CBS news tonight 6:30

[TPD211]

Anyone watch CBS news tonight?<br />They did a segment on alligators in Florida and were at the Dead River in Tavares. That is where I live.<br /><br />Months ago a kid was killed after swimming in the Dead River. He was throwing rocks at alligators all day and then went in the water. His friend was by the shore when a alligator got him. Our officers were the first on scene and got the boy from the gator and onto a pontoon boat they commandered (sp) The boy was severed in half. It was pretty rough for the officers there. To bad it happened.

 

[Fly Rod]

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Yes I saw that segment. It is getting to dangeous to swim most places down there. I've seen where they have grabed kids and dogs in Florida along drainage ditches. <br />Not to many years ago they were almost extinct. Now there are over a million of them in the state of Florida.They should open the harvest of them gators greater then it is now. Keep tabs on it and then close the season.

 

[pjc]

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remember folks, you heard it here, the environmental wackos demand that 'gators are natural to your area and are to be allowed to coexist with you!<br /><br />Same deal in Wisconsin who have the city dwelling wackos demanding that rural folks accept the timber wolf to live amongst us in peace! <br /><br />And the mountain lion in 'fornia--natural beauty 'till one eats your kid!!<br /><br />BTW, I tend to kill any critter that threatens me and mine..even my plants..ahh,..or plants

 

[Toad2001]

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What was that post a few days ago about kids getting dumber?<br />Throwing rocks at them all day and then getting eaten by one of them...hmmmmm. It is too bad it happened, and its sad, but...

 

[snapperbait]

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uhhh.. The Gators were here first... Don't mess with them or be near a females nest, they'll leave you alone...<br /><br />There is a hunting season for gators... I do not know the particulars, but i do know that obtaining the permit to hunt them is a bit difficult and only so many permits are available... <br /><br />Natural selection at work... Nobody to blame but the kids parents...

 

[ChrisMcLaughlin]

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Natural selection is one thing but this is Darwin rearing his ugly but sensable head. Do you throw stones at a dog and then go in his pen? His parent(s)will be the first to cry into the cameras that he was a good boy that never did no wrong.