‘Croc Hunter' feeds crocodile with baby (watch video!)

"Yngver" wrote in message
...
Linda E" wrote:

Imo.... he can't have it both ways... play up the imminent danger angle
to
boost his prowess and then say it's safe enough for a baby to be near at
feeding time.....

As Irwin explained, it's a matter of "perceived danger". He makes his
stunts
look a lot more dangerous than they really are. That's his showmanship and
why
he's popular. Yes, he shouldn't have done it in front of a rolling camera,
as
he admitted, because it does point out that a lot of the situations he
places
himself in for his tv programs are made to appear much riskier than they
really
are.

It appeared to me that he handled the stunt quite expertly--at all times
he
kept himself between the croc and the baby, and he kept a constant eye on
what
the croc was doing. His daughter has made it age five now without being
nipped
by a crocodile, so I assume Irwin knows a bit about protecting his kids
from
the wild animals in his zoo.

I'm sure the kid was safe.... he's just more the fraud now.......

Diane L. Schirf wrote:
In article ,
Blair P. Houghton wrote:

It depends on your estimation of the danger. Irwin knows
his way around a crocodile. Your mom knew her way around
a vacuum cleaner. You and his baby both survived.

No one "knows" their way around wild animals. First mistake is to think
you do.

I'll think of that next time I'm petting my dog.

--Blair
"There are no wild animals."

Diane L. Schirf wrote:
In article ,
Blair P. Houghton wrote:

It depends on your estimation of the danger. Irwin knows
his way around a crocodile. Your mom knew her way around
a vacuum cleaner. You and his baby both survived.

No one "knows" their way around wild animals. First mistake is to think
you do.

I'll think of that next time I'm petting my dog.

--Blair
"There are no wild animals."

Cat Protector wrote:
When is the last time you knew a vacuum cleaner had teeth, a tail and could
possibly eat a little baby.

Just before I replaced it, my last vacuum cleaner melted
its own baseplate and ruined about $7k in carpeting
before it burst into flames. And have you ever shoved
a vacuum cleaner into a baby? Nor have I. But they're
not innocuous, and that powerhead is rotating at about a
thousand RPM. Not safe.

In Irwin's case one slip and that croc could
have grabbed that kid. Irwin used pretty poor judgment as did his wife who
should have known better since she did hand him the child.

One slip and that crock could have grabbed his nuts, more
than once in the tens of thousands of times he's poked
at one.

I'd say that baby was safer than the croc was.

--Blair
"And gets a much better deal at lunch."

Cat Protector wrote:
When is the last time you knew a vacuum cleaner had teeth, a tail and could
possibly eat a little baby.

Just before I replaced it, my last vacuum cleaner melted
its own baseplate and ruined about $7k in carpeting
before it burst into flames. And have you ever shoved
a vacuum cleaner into a baby? Nor have I. But they're
not innocuous, and that powerhead is rotating at about a
thousand RPM. Not safe.

In Irwin's case one slip and that croc could
have grabbed that kid. Irwin used pretty poor judgment as did his wife who
should have known better since she did hand him the child.

One slip and that crock could have grabbed his nuts, more
than once in the tens of thousands of times he's poked
at one.

I'd say that baby was safer than the croc was.

--Blair
"And gets a much better deal at lunch."

Linda E wrote:
Imo.... he can't have it both ways... play up the imminent danger angle to
boost his prowess and then say it's safe enough for a baby to be near at
feeding time.....

I saw him on the TV this afternoon explaining what he
termed "perceived danger". He said he wouldn't think of
approaching a horse with his baby, but he has no problem
dealing with a crocodile that way.

Sounds about right.

He also mentioned the important fact that his backyard is
literally a crocodile habitat (as is much of Australia,
as is much of Florida). His child is in more danger if
he doesn't get used to their behavior than if he does,
because he'll be running into them all the time.

--Blair
"Kid'll probably go into accounting."

Linda E wrote:
Imo.... he can't have it both ways... play up the imminent danger angle to
boost his prowess and then say it's safe enough for a baby to be near at
feeding time.....

I saw him on the TV this afternoon explaining what he
termed "perceived danger". He said he wouldn't think of
approaching a horse with his baby, but he has no problem
dealing with a crocodile that way.

Sounds about right.

He also mentioned the important fact that his backyard is
literally a crocodile habitat (as is much of Australia,
as is much of Florida). His child is in more danger if
he doesn't get used to their behavior than if he does,
because he'll be running into them all the time.

--Blair
"Kid'll probably go into accounting."

Blair P. Houghton wrote in message .. .
Linda E wrote:
Imo.... he can't have it both ways... play up the imminent danger angle to
boost his prowess and then say it's safe enough for a baby to be near at
feeding time.....

I saw him on the TV this afternoon explaining what he
termed "perceived danger". He said he wouldn't think of
approaching a horse with his baby, but he has no problem
dealing with a crocodile that way.

Sounds about right.

He also mentioned the important fact that his backyard is
literally a crocodile habitat (as is much of Australia,
as is much of Florida). His child is in more danger if
he doesn't get used to their behavior than if he does,
because he'll be running into them all the time.

Oh, please! At one month old?!? This was a sick pub stunt, that's
all. They should take the kid away from that nutcase.

-L.

Blair P. Houghton wrote in message .. .
Linda E wrote:
Imo.... he can't have it both ways... play up the imminent danger angle to
boost his prowess and then say it's safe enough for a baby to be near at
feeding time.....

I saw him on the TV this afternoon explaining what he
termed "perceived danger". He said he wouldn't think of
approaching a horse with his baby, but he has no problem
dealing with a crocodile that way.

Sounds about right.

He also mentioned the important fact that his backyard is
literally a crocodile habitat (as is much of Australia,
as is much of Florida). His child is in more danger if
he doesn't get used to their behavior than if he does,
because he'll be running into them all the time.

Oh, please! At one month old?!? This was a sick pub stunt, that's
all. They should take the kid away from that nutcase.

-L.

On Sun, 4 Jan 2004 11:52:32 -0700, "Cat Protector"
wrote:

In both cases, their fame got them out of this. I was reading that
Queensland Police and their version of Child Services will not be filing
charges or having Irwin arrested. It kind of makes you wonder if this had
been someone else would they still have arrested them. What is worse is that
Irwin's wife and the mother of the child was nearby and finding the whole
thing amusing. The Irwins are some roll models. This incident certainly is
not great parenting on their parts as far as I am concerned.

I bet the Croc was thinking "Sushi!!!"