Blogs Dec 6, 2010 at 10:42 am

It's Hard Out Here for a Tourist

Charles Mudede
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don't swim alone, don't wear bright colored (high contrast) suits, don't splash around, don't bleed or urinate in the water, don't swim during dawn or dusk twilight, don't hang around sandbars, don't wear shiny jewelery, don't look like a seal.

Josh Bomb on December 6, 2010 at 10:58 AM Report this
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If sharks could enter our world they'd probably bugger us in much the same way.
sall on December 6, 2010 at 11:00 AM Report this
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"We should not treat these sharks as criminals. [...] A shark must not be punished for being what it is and has been for millions of years."

Charles, while your conclusion is all wrong, these two points are exactly on target. We should neither treat shark attacks as the transgression of an individual anthropomorphous "criminal" shark nor should we "punish" all sharks for such attacks.

Clearly, we should treat sharks as animals and as part of the environment, culling any shark and, in so far as it is possible, its offspring, that has negative traits, such as a demonstrated habit of confusing humans for food. Eventually, such enforced selection will leave us with sharks that are fit to share our oceans.
on December 6, 2010 at 11:13 AM Report this
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@3
You talkin' about Sharktopus?
biffster on December 6, 2010 at 11:48 AM Report this
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@1
Also, stay away from river mouths. They are a favorite snacking spot for sharks.
biffster on December 6, 2010 at 11:52 AM Report this
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Charles,
Well, clearly in this case it's shark 1 human 0. Obviously tragic but I believe she might have known of the risk.

Look, I've SCUBA dived the Great Barrier Reef off of Australia and viewed a shark at a 16 meter depth. I've gone trekking in Olympic National Park and viewed a black bear about 50 yards from me foraging for berries. A cow elephant nearly charged our vehicle to protect her calf while on safari in a park in Cameroon, Africa. These were all risks apparently. But, at the end of the day they were glorious moments. Adventure takes risks. Animals aren't criminals. This was a terrible accident but people will still be drawn to Sharm-Al-Sheikh.
lark on December 6, 2010 at 11:55 AM Report this
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@4 There's no such thing as a Sharktopus.
on December 6, 2010 at 12:19 PM Report this
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@6 lark

Since you like adventure, next time you're in nyc, take the IRT to East New York. Potential glorious moments to be had:).
neo-realist on December 6, 2010 at 12:26 PM Report this
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The human hands can hold a speargun. Fuck that shark!
thursdaydynamo on December 6, 2010 at 12:49 PM Report this
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We win. We kill you if you eat us.
subwlf on December 6, 2010 at 12:50 PM Report this
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@7
Um....

"A half-shark, half-octopus creature created for the military, creates a whole lot of terror in Mexico while a scientist who helped created it tries to capture/kill it. "
biffster on December 6, 2010 at 12:53 PM Report this
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@11 Um... Check your own link, especially the "Memorable" Quotes section of IMDB.
on December 6, 2010 at 12:58 PM Report this
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@8,
Indeed, riding NYC Metro Transit can be an adventure. I had one there way back in the day:).
lark on December 6, 2010 at 1:04 PM Report this
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I read the headline as "Its hard out there for a terrorist" and then didn't get what you were saying.
Lily Fluffbottom on December 6, 2010 at 1:42 PM Report this
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"When you go in the waters of the bay, you have entered its domain. It's time to play by its rules."

Couldn't agree more. First step - drop the pompous human dithering and moralizing and fight with anything and everything you can.
seandr on December 6, 2010 at 1:51 PM Report this
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Food has no rights.
sirkowski on December 6, 2010 at 1:59 PM Report this
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Also, one of the main public purposes underlying criminal law is deterrence, but sharks have shown -- universally -- almost no tendency to be deterred by stricter laws, increased punishment, or increased enforcement. Now, not swimming in front of a hungry shark *has* been known to reduce the likelihood of shark attacks. Also, feeding them a huge meal right beforehand will reduce the chance of a mauling. But that's about it.
ChrisF on December 6, 2010 at 2:51 PM Report this
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Bit by sharks, that's what people get for being so delicious.
Zebes on December 6, 2010 at 4:02 PM Report this
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Comedian Ian Edwards shares your philosophy, Mr. Mudude. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5dmmd2Vb…
medium on December 6, 2010 at 4:27 PM Report this
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Probably need a bigger boat.
Cynic Romantic on December 6, 2010 at 6:46 PM Report this
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Human hands made nukes.

NUKE THE SHARKS.
Unregistered User on December 7, 2010 at 1:22 AM Report this
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@12

It's a documentary
biffster on December 9, 2010 at 12:23 PM Report this

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