Idiot Taunts Gator, Jumps in and dies.

[HAcoreRD]

The Darwin award goes to: the late Tommie Woodward, of Texas.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/04/us/tex...ack/index.html


So, he taunts the gator(s), jumps in, immediately screams for help, then gets to become gator feces. What a good life.

How can a human be so stupid?!

[Celista]

Natural selection, I'm so glad it's such an effective means to thin out the herd.

[Garnier Fructis]

What would truly be heartbreaking would be if they went out and killed the alligator because of this.

I don't understand that. If someone gets killed by wildlife because they were stupid as fuck, why do we kill the animal? They did the gene pool a service.

[ParanoiD84]

I really hope they dont kill the gator now because of a idiot.

[Chasavaqe]

What would truly be heartbreaking would be if they went out and killed the alligator because of this.

I don't understand that. If someone gets killed by wildlife because they were stupid as fuck, why do we kill the animal? They did the gene pool a service.

This so much.

[alt-ithist]

What would truly be heartbreaking would be if they went out and killed the alligator because of this.

I don't understand that. If someone gets killed by wildlife because they were stupid as fuck, why do we kill the animal? They did the gene pool a service.

I swear that's exactly the first thought that came to mind when I read the title. Poor animals is probably going to be killed for being a man killer when it's just a waste of space killer.

[Stelio Kontos]

Man was an idiot who suffered the natural consequence of his idiocy.

But on the other hand, I won't mourn the death of something like an alligator either.

[ParanoiD84]

Warning signs is there for a reason, same with that women who got killed by a lion on a safari trip a few weeks back, she had the window rolled down when there was signs everywhere that you should keep the windows up. Dont think they killed that lion though.

[Bakis]

This is when you want facepalm memes to be flooded really.

[Sengiratolom]

Ye killing the animal would be a crime, it did nothing wrong.

[Celista]

Warning signs is there for a reason, same with that women who got killed by a lion on a safari trip a few weeks back, she had the window rolled down when there was signs everywhere that you should keep the windows up. Dont think they killed that lion though.

I think the worst is when such idiocy is celebrated, like the man who lived with grizzly bears in Alaska and had a documentary made about his life. And especially the public response to Into the Wild--both the book and the film. The thought of escaping society and living off in the remote wilderness is a romantic notion, but a horribly dangerous one, and people trudge off to Alaska to do just that every year.

People who grow up the state just /facepalm at the whole ordeal...most Westerners and especially Americans grow up to be so disconnected from nature that they do not have any respect for how dangerous she can be.

[aviger]

What would truly be heartbreaking would be if they went out and killed the alligator because of this.

I don't understand that. If someone gets killed by wildlife because they were stupid as fuck, why do we kill the animal? They did the gene pool a service.

Its sad but its because they got a taste of human and might actually end up hurting more people.

[Xar226]

Sympathy to his friends and family, not so much for him.

If you aren't out of your "I am INVINCIBLE!" phase by 28, well... *shrugs*

[Mirishka]

I feel absolutely no remorse for him. Alligators are no joke.

[Deleted]

The woman should sue the state, the sign said the alligators couldnt swim!

[Khaza-R]

What would truly be heartbreaking would be if they went out and killed the alligator because of this.

I don't understand that. If someone gets killed by wildlife because they were stupid as fuck, why do we kill the animal? They did the gene pool a service.

Because the animal realizes humans are potential food source and then goes on to attack someone like, a child who doesn't know any better.

Yes its sad, but necessary.

[Stormdash]

The gator will get put down because it will now unambiguously associate humans with food, so strongly it would probably even come out of the water after one. Not the animal's fault, but still not safe to have near a human population now.

[Themius]

Natural selection, I'm so glad it's such an effective means to thin out the herd.

You have no idea what natural selection is.

[Deleted]

I think the problem is when they get away with such a stunt brag on the internet and dozens of people suffer because one idiot got away.

[Stormdash]

I think the worst is when such idiocy is celebrated, like the man who lived with grizzly bears in Alaska and had a documentary made about his life. And especially the public response to Into the Wild--both the book and the film. The thought of escaping society and living off in the remote wilderness is a romantic notion, but a horribly dangerous one, and people trudge off to Alaska to do just that every year.

People who grow up the state just /facepalm at the whole ordeal...most Westerners and especially Americans grow up to be so disconnected from nature that they do not have any respect for how dangerous she can be.

Treadwell was waaaaay dumber than this guy. The gator victim probably had some misguide notion that a gator won't disturb a human in the water. Treadwell had all kinds of delusions about bear-human cohabitation. This guy also only got himself killed; Treadwell's lunacy also got his girlfriend eaten.