A final thought about Steve..
Created on: September 7th, 2006
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These kids are, of all kids, some of the luckiest kids in the world. They have plenty of money, they had a good father while he was alive (as rumor has it), and they'll be able to go as far as they can take themselves. Starving kids with deadbeat dads who never cared to begin with and without the money to ensure (and insure) their health, happiness, and education are the ones that have it rough. Maybe it's hard for some people to keep things in perspective, but it's not. People just suck at life.
He provoked deadly animals on a daily basis. It's his own damn fault. He put his family in this situation. I'm sure he had enough money and/or other ways to pay the bills. He didn't have to keep risking his life after having children, but he chose to. I feel bad for his kids and wife, but have no sympathy whatsoever for Steve. Furthermore I'm sick and f*cking tired of seeing these goddamn "tribute" sites all over YTMND. Stop it.
Wow, you two are incredibly dellusional. Of course he cared about animals, but many times he did in fact provoke them to make good television. You can't tell me going out into the wild and putting an unsuspecting croc in a bear hug is somehow an effort to save animals. Some of what he did was simply showmanship, and it was dangerous...and if you think he was perfectly safe simply because he was a trained professional, you're clueless.
And hypnotist, I'm not saying he was a bad father, but the fact remains that even after having kids...he continued to put himself in harms way and risked his life interacting with dangerous wild animals. He made a name for himself a long time ago. He could easily have continued his noble conservationist cause without gambling with his life in the wild. He kept gambling even after having children, and it caught up with him. His kids now have to live with his choice and the ramifications as such.
"That's just incredibly unexpected, you can't
even blame his job on that." Unexpected or not, yes you can definitely blame his job on that. He was swimming near deadly stingrays. If he had stopped messing around with wild animals after having children, it wouldn't have happened. What is so hard to understand about that?
Regal, I agree with you and I've stressed this point. While it was ironic that a mostly-harmless stingray killed him, he still put his life on the line with no regard to his family. Now they have no father. Who's fault is it? Who chose to keep putting his life on the line, and had skewed priorities? He did alot for animals, but hurt his family in the process. If he wanted to keep taking life risks, he should of never had kids.
Evilregal, that's the equivelant to saying "f*ck all" to some police officer dying, because he chose to be in the presence of criminals. Would you have no compassion there? Obviously it was his fault he was around dangerous animals, but the fact still remains, any death no matter how likely is a tragedy. I would understand your point more if he was a pedophile or murderer, but he was a good person. You are a disgrace to civilization. Sorry.
Skunt, didn't mean to suggest that his family needed donations to get by, I just felt people would appreciate having a link they could go to and feel like they've accomplished something positive. This was a charity that Steve was involved in chosen by the family. Obviously money is the least of the family's worries right now =(
Owned. The guy had it coming sooner or later with dealing with those dangerous animals. Where's teh f*cking whining for the cops and soldiers who die because of war or crime? There is none, yet some wanker goes on TV, messes with dangerous animals, gets killed because he MESSES with deadly animals, and everyone is disappointed. Natural selection at it's best. If he enjoyed it, then great! However he knew the consequences, otherwise he would have probaly grew up to be a doctor or lawyer. Stop bitching for so long everyone. It's like saying, "Omg, someone let some deadly pissed off snakes out, but the snake killed the person who let them free and pissed them off." I liked the guy, but again, he knew the consequences in his line of work.
oh STFU, we dont donate to marines and the army? maybe you dont, others do, we honor them through veterans and memorial day, if your saying people dont honor or donate or help them, sounds like you have a guilty mind. as for people saying their parents died or whatever, sorry for your loss but that doesn't knock down the fact a great man died, was he well known? yes he was, but he also did alot for the world and he was a very positive person, unlike some of you *ssh*l*es.
If you honestly believe steve irwin "had it coming", then you are a dumbsh*t. For the most part, deadly animals are only deadly to dumbasses who have no idea to handle these animals. For god's sake, automobiles kill more people worldwide every year than deadly animals do. And most of us here are in a car everyday. Why? Because we take precautions to protect us, even in the face of something that could very well be considered deadly. He did the same. If there was ever a d oubt about the safety of Steve OR the animal, the shoot would simply not be done. Steve was never reckless with his job, and took it very seriously.
Also, he didn't wrestle crocs for nothing. He mostly moved them away from villages or built up areas where they might harm or be harmed by humans. The only way to do that is by wrestling them. Someone has to do it. He just filmed it. Also he educated us, not just about crocs, but other animals too, and he made it exciting. A Dad who is adored by his *young* kids dying early = sad, no matter how you look at it.
+1 for beautifulness.
+1 for "too soon" and "we'll miss you mate"
-1 for it not ending in NEDM, that would have been the best NEDM site ever.
+1 for for considering the family and not just the man.
-1 for yet another tribute site
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I was sort of saddened hearing about his death for the first time, but of course it wasn't surprising. A lot of people think he just went out and picked on wild animals on video to, I dunno, get rich I guess. But the truth is he did a lot of good conservational work, as did his wife along with him. I keep thinking about his wife and children and my heart goes out to them. This YTMND emphasized their loss. However, Steve Irwin will never die as long as people continue making YTMND'S about him (just bring back the funny).
With all due respect for the late Steve Irwin and his family, here's a quote from Futurama:
"Is there anything I can do?"
"Well, we could engage in a silent prayer"
"Yes, but is there anything useful we could do?"
"No, not really."
You could donate or send letters of support but praying just makes the air molecules you're using holier.
NoTransFat, my point was that, on a basic level, it's hard to comprehend someone so energetic and full of life, not to mention so young, actually dying. The guy just exuded optimism, not to mention he was strong as an ox. The only thing I can think to compare it to would be if Lance Armstrong suddenly died, although I'm not sure if even he is as universally liked as Steve was.
And cyberen, whether you believe in prayer or not, I just wanted to stress that the effect of this on Steve's family is something we all should give pause to consider right now. There are those out there who believe in prayer, and if you do, now would certainly be the time for it. But to each his own. I also included the link to donations for those who wish to respond in that way.
"why dont you make a tribute site for everyone who loses their
parents, not just the famous ones k?"
If someone else wants to get the word out on the loss of their parents, we'll make a tribute for them. Esp. if their dad did good things like try and conserve wildlife.
Downvoters, for this site, fail at life. 4'd for an attempt to be genuine and not making some lame mockery of a man's death.
F*ck you man. This guy made millions off sticking his fingers up animals asses. What about the family man who is robbed by some peice of sh*t and killed? What abou the soldier in Iraq who joined the military to get an education and was killed by a f*cking raghead car bomb? F*ck this guy man. F*ck his family they have so much money wtf do they gotta worry bout.
I was waiting for someone to make this site. Very cool. I reflect these sentiments. To those flaming this site saying, "HE DESERVED IT HE DID DANGEROUS SH*T - LOOK AT HOW EDGY I AM FOR ARGUING," he was more than just a sideshow on television. He was one of the worlds leading conservationists and wildlife experts. A very interesting, characmatic man. I am very sad that he went the way he did.
Problematic representation of utility. Conservationism is very important, and other people lose their family all the time. Sad, yes, but not more sad than the end of his career (hopefully his influence has had most of its impact). Also, why pray when it does nothing? Instead, we could all be active in efficacious ways.
Thanks picklestomper, and everyone else who left positive comments; I really appreciate it. It's good to know I wasn't the only one who was feeling so bummed out about this. And even though people are sick of seeing ytmnds about Steve's death, the truth is, by the time the news has stopped reporting on it and most people have forgotten about it, his family will still have a long way to go before they can continue with their lives. So please keep them in your thoughts/prayers/meditations/whatever you believe in.
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