Never thought I'd be comparing Crocodile Steve and Michael Jackson, but it seems the old croc hunter lost his fucking mind as surely as did Michael with the baby dangle. Having a three-week-old son myself, I feel particularly inclined to feed Steve to something:
- Steve Irwin outraged child welfare groups after cradling one-month-old Robert a metre away from the reptile during a show at his Queensland zoo.
But the acting Queensland premier said no charges would be laid.
"The Irwins... have assured children's services that it won't happen again," Terry Mackenroth said.
Mr Irwin and his wife Terri maintained that their son was in no danger but admitted there would be no repeat of his Friday's controversial performance. [BBC]
- To gasps from his audience, Steve Irwin cradled one-month-old Robert under one arm while dangling a piece of chicken from the other in front of a four metre (13 foot) crocodile.
Once the meat was snapped up, Mr Irwin turned to his son and said: "Good boy, Bob".
The crocodile expert defended his act, which included his American wife Terri carrying Robert into the crocodile enclosure.
He said he was in control the whole time and the baby was never in danger. In any case his children had to grow up to be "croc savvy" living so close to such reptiles.
"If I could have my time again I would probably do things differently," he admitted. "But I would be considered a bad parent if I didn't teach my children to be croc-savvy."
Mrs Irwin said her baby enjoyed the experience.
"When I put him back in the pram he had big eyes and he was smiling and it was a wonderful sensory experience for him. He dug it," she said.
Article comments
1 - sallie
"But I would be considered a bad parent if I didn't teach my children to be croc-savvy." Huh? How does giving children the false notion that crocs can be safely hand fed by humans make Steve Irwin a good parent? Teach them these animals are fascinating but also very dangerous.
Mrs Irwin said her baby enjoyed the experience.
"When I put him back in the pram he had big eyes and he was smiling and it was a wonderful sensory experience for him. He dug it," she said.
Huh? again. There's less logic to this statement than her husbands. I wonder who's crazier. And why is she using some outdated hippie phrase. Dug it? What?
2 - Eric Olsen
It's just retarded after-the-fact alibiing instead of just saying, "Uh, I guess we got carried away and did something really stupid and we won't do it again," as they apparently told the authorities. A one-month isn't going to pick up on the finer points of croc-control, the same sensory experience" could have been gained through any number of methods that didn't involve mortal danger. Idiots, fools who believe their own PR crap - it isn't all about you, there's another person involved who is completely dependent upon you asswipes.
3 - Henrik
3 old moms being angry because the croc hunter wanted to show hes baby how it looks from a close distance when a big croc gets feeden, a sight that most people dont get to see, and especially not baby's. the baby enjoyed it, steve had control of what he did, so what's the big problem?
no problem at all. of course, if your a big fat old housewife like you incompetent morons, the "danger" is far bigger in you'r heads than in the real world. stfu n00bs
4 - Benny
I think it is hard for people who do not have the same experience as the Irwins in handling dangerous animals to understand their actions with the baby. Just as it is hard for the Irwins to understand why everyone else is reacting so strongly about the incident. It is simply a clash of cultures. People just need to stop the angry rhetoric for a bit and recognize that different people see the world through different lenses. Agreeing to disagree is a forgotten virtue. Oh, and I thought personal attacks are not allowed here, but all the replies above and the original post seem not to be following this policy. Hmm.