Man ignores alligator warnings, gets eaten

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I saw this last night. I hate he died, but good grief! Where's common sense?
 
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Between him and the guy who killed himself by trying to set a firework off on his head, there is a strong pool of candidates for this year's Darwin Award
 
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golfballs said:
Between him and the guy who killed himself by trying to set a firework off on his head, there is a strong pool of candidates for this year's Darwin Award
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I looked at the DA list pictures the other night, smh at people!
 
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I'm always slightly torn by these type of stories. I really pains me that a person had to die, and a tough way to go at that...but hells bells...what are you supposed to think other than "Well, this is all on him.".

As an aside I read in another article the warning was prompted by marina people having spotted an estimated 12 footer lurking about. That's a size gator that shouldn't be tolerated around people areas IMHO. I'd have trapped and moved or simply killed a gator that size hanging out around a marina.
 
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After seeing his pic in Freaks link -- it doesnt surprise me at all and the girlfriend has to be dumber than nails going in with him.
 
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"Hey Judy, watch this!" :puts beer down:

I couldn't care less that this idiot died. I have no sympathy for Darwin award winners. I just smile inside and think the gene pool just got a little bit smarter.
 
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Semi relevant.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNak-6O8lFQ[/youtube]

*Language*
 
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Coug said:
"Hey Judy, watch this!" :puts beer down:

I couldn't care less that this idiot died. I have no sympathy for Darwin award winners. I just smile inside and think the gene pool just got a little bit smarter.
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That's cold man.
 
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While stationed in Loserana, every summer their were idiots skinny dippin in the gator infested bayous on Barksdale AFB. It's a wonder how stupid some people are. Smdh
 
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malinoisvol said:
While stationed in Loserana, every summer their were idiots skinny dippin in the gator infested bayous on Barksdale AFB. It's a wonder how stupid some people are. Smdh
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I kind of alluded to it earlier in the thread but a really big gator like this lurking in the area is a decent sign (though I am speculating) that it was getting handouts from people or some other way of associating the area with food. (People cleaning fish in the area maybe?)

Whatever the case it's a bit like bears that start associating people areas with food. It's a different dynamic and a lot more dangerous.
 
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hndog609 said:
I kind of alluded to it earlier in the thread but a really big gator like this lurking in the area is a decent sign (though I am speculating) that it was getting handouts from people or some other way of associating the area with food. (People cleaning fish in the area maybe?)

Whatever the case it's a bit like bears that start associating people areas with food. It's a different dynamic and a lot more dangerous.
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Could be, but it doesn't change the fact that it said not to swim because of alligators and that fool jumped in.
 
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Coug said:
Could be, but it doesn't change the fact that it said not to swim because of alligators and that fool jumped in.
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There are so many warning signs everywhere man.

We supposed to obey all of them?

Or only the ones that are a once in 180 year occurance?
 
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Coug said:
Could be, but it doesn't change the fact that it said not to swim because of alligators and that fool jumped in.
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I was by no means stating it wasn't foolish to ignore those warnings. In fact, if anything, I think I underscored how if that WAS the situation it was even more dangerous.
 
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UTVOLKeith said:
There are so many warning signs everywhere man.

We supposed to obey all of them?

Or only the ones that are a once in 180 year occurance?
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A lot of people ignore the warnings on a pack of cigarettes -- so I guess not --- had this goof been alone and eaten by the gator nobody would have known for sure what happened to him.
 
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