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Originally Posted by Pairadocs
Don't disagree with your comments, however, I think you have to think much deeper and in a more complex way concerning this incident. By that I mean, the emotional responses of human beings. Perhaps a majority of the residents of this community were outraged, in much the same way people (understandably) get outraged over any tragic incident. Sometimes the public PRESSURE overrides "common sense". Recent example might be train derailment in Ohio. "Officials" sometimes give "too much" weight to public pressure and this results in an OVER REACTION. In my opinion that is what happened here. As odd as it seems, sometimes an OVER REACTION, like in this case killing or removing ALL gators, will placate the masses ! ? No, it does not make "sense", but oddly enough it will usually serve to calm the emotions of the angry, frustrated, and fearful people.
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Over reactions to calm the emotions of angry, frustrated, and fearful people often result in events that history remembers as tragedies. I have no doubt that what you say is correct, I just wish we could move beyond the emotional over reaction to more rational responses. This time it is just alligators but what/who will it be next time?
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