permanently damaging him for life.

It was stupid and irresponsible of Irwin to do something like that, what if the croc suddenly behaved erratically and attacked either him or his baby, I know Irwin's pretty strong and has been working with these animals for awhile, but the point is their still animals and it's hard to say if he would've been able to hold one off with one-hand while still protecting his infant son with the other.

Hell, that tiger had been trained by and worked on Roy Horn's show for years before attacking and nearly killing him for no real reason... :|

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Originally Posted by Ragnarok the Red

It was stupid and irresponsible of Irwin to do something like that, what if the croc suddenly behaved erratically and attacked either him or his baby, I know Irwin's pretty strong and has been working with these animals for awhile, but the point is their still animals and it's hard to say if he would've been able to hold one off with one-hand while still protecting his infant son with the other.

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Large dogs can (and do) behave erratically and kill babies, but people still keep them around the house. How is that worse?

The guy knows a million times as much about crocodiles than any of us do, so I don't think any of us are fit to criticize.

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Originally Posted by AstroBlue

Don't get me wrong, they're still a bunch of fat-childless-do-gooder-bitches-that-think-they-know-better-than-real-parents, but I think he'd have to be directly harming the child for them to care.

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and even then, it would take them years to do anything about it, and they'd still do squat.

They need a shake up something harsh.

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Originally Posted by Ragnarok the Red

Hell, that tiger had been trained by and worked on Roy Horn's show for years before attacking and nearly killing him for no real reason... :|

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The tiger should get a medal for that.

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Originally Posted by Ragnarok the Red

Yeah, Kenshin, but keep in mind: Roy of Siegfried & Roy fame had been working with tigers for even longer than Irwin has with crocs, and that didn't stop one from nearly ripping his head off and permanently damaging him for life.

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a) Tigers are far more agile than crocodiles.

b) Roy performed in much closer contact with tigers than Steve with crocs.

Sure, he had likely known the limitations of the crocodile's agility. While the baby may have been truly safe in this situation, the move is questionable at best when people are watching.