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danny_galaga:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on February 25, 2010, 10:05:30 pm ---
--- Quote from: Dartful Dodger on February 25, 2010, 07:13:45 pm ---"Seconds before the attack" == boring sea world show
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Well, given the multiple angles of 'Epic Beard Man' I think its certain we'll get sauce on this one.
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Holy crap pinball, is that a TISM quote in your sig? :o
edit: second thoughts i guess not. Didn't think you'd be quoting from an internationally obscure aussie indie band...
Silas (son of Silas):
--- Quote from: pinballjim on February 25, 2010, 09:37:02 am ---I have no sympathy whatsoever for the trainer.
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May I ask why? Is it because you feel that she entered the pool knowing the risks (like we all do when we drive a car, so should we feel no pitty for crash victims), or maybe because you disagree with the cramped conditions in which this animal is kept in and therefore it's some kind of justice in return for its imprisonment? (in which case I'm guessing you are a vegan and fully signed up member of PETA otherwise you'd be a hypocrite?)
I am genuinely curious why any human being worth knowing would feel no sympathy for a woman who suffered what I can only imagine was a horrific, terrifying and painful death doing the job that she loved and from accounts from family and friends was a loving caring woman who meant no ill to anyone?
Frigo:
I know I don't and can't speak for PBJ, but personally, I feel very little sympathy for the woman. As I stated before, I DO feel sympathy for a family who has lost their mother, wife, daughter, and so on, but we are all held accountable for our choices and actions in life and as such we should understand the consequences of our actions before we take them. This woman CHOSE a life in which she would be working in a dangerous environment with dangerous animals, "trained," or otherwise. She also CHOSE to work with this particular animal who, according to the press, has a history of attacking humans and others around it. Unlike a car crash victim, we never know if we're going to get into an accident or not, so in turn the automobile industry has taken great strides to ensure human safety to protect them IF a crash happens. In other words, we never know if a crash is inevitable or not, but there are safeguards in place, just in case something happens. From what I've read on the matter, most whale trainers don't train for whether or not an accident is going to happen, but what to do WHEN the accident happens. To me, that says a great deal of what risks you're willing to take when jumping into a job such as this, especially when dealing with a caged animal with a documented history of violence. This woman made her choice that day to work with the whale, and she paid dearly for it. Tragic, yes, but I don't feel any sympathy for her, as she knew what she was doing going in. Just my 0.02.
LLUncoolJ:
I wasted about 8-10 hours of my life watching Whale Wars last summer. The one thing I came away with was that when they showed the Japanese markets selling whale meat, I thought to myself "that looks like some good eatin', I wonder where I can score some whale meat". If they have to "destroy" the alleged killer, it shouldn't go to waste, should it?
Comtek:
i agree the killer whale was just being a killer whale
making an animal work for food is just wrong
i'm sure that whale was not well fed before the show why else would it do things for food. those animals are kept at a constant state of hunger it motivates them to do the trick.
killer whales are the only whale that will purposly beach itself to get food they have perfected it. usually to get at a seal which when full grown get the size of a small human.
just seems mad to stand in front of an animal with the name killer. then tease it with tiny morsels of food. jump around on the shore in front of it knowing it's ability to get in and out of the water. it's main source of food in the wild in an animal close to human size.
i'm not the brightest :laugh2: am i missing something :laugh2: why on earth would you :laugh2: tease that animal
my sympathy to the family though but she should have known better
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