Great White shark kills US diver in Australia

magicstix · 10-22-11, 11:07 AM

Damn nature, you scary.

Krauter · 10-22-11, 12:01 PM

No offence meant towards the deceased, but that was a very stupid move. Why would you ever want to dive ALONE in an area with is almost always crawling with sharks on an overcast day...

nikimcbee · 10-22-11, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by magicstix

Damn nature, you scary.

Someone was attacked yesterday here in Ore-gone as well. (off Newport). I think you would have to be crazy/stupid to go surfing this time of year, as this is when GWS are really active hunting seals.

Jimbuna · 10-22-11, 03:55 PM

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Someone was attacked yesterday here in Ore-gone as well. (off Newport). I think you would have to be crazy/stupid to go surfing this time of year, as this is when GWS are really active hunting seals.

Yes I learned that recently on a wildlife programme

Gerald · 10-23-11, 08:59 AM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15420086

Note: Update record,23 October 2011 Last updated at 10:09 GMT

Krauter · 10-23-11, 02:03 PM

What do they hope to achieve from killing this shark? I understand the motive as "revenge" but honestly, what are we getting out of it? The shark was doing what it does best, hunting. The fact that this guy chose to be alone at the wrong time of day and with the wrong conditions does not mean it is the sharks "fault".

Jimbuna · 10-23-11, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Krauter

What do they hope to achieve from killing this shark? I understand the motive as "revenge" but honestly, what are we getting out of it? The shark was doing what it does best, hunting. The fact that this guy chose to be alone at the wrong time of day and with the wrong conditions does not mean it is the sharks "fault".

Good point...but hasn't revenge long been one of mans reactions/preferences?

Tchocky · 10-23-11, 03:11 PM

"Hey A shark ate a guy!"

"Oh no! Where?"

"In the sea!"

*Oh, fair enough then"

TarJak · 10-25-11, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Krauter

What do they hope to achieve from killing this shark? I understand the motive as "revenge" but honestly, what are we getting out of it? The shark was doing what it does best, hunting. The fact that this guy chose to be alone at the wrong time of day and with the wrong conditions does not mean it is the sharks "fault".

This is why they are doing it:

Not revenge at all. Just gives them an excuse to reopen beaches. Not that they do much good: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politi...024-1mgb3.html

nikimcbee · 10-25-11, 02:39 PM

Ya'll are totally missing the point. The sharks are just doing their job.

Remember, What is Australia?

A penal colony. (no you're thinking of penile)

Now if these people were able to escape, just think of how much more dangerous the world would be.

These sharks are there to keep the criminals on the colony.

Platapus · 10-27-11, 08:14 PM

I believe it was Frank Buck who once said, much more eloquently than I can, that once humans move from their human cultural environment into the animal environment, they cease to be humans and are now animals subject to all the risks that all other animals face. That risk includes being considered a food source.

I really can't fault the shark for doing what sharks are supposed to do. I have sympathy to his family on their loss.

Platapus · 10-30-11, 10:28 AM

This is one of the stupidest things I have seen in a long time.

How is the shark supposed to be able to read this sign when it is not only on dry land but facing AWAY from the water?

Not to mention the cultural hubris to assume that ALL sharks naturally can read English.

Some people.

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nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Ya'll are totally missing the point. The sharks are just doing their job. Remember, What is Australia? A penal colony. (no you're thinking of penile) Now if these people were able to escape, just think of how much more dangerous the world would be. These sharks are there to keep the criminals on the colony. __________________

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,384 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I believe it was Frank Buck who once said, much more eloquently than I can, that once humans move from their human cultural environment into the animal environment, they cease to be humans and are now animals subject to all the risks that all other animals face. That risk includes being considered a food source. I really can't fault the shark for doing what sharks are supposed to do. I have sympathy to his family on their loss. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,384 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	This is one of the stupidest things I have seen in a long time. How is the shark supposed to be able to read this sign when it is not only on dry land but facing AWAY from the water? Not to mention the cultural hubris to assume that ALL sharks naturally can read English. Some people. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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