shamu eats trainer in front of audience

[AquaPython]

i was listening to bubba this morning and a guy came on with vader voice to talk about it. main points :
this whale is the biggest in captivity. 12000 lbs, not scared of shit.
it is used ONLY to breed with the females when they are in heat and to splash the audience.
he has killed 5 previous people, originally from canada. usually afterward they ship it to another park and give it another name.
everyone (staff) knows that this whale is very aggressive.
whenever the gates are open, bells and whistles are rung so that all trainers know that this aggressive whale is in the main tank, and to keep 3-5' away from the walls.

so basically , unfortunately, it was the trainers fault. she was on the dry dock platform talking to people and did not make the proper safety adjustments to get out or away from the tank. the whale slid up on the dock, bit her leg when she wasn't looking, and dragged her under. game over.

[z06boy]

Originally Posted by Apoc

Think maybe its his way of saying, 'i'd rather be out there?'

Seriously? What do you do? You take an amazing predator out of the ocean (or wild in the case of grizzly's) and put it in a cage, from no crime of its own, you cant really complain it kills people. It may as well, its got the life sentence already...

We can only hope to be as crafty if/when our own governments start caging us up without reason

Pretty much what I was going to post...well except for the government caging us up part.

[Kaneman]

Originally Posted by Rangerscott

Just leave the animals alone and this shit will kinda not happen but I'm sure some dumbass will swim naked out into the ocean to pet flipper and get eaten by a blow fish.

The point is that it is ironic and mindless for a motorcyclist to make fun of someone's death because they were taking a risk.

Everyone who lives a fun life does dangerous things. This trainer was one of their most experienced, had been doing this 16 years....some motorcyclists don't even live through their first month on the street, but when a fellow motorcyclist dies we don't say, "Well, dumbass had it coming, should've been driving an airbag laden SUV"

Some "dumbass" is usually the reason we know as much about the earth as we do, because they're willing to take chances and explore, despite a risk of death or injury. We shouldn't condemn or make fun of them, we should celebrate their efforts and mourn their passing. I know, I know, its the internet and guys have to look tough by making fun of dead people, I get it...its always been like that on forums. I'm just annoyed by a lack of independent and reasonable thought.

For the record, I don't think Killer Whales should be held in captivity unless they're not physically capable of surviving in the wild. It'd be like if people spent most of their waking time caged in a little cardboard cubicle staring at a screen....oh....wait....

[EpyonXero]

So what do you do with a whale like that? Im sure if you let him go he'll just start picking off Canadian fishermen.

[Apoc]

Originally Posted by EpyonXero

So what do you do with a whale like that? Im sure if you let him go he'll just start picking off Canadian fishermen.

They do have ocean re-introduction programs for them, and apparently they do work very well. Whales are supposedly a lot more accepting than people

[LeeNetworX]

lolz

[Particle Man]

[Dave]

so that would make him a serial killer whale right? :Lol:

[MILK]

Originally Posted by Dave

so that would make him a serial killer whale right? :Lol:

Oh I feel guilty for laughing at that!!!!!!!!


How many people do they get to kill before we put them down though? If a dog kills ONE person they are dead - this whale's killed at least 3, maybe 5 people????

[Apoc]

Originally Posted by MILK

Oh I feel guilty for laughing at that!!!!!!!!


How many people do they get to kill before we put them down though? If a dog kills ONE person they are dead - this whale's killed at least 3, maybe 5 people????

They wont put him down.

That would be crueller then him killing handlers. The whale didnt do anything wrong.

He should be set free, not trapped in a bathtub. Maybe if he kills more, they'll get the picture.