Crocodile Hunter

I was watching some news thing and they were bashing the Crocodile Hunter guy because he "endangered" his baby son on one of his shows. Then they showed the tape, and basically from what I saw, all he did was hold his son in his left arm while feeding the crocodile a piece of meat with his right.

Now, I'm no lover of the Croc Hunter, actually I find him to be very annoying, but I gotta say, leave the man alone! I think people are way too sensitive about kids and babies these days and this is just another example of that. I mean, babies are cute and all, but let's not get carried away. It's like we worship children in this society, and that's taking it too far.

Obviously, I believe we have to protect kids to some point. It's not like I'm saying it's ok to dangle your toddler over a balcony or anything. And it goes without saying that I'm against child abuse, molesting, whatever other bad stuff that people do to kids and babies in this cruel world (by the way, I would include abortion somewhere in this category).

But this Croc Hunter guy, working with these dangerous animals is his life. If you've watched any of his shows you know that he's regularly in a lot more dangerous situations than feeding a crocodile a piece of meat. Whatever "danger" he put his baby son in, he put himself in at least twice the risk if not more. I gotta say, if I were a kid, I'd rather be brought up by a dad who is gonna expose me to risks and dangers in life (within reason), than to be constantly sheltered and "protected" from anything that might remotely harm me.

I think all these people who act so horrified that the Croc Hunter would bring his baby boy on his show are probably the same parents who would raise their own kids in a bubble if they could. In their minds they think it's about protecting children, but really, it cripples the kids in the end. You know the parents who don't let their kids play in sandboxes with other kids for fear of them getting sick? Guess what, their kids are the ones who grow up with underdeveloped immune systems, not to mention a severe lack of social skills.

Well, I think now I'm getting carried away. I guess all I'm saying is, some people in this country need to chill. Kids are great, but how about we don't act like every single 2 year old is the second coming of Christ. Thank you.