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Child Endangerment For Publicity

What do you think? Is this similar to what Michael Jackson did when he dangled his infant son over the balcony? Is this child endangerment or just poor judgment or neither?

Seems to me like it was partly for publicity and the child is definately in some danger just by being near by. What good purpose does it provide even if the risk is low?

For example, what if Steve had slipped and fallen while feeding this croc?

Edited: tenaheff on 2nd Jan, 2004 - 4:31pm

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It is that and more ~ stupidity, immaturity comes to mind. From what I read from the link, it was entirely for publicity.

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This is desgusting. What's wrong with this guy? is the TV camera more worth than the life of his child? and the mother!!!! oh my goodness!!!! -->

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Now I could almost understand him wanting to include his child with him in the learning experience, but to try and include month old son with him? Now that is just irresponsible of him. What would he have done if the reptile had gotten out of control?

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Crocodile hunter escapes charges, even Child Services got involved.

From CNN:

SYDNEY, Australia (CNN) -- Australia's crocodile hunter Steve Irwin has escaped charges after a storm of criticism erupted over him taking his month-old son to within a few feet of a feeding crocodile.

The televised incident sparked an investigation by the Queensland state Families Department over whether Irwin had breached workplace safety regulations.

The man known internationally as "The Crocodile Hunter" was branded as reckless and irresponsible by family and children's groups for the stunt Friday at his Australia Zoo on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.

Australian Family Association spokesman Bill Muehlenberg said Irwin had no right to put his baby in peril, according to the Courier-Mail newspaper.

Parliamentarian Wayne Swan, the families spokesman for the Federal Opposition, called it a "very irresponsible action". ...

https://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/ausp...eman/index.html

Child Endangerment For Publicity

All Right, Yes! I was wondering if there would be any backlash on his antics. I especially agree with Keith Cook:

And from comments made by Steve Irwin and his wife I feel that they both are very immature.i.e.

How can any man be in complete control of a live crocodile?? A dead one yes, but a live one? Again I agree with Keith Cook ~ bloody idiot!

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What I find really crazy about the whole thing is I had read somewhere that Mr. Irwin apologized for upsetting so many people, but was not apologizing for having his son in that type of situation. *looks unsure* I have also heard somewhere else that Mr. Irwin's dad used to do the same thing with him when he was little. So, is it like a tradition for him to be so careless around the crocs with his child or should the circle of craziness stop somewhere?

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I agree with all of you. It was a publicity stunt just like the Michael Jackson thing. I remember hearing Irwin talking about it on the news. He said all he was trying to do was teach his kids the danger of crocodiles. I mean come on, the baby's only one month old! You don't teach a one-month-old the danger of wild crocodiles! It's insane.

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Edited: msslmshdy30 on 15th Jan, 2004 - 2:30am