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Originally Posted by Maker
Sorry, typo. 85 is right. An alligator killed a 85y human.
My fear? That's just stupid fiction. Grow up. Come up with a new insult.
OSHA does things to make work places safer as a result of learning new information from near miss incidents.
NHTSA makes laws about vehicle design to make things safer as a result of learning new information about accidents.
We have a way to make things safer. To ignore that is foolish.
The is no reason to believe removing the alligators here would not make this area safer. You have not said anything to refute that. It certainly wouldn't make it more risky.
I think you just want to argue. How long have you been a PETA member?
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If not irrational fear then what is it? Do you just hate alligators? They aren't bothering you and won't bother you unless you encroach on them. There are many places to swim in the Villages besides the retention ponds. I don't believe there has ever been an alligator attack in the Villages, much less on one of the paths. There is no rational reason to fear the alligators in the ponds yet you seem insistent on killing them. If not irrational fear then what is it?
If you want to change the subject and start talking about workplace fatalities or roadway fatalities we can do that but I guarantee there are FAR more of those than there are deaths caused by alligators.
The reason to believe that removing the alligators here would not make the area safer is the lack of any data showing the area is unsafe now.
"Doctor, it hurts when I hit my hand with a hammer."
"Well then, stop hitting your hand with a hammer."
Alligators can be deadly if you go wading or swimming in Florida ponds or stand at the edge of a pond while an alligator approaches. Well then, stay away from the edge of the ponds.
When people chose to do foolish things at the pond near Brownwood the alligator was removed and fences were erected. There are a lot more fences around the Villages now than there were four years ago. Perhaps the Villages have acted to make things safer...by making it more difficult for people to do foolish things. But it is impossible to make anything foolproof, there is always a bigger fool around.
How long have I been a PETA member? Never was, most likely never will be. It's funny that you believe that one needs to be a member of PETA to enjoy nature and to oppose the senseless killing of animals.