Crocodile Hunter dies

LOL

 

I think it's a fairly common view that Irwin took his chances with these animals, even if he was "a trained professional." You could indeed call him reckless.

 

That's really sad. I loved the dude and so did the kids.

He's going to be missed and I second dooley's sentiment in hoping that video is quickly destroyed and is never seen.

 

I realize Irwin cared for animals a great deal, but isn't the "I love her like I love my wife" line a bit much?

 

He might have had that attitude if he were 44 and single, but he was married with two young kids. I'm guessing had he had a choice, he'd have taken dying in the hospital at 80.

 

Yeah, subtlety and understatement weren't really strong points with him.

 

I dunno. He struck me as a guy who lived for what he did, and we know with absolute certainty he lived his entire life on his own terms. Would he want to live long enough to see his kids grow up? I'm betting he would, but if the choice of death mode is one or the other, without any caveats, I get the impression he would have chosen 44.

 

When you have kids, it's not all about you anymore... You have to be more cautious and more intelligent about risks you take in life... That's not to say this guy had to take a desk job somewhere, but ...

That said, this seems like a pretty freak accident... It would have been one thing if he'd been eaten by a crocodile...

 

I was under the impression he'd backed way off, at least in the documentary sense, since he had kids. Most of his shows since then were "The Crocodille Hunter Diaries," which are all filmed in or around his zoo. The movie was pretty carefully controlled as well.

And this type of stingray injury is very, very rare, from what I can tell. It would be like the Dog Whisperer guy taking a bite to the jugular from one of his charges. It can happen, but it's a freak accident.

 

I never understand that line.

If you love your job, would you rather die at 44 right as you file a story on deadline or at 80 in a hospital?

 

Once you have kids, that cavalier thought tends to evaporate.

 

Unfortunately, the Queensland Police have the footage, so you know at some point it will get out to the public.