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Old 03-03-2023, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Maker View Post
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Remember these comforting thoughts as you die: I was a stupid person for walking on a path; others said this never happens; alligators are cute to look at; and they were here first.

Make the villages safer by removing every alligator here. Start now and continue for as long as needed. If it takes years, then get started now.
I choose Human life over alligators.
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Originally Posted by JMintzer View Post
That sounds HORRIBLE!

Good thing it pretty much never happens...
It has never happened in the Villages - at least no one has presented an article about it every happening when I challenged them to do that. Hard to reduce the number of alligator deaths in the Villages to less than zero.

It has also never happened on a path. People who stray off the paths in other areas have had problems, particularly when they stray off the path and to the very edge, or into, the water.

"I choose human life over alligators." Nice statement, but isn't true. With zero deaths from alligators in the Villages and zero deaths from alligators when away from the water, human life isn't part of the choice. Be honest, you want to choose killing the alligators regardless of any risk.

You (Maker) also only want to "choose human life" when it comes to alligators. You disregarded every other risk to human life that was presented, even those that result in over 90 times more deaths. Your messaging is terribly inconsistent which raises serious doubts about your true goal.
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