09-05-2006, 03:52 PM
G.Irish Wrote:I guess it rubs me the wrong way because people say the same crap about racers and motorcyclists. Usually people who don't have any idea of what they're talking about.
This is precisely what pops into my mind when I hear that he had it coming. What do people say about us when we wreck a car or get injured? Let's face it, sometimes people die in our hobby too. Do we all have it coming? I recognize that on a long enough time frame we'll all eventually get some bent sheet metal if we choose to drive in aggressive groups, but that doesn't mean that we are going out driving like retards at extreme speeds without any protection and throwing caution to the wind. Irwin respected every creature he handled and did a great public service by showing that all of these animals are only defending themselves when they harm us. It is just unfortunate that he fell victim to what he had been teaching and by fluke accident was killed.