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Peeved we all know what you are on about FFS we dont care the man is dead have some respect might be hard but do try it you might like it. To knock a dead man is low. This thread is about a loss not to pick at what happened 2 YEARS ago. If you wanna be petty start another thread and leave the decent people to carry it on.
@peeved wrote:
@geoff wrote:
Well that certainly answered the same question both fastcars and myself asked! :roll:
I answered the question, you fool. That is why I feel I can discredit someone… he was a fool. I am very saddened for his family.
And I bet his family are head over heels with your comments…
@becky wrote:
Like he said at the time he would never put his baby in danger and do you really think he would of done it if he were? He knows crocs inside out and yeah might be stupid but thats not what this thred was about you changed the subject! :roll:
to be fair becky, look at siegfried and roy!
no one knows animals inside out theres always a chanceinfact il leave it now
rest in peace steve you where admired by millions
thoughts are with your family now
:evil: He did 1 thing that people were outraged about.
What have any of us ever done to say we have contributed to the world and the environment on such a scale as Steve Irwin did? Animals have been saved from extinction due to his hard work. If by saving and caring for animals makes him irresponsible, then I would hate to think what you consider really irresponsible Peeved. He chose to live his life that way, no one ever critisizes the police or the army when they are killed in the line of duty doing a job they love!! They have families, loved ones too. My guess is that you are in fact jealous of this man, and what he achieved. The only fool here is you Peeved. Well done to you!! He became famous for his wacky ways. He has educated many people into caring for the environment and its animals. It must be great to be you right now. Everyone is entitled to their opinion here Peeved. But for once I wish people would be a little bit more considerate to posts dedicated to deceased people.
@token_male wrote:
@becky wrote:
Like he said at the time he would never put his baby in danger and do you really think he would of done it if he were? He knows crocs inside out and yeah might be stupid but thats not what this thred was about you changed the subject! :roll:
to be fair becky, look at siegfried and roy!
no one knows animals inside out theres always a chanceinfact il leave it now
rest in peace steve you where admired by millions
thoughts are with your family now
Well true but he had been around them 44 years and i believe him when he said he would never put his kids in danger. But fair point Token, but i dont see why peeved had to drag this up as this thread was about a life lost not all his good/bad in life.
Well look on the bright side – at least the chickens he fed to the crocodiles were dead. I mean what kind of foaming at the mouth outrage would be screamed by all the tree hugging do-gooders if he slung a live chicken into the croc’s jaws???
With all due respect..I hardly think Steve Irwin’s family are rushing to read the JC boards at this time. I think you’re being hard on Peeved who is entitled to an opinion whether it agrees with your own sentiments or no. Interestingly..Chris Packham [wildlife expert] makes much the same point as Peeved vis-s-vis the foolhardiness of handling dangerous animals in the way that was the signature of Steve Irwin, whilst admiring the man for his conservation work. I can also understand why Peeved should find the outpouring of ‘grief’ questionable for someone we have only seen on television…yes it’s sad..but it’s hardly a death in the immediate family. I was one of the first to contribute to the Steve Irwin thread when I heard of his death yesterday. I find ANY life cut short..a tragedy..but I am not about to pretend that it is the end of the world. If we all looked to our friends..our neighbours..the lonely wee lady up the street..rather than strangers on a
television screen..the less the world would revolve on ‘celebrity’ and the healthier we would be for it :!:@esmeralda wrote:
With all due respect..I hardly think Steve Irwin’s family are rushing to read the JC boards at this time. I think you’re being hard on Peeved who is entitled to an opinion whether it agrees with your own sentiments or no. Interestingly..Chris Packham [wildlife expert] makes much the same point as Peeved vis-s-vis the foolhardiness of handling dangerous animals in the way that was the signature of Steve Irwin, whilst admiring the man for his conservation work. I can also understand why Peeved should find the outpouring of ‘grief’ questionable for someone we have only seen on television…yes it’s sad..but it’s hardly a death in the immediate family. I was one of the first to contribute to the Steve Irwin thread when I heard of his death yesterday. I find ANY life cut short..a tragedy..but I am not about to pretend that it is the end of the world. If we all looked to our friends..our neighbours..the lonely wee lady up the street..rather than strangers on a
television screen..the less the world would revolve on ‘celebrity’ and the healthier we would be for it :!:Yes he dealt with dangerous animals but he WAS NOT killed by 1, experts say that the stingray which killed him are known for being placid. Yes he knew what he was doing was dangerous but a lot of jobs are this was his livelyhood and his passion who are we to judge. He his family etc arent asking for to feel sorry for the way he died because it was bound to happen so again who are WE to judge. And yes peeved might have some points but THIS thread was for paying our respects not bad mouthing the dead. You dont find out anyone has died and then sit there pointing out alllllllllllllllllll thier faults. He did so much good for wildlife and most i had no idea on untill he died and thats a shame. No one judge police or firemen when they die, they knew there was risks in their job. Different kind of job yes but you are pointiong out dangers. I hope he reste in piece he was a nutter in my eyes but a genius one and a passionate one!
A little something I came across on the Net.
The Discovery Channel Killed Steve Irwin
The title of this post is not intended to be literal. The Discovery Channel did not get out of bed and kill Steve Irwin, the point I’m making is that they are create the climate in which people are taking more and more risk in the name of ratings.
First, let me start by saying my sympathies go out to the family and friends of Steve Irwin. Steve’s death is a tragedy, and as a fan of nature films I feel compelled to write this editorial.
It’s clear to me that Discovery channel is responsible for Steve’s death.
This summer I realized that Discovery channel was out of control when I Tivo-ed and watched all of “Shark Week.” One show, “Sharks: Are they Hunting Us,” was one of the most irresponsible pieces of television put on the air. The “naturalist” named Dave Salmoni, who does not even know how to SCUBA dive (hello?!), decides the only way he can answer the question in the title of the show is to free dive skin dive with–wait for it–great white sharks.
(blogger note: thanks for the free/skin diving correction guys–I knew it was the wrong term, but they kept using it on the show)
Free diving Skin diving means without a cage. Over the course of the show this reckless idiot, who is struggling with his scuba gear in shallow water, gets up close and personal with seriously dangerous sharks. This idiot is known for another special, Into the Lions Den, in which he almost gets himself killed–you guessed it–getting up close and personal with lions.
We don’t need to see someone killed by sharks to learn that sharks are dangerous.
We don’t need to see someone killed by a lion to learn that lions are dangerous.
You can look at a shark or lion and just know they are dangerous–I mean, just look at the teeth! In fact, footage of people being attacked by lions and sharks exists, but Discovery Channel, in their quest for ratings, seems obsessed with getting *new* footage of people *almost* getting killed.
Discovery channel is turning into a modern day version of the Running Man, where desperate people risk their lives for fame.
There are people out there like Timothy Treadwell, who was killed by the grizzly bears he taunted for years, who will risk their lives for fame. There seem to be a lot of them. Discovery channel proudly presented the Treadwell documentary, Grizzly Man, with non-stop promotion last year. They’ve promoted Irwin (who carried his son into a croc feeding) for years, and now they are promoting this idiot Salmoni who clearly has a death wish.
Without Discovery channel paying top dollar for this footage there would be no market for these maniacs who put their lives at risk. Discovery is responsible for creating the “naturalists have to risk their lives to be credible” genre, and they need to take a long hard look in the mirror and think about what they done. They are responsible for Steve Irwin’s death, and they are inspiring a second wave of risk takers who are undoubtedly going to meet Steve’s fate.
And please don’t tell me people make their own choices in life when you underwrite their entire existence and fame with your network. You guys could have drawn the line at any time. You could have told Salmoni that you wouldn’t air his idiotic shark documentary, but you didn’t because you would have lost your biggest teaser for shark week this year.
Think about it, you’re the market makers. Watch this video–this is what you are promoting.
A link to all the replies.
http://www.netscape.com/viewstory/2006/09/04/the-discovery-channel-killed-steve-irwin/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.calacanis.com%2F2006%2F09%2F04%2Fthe-discovery-channel-killed-steve-irwin%2F&frame=truewatch er back steve,
crikey the size off that,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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