2 year old killed by a gator at Disney World

[Princess L]

It has 80s hair.

 

[Al Doggity]

So it it should be all pristine, sterile and chemicalized?  No?  If not, then what kind of crap could be contracted on or through the skin?  Signs said no swimming.  Period.

We'll just agree to disagree on this one.

That's fine. However, the issue with me is not the possibility of encountering random hazards, but the likelihood of one very specific hazard. The one that you addressed in your initial post and said the parents should be held liable for.

[efirkey]

One coyote is harmless, but a pack is very dangerous.

Also, it seems like some people blame the parents for allowing their child to play in a few inches of water, but everyone allows their kids to play in the ocean where there are plenty of hungry sharks that might make a snack out of them.

I see parents allowing their children to do risky things all the time sooner or later something bad may happen.

Nevertheless as a parent I can't imagine losing one of my children this way

[The Abdominal Snoman]

Damn Gators are even on the Golf course in Florida.



http://edition.cnn.com/videos/us/2016/06/01/giant-alligator-golf-course-clip-newday.cnn

That's a big fucking Gator

[bigkid]

What a bunch of fucking idiot parents.  Poor kid. 

[The Abdominal Snoman]

[calfzilla]

Parents likely killed him and just using the alligator story.

[SF1900]

The gator at 28 seconds is fake. Its photoshopped.

[Dave D]

Definitely a parallel IMO .
It's Florida for cripes sake.  You don't need to be a resident to know there are gators everywhere.  While very tragic, the parents should be held negligent and liable.  There were signs saying NO SWIMMING, yet they allowed their toddler to go in, undoubtedly without water wings or any other type life preserver.  The kid could've just as easily drown.  It's a resort!  It's in Florida!  I'm sure there are POOLS for swimming.  The signs said no swimming PERIOD.  Why does it need to be pointed out WHY?  It's a rule, yet they chose to ignore it.  

100% valid points. I have no arguments at all.

However it is Disney's most expensive park and there was a lifeguard on duty (unless I'm completely mistaken), both of which could cause a sense of false security.

[Hulkster]

What a bunch of fucking idiot parents.  Poor kid. 

agreed. sorry but what kind of parent lets their 2 year old wade at 930 at night in murky water in florida? wtf? pisses me off to no end. I spent a lot of time in florida growing up and their are gators everywhere. even caught one while bass fishing once (4 footer although at that smaller size they are mostly tail). grabbed my topwater rapala at dawn. released it no problem. was able to grab it behind head and use long pliers to get the hooks out of its mouth

poor little guy 

[The True Adonis]

Just so all of you know, I am on team Gator.

[Hulkotron]

Kid was probably not going to write the great American novel or win a Nobel Prize anyway.

[The True Adonis]

Kid was probably not going to write the great American novel or win a Nobel Prize anyway.

The gator even spit him out. 

[The_Punisher]

If no teeth marks are found on the boy,  then it sounds like the poor boy either drowned or the father maybe ? k...ed him? and blamed it on a gator   It wa in the middle of the night ,  did anyone else beside the father see the gator? Maybe life is hard in cornland and wanted to be set for life with micky mouse money? I know , im reaching right?

lol....anything is possible...you never know....people are evil....Evidence never lies

[The_Punisher]

here in pa we got a lot of these coyotes running lose. just saw a pack of 5-6 of these guys the other day.

which is more fun....facing a pack of coyotes or a pack of Dingos?.....don't let their looks fool ya ...the dingos I mean

[Nails]

[Hypertrophy]

Parents likely killed him and just using the alligator story.

Although I'm not into conspiracy theories... Did anyone else see the alligator and/or an alligator grabbing a kid? He was found in about 6 feet of water 10-15 feet from shore. Intact.

Would an alligator grab prey without chomping on it, or grabbing it and then spitting it out (if it was edible)?

Not saying he wasn't grabbed, but who else saw this besides the parents? I haven't seen anything in the reports online yet

[calfzilla]

Although I'm not into conspiracy theories... Did anyone else see the alligator and/or an alligator grabbing a kid? He was found in about 6 feet of water 10-15 feet from shore. Intact.

Would an alligator grab prey without chomping on it, or grabbing it and then spitting it out (if it was edible)?

Not saying he wasn't grabbed, but who else saw this besides the parents? I haven't seen anything in the reports online yet

The authorities should easily be able to find bite marks of the kid was indeed taken by an alligator. It just seems odd the gator would take the kid and not eat him.

[irishdave]

Dude is divorcing for sure.  When something comes to eat the offspring you either have to fight it off or die trying.  Those are the rules.  There's no story that will justify otherwise.  He fought it until he got bitten (meaning the kid wasn't in the gator's mouth), then he chickened out, backed off, and let it take the kid.  There was an actual moment when he watched it approach the kid, chomp on, and slide back into the water dragging the kid, all while he stood there and watched.  Fuck that guy.

Did he get bit? If so, yeah I agree. We don't know for sure how it went down but it sounds like he didn't go 100%. Alligators are nowhere near as big/strong as crocs and you'd have a fair chance at beating one if you attack his eyes at least

[irishdave]

One coyote is harmless, but a pack is very dangerous.

Also, it seems like some people blame the parents for allowing their child to play in a few inches of water, but everyone allows their kids to play in the ocean where there are plenty of hungry sharks that might make a snack out of them.

I see parents allowing their children to do risky things all the time sooner or later something bad may happen.

Nevertheless as a parent I can't imagine losing one of my children this way

Sharks don't attack near as often as alligators or crocs. Crocs kill roughly 168 times more people every year and can get you on land/shore and by surprise

[Yamcha]

[Powerlift66]

Ohhhhhh, Gator Country
Little bit of that chomp, chomp...

[SquidVicious]

Brilliante!

[Master Blaster]

So the dad received "minor injuries to the hand."  What does that even mean?

[WalterWhite]

They killed five gators so I think we know what Disney's new policy will be.

Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission executive director Nick Wiley added: "We're going to look at the five alligators we have taken. There's a good chance we already have the alligator because we focused our efforts on that proximity and that area where this occurred. If we can't get a certain match we're going to do everything to make sure we have taken that alligator out."