On Tue, 4 Sep 2001, Beth Benoit wrote:
> TIPSters,
> With the attack and subsequent death of yet another child in a shark attack,
> the tongue-in-cheek joking on TIPS about attracting/repelling sharks makes
> me uncomfortable. Think we can tone it down?
>
> Beth Benoit
> University System of New Hampshire
>
OK,I will bite (no pun intended). I personally blame humans for
intruding on the territory of animals. We had a case of some young
kids who harassed yellow jackets nest and they got multiple stings.
We have people who intrude on the territory of alligators and
wonder at their misfortunes. The sharks and the alligators were
here long before we evolved.
Btw,isn't one of the guidelines for critical thing to avoid emotional
reasoning?
Michael Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida
