Steve Irwin killed in freak accident

by **Dan's Brain** on Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:03 pm

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20349888-2,00.html

This is very sad news. He's been a great lover of animals and the environment and his enthusiasm was just infectious. Not to mention him having a young family.

by **Silas** on Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:21 pm

That is awful. He was so cool.

by **KIG1** on Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:26 pm

Sucks, he was awesome. Didn't he have a daughter as well?

by **Dan's Brain** on Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:31 pm

Sucks, he was awesome. Didn't he have a daughter as well?

daughter and a son

by **Axel** on Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:31 pm

Damn it, I was about to post this

Anyway, its kind of ironic that a lover of animals ends up getting killed by one. By far the most well-known Australian here in the US... sad to hear.

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:35 pm

Whether you're a fan or not it's always sad to hear of people leaving us well before their time especially when they leave behind such young families and he was from all accounts a top bloke. The fact that the whole world has been informed before his wife seems somewhat callous to me as well but I guess that's just how the media works.

I remember during his appearance on the Tonight Show earlier this year, Steve and Jay were joking about how he'd probably meet his end doing something daring around animals and Steve laughed and said he couldn't think of a better way to go out. Who would have thought it would actually happen about eight months later?

Rest in peace, Crocodile Hunter.

by **Matt** on Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:58 pm

this was bound to happen with all the animals he provoked.

by **---** on Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:02 pm

i read this a moment ago, that sucks, crocodile hunter was my favorite program growing up

by **funk99** on Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:19 pm

ya dam. i heard about in 4th period in school. couldnt believe it

by **Fitzy** on Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:23 pm

Matt wrote:this was bound to happen with all the animals he provoked.

i must say, i have to agree with that

i also heard it at school and i didnt think it was true, but obviously it is

by **Jing** on Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:23 pm

oh shit... i always though he was insane and stuff with all the crazy things he did on his show.. but this is truely sad

by **OuT KasT** on Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:42 pm

Matt wrote:this was bound to happen with all the animals he provoked.

What a stupid thing for you to say, this is a simple accident and this can happen to anyone. Anybody can be living freely then the next day be killed hit by a car, murdered car accident.

by **Ryan** on Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:02 pm

OuT KasT wrote:
Matt wrote:this was bound to happen with all the animals he provoked.

What a stupid thing for you to say, this is a simple accident and this can happen to anyone. Anybody can be living freely then the next day be killed hit by a car, murdered car accident.

Thats not a stupid thing to say. He put him self in dangerous positions with dangerous animals. Even though he was a professional you never know how wild animals are going to react.

by **Matt** on Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:03 pm

yeah but it's not like most people jump out in front of cars and play chicken.

Yeah his death is tragic but it's no surprise. Live by the sword die by the sword.

by **funk99** on Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:57 pm

Matt wrote:yeah but it's not like most people jump out in front of cars and play chicken.

Yeah his death is tragic but it's no surprise. Live by the sword die by the sword.

just before u were saying that he deserved what he got. What the Fuck. No One in this World Deserves Death.

by **Old School Fool** on Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:59 pm

Nooooooo.....

R.I.P.

by **Jing** on Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:59 pm

funk99 wrote:
Matt wrote:yeah but it's not like most people jump out in front of cars and play chicken.

Yeah his death is tragic but it's no surprise. Live by the sword die by the sword.

just before u were saying that he deserved what he got. What the Fuck. No One in this World Deserves Death.

but see in this case a person like matt might bring up like osama bin laden, or people who have committed horrible crimes or war-crimes and stuff.

certain types of people in this world do deserve death. like the ones named above.

by **cklitsie** on Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:00 pm

Where the f-ck did he actually say that? :roll:

by **Old School Fool** on Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:03 pm

funk99 wrote:
Matt wrote:yeah but it's not like most people jump out in front of cars and play chicken.

Yeah his death is tragic but it's no surprise. Live by the sword die by the sword.

just before u were saying that he deserved what he got. What the Fuck. No One in this World Deserves Death.

Dude..

Matt wrote:this was bound to happen with all the animals he provoked.

Is different than

Matt wrote:I'M GLAD THAT FUCKER DIED

by **Goldenstatewarrior** on Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:03 pm

Damn, R.I.P. buddy. You will be missed.

by **funk99** on Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:04 pm

cklitsie wrote:Where the f-ck did he actually say that?

here:

Matt wrote:this was bound to happen with all the animals he provoked.

by **Scotty** on Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:12 pm

i heard it at school too :wink:

and i didnt know what was going on....
but it's sad seeing he had a family and all

by **nets4life** on Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:35 pm

very sad, atleast he died doing the things he loved

by **Matt** on Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:54 pm

I said

this was bound to happen with all the animals he provoked.

You quoted me as:

just before u were saying that he deserved what he got

where in my post does it say that i said he "deserved" to die? It doesn't. My point was that doing what he does, there was a high probability that he would die a death related to his risky job, especially since he liked to provoke animals (which was classic to see him poking a rattle snake with a stick)

by **Jugs** on Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:57 pm

funk99 shut up. The death is the extreme of you flaming and getting flamed back.

If you mess with dangerous creatures, there's bound to be a consequence.

Many respects to Steve Irwin, I wish I saw him when I went to the Australia Zoo 3 years go, but he was on one of his many expeditions.

Crikey. RIP.

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