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Firstly let me just say Steve Irwin is one of my least favourite people.
Also, people who keep saying: "It's unfair to compare him to MJ hanging his kid over the balcony, that's ridiculous, Steve Irwin's been around crocodiles his whole life, he knew what he was doing blah blah blah."
Let me just say, I've been around balconies my whole life, and I wouldn't hang an infant over one.
I'm sure Evil Kinevil (probably spelt wrong) did stunts his whole life, but he didn't tuck his kid under his arm during them...
I'm sure Micheal Schumacher has been racing cars his whole life and yet didn't put a 1 month old baby in the car with him...
Because, all these individuals are engaged in an occupation which includes a significant amount of risk, and they ought not expose a 1 month old baby to the same risks. Steve Irwin might can no doubt manage crocodiles, the fact he's alive testifies to that, but frankly, if you're face to face with a 4 metre man eater, jumping over 40 car wrecks or racing in the Grand Prix you need as much concentration as you can muster, and having a hapless infant with you is not going to help. Furthermore, if Steve slips while carrying his baby over to the kitchen, since he is despite some people's attempts to characterise him as otherwise mortal and therefore fallible, then he's ok. Whereas if he trips in a crocodile enclosure, his kid becomes a bite sized snack...
Steve Irwin knows what he's doing, but he's not a God. Mountain climbers,stuntmen, miners and astronauts all know what they're doing, and yet sometimes these people die, because they work in dangeorus conditions, Steve Irwin's wouldn't knowingly endanger his child, but Steve Irwin is:
A. Insane.
B. Braindead.
C .A shameless media whore.
D. All of the above.
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