I think a more subtle point can be made:
When you choose your way of life, you also choose how you will be hurt, or die.
Firemen suck smoke, Policemen get hit, electricians fall from ladders, and animal handlers get bit / clawed / stung / whatever.
In a similar vein, our expertise in one area does not imply automatic expertise in another. Just as an electrician might appreciate that he is NOT an alarm installer, a lion tamer ought to realise he knows little about fish. Over-confidence gets you every time!
Finally, let's add "thinking" to our response to emergency situations. A guy falls off a ladder into the mud, immediately dragging him inside might not be smart.... just as pulling a sting ray spine our of your heart, then applying CPR, might not have been the best choice either.
Nice pics; but....
- Investigation showed that Roy aparently had a stroke on stage, and the tiger's 'rescue' response (where Roy was bit in the neck) was not much of a medical issue; treating the stroke was;
- "Mr. Grizzly" was, by almost any measure, a deliberately ignorant doofus, who casually relied upon his 'faith' to ignore known, documented behaviour of what happens when big, hungry bears encounter smaller, slower creatures;
- "Michael" has given us numerous examples of his eccentricities; and,
- Steve Irwin was investigated, and cleared, by child welfare authorities... who agreed that the kid was in no danger. I think the camera angle just made things look dicier than they really were.
