Hunting killer sharks - Page 2

octopus · 07-24-2006, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by DownThere

This might seem tough but no , I don't think that a shark should be hunted down for attacking a human and that even if the human is killed. Of course it's sad but it's just nature and you have far more chances to be killed by a drunk guy who is more of a murderer to me.

I totaly agree with what you are saying and that would be my point of vue but then again if it was a member ofmy family I don't realy know how i'd react truely. It's sometimes easier to say than do

FishwithLegs · 08-21-2006, 04:06 PM

I'm sure that a shark who enjoys the taste of human flesh can yurn out to be a real problem and so even though it seems unfair in a way it may be better to unt it down.

LifeSavers · 09-01-2006, 12:22 PM

humans are the worlds biggest predator , and their's a reason to this.
Whenever we feel in danger or one of ours is we react.It's easier to kill a killer shark then to stop everyone from going to th beach i guess

stonefish63 · 01-14-2007, 10:33 PM

I think the answer is easy and its a no.

Although,if there was a shark hanging around an area,was known to have attacked already and all efforts to drive it off,that might be a reason to have it killed.

considering over 100million sharks are killed every year i think we kill enough

The only way to be completely safe would be to kill all potential man eaters so are those who are voting yes supporting that notion?

I'm staggered especially on a scuba forum how many people have voted yes 45%!!??

**MgicTwnger** · 01-14-2007, 10:45 PM

And I can't believe how many people are voting no.

If an animal is a man killer, you hunt it down before it kills another person. A human life is more important than giving the shark the benefit of the doubt.

stonefish63 · 01-14-2007, 11:02 PM

You're going to be a busy person then aren't you,dogs kill people,so thats it for them then.
By the time you finished there wouldn't be much left apart from man,the biggest killers of all...and a few sheep i guess.

Why is a human life more important,were hardly an endangered species are we?2 Billion at the last count

**MgicTwnger** · 01-15-2007, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by stonefish63

You're going to be a busy person then aren't you,dogs kill people,so thats it for them then.
By the time you finished there wouldn't be much left apart from man,the biggest killers of all...and a few sheep i guess.

Why is a human life more important,were hardly an endangered species are we?2 Billion at the last count

Oh brother, here we go...........

**Scuba Mama** · 01-15-2007, 09:32 PM

I against mindless killing. Why mindless, the shark in questions the great white can travel up to a 100 miles a day hunting. Did they kill the right shark or just some big shark? Can they show this was a man killer in question? Was the kid uses safe and thinking tactics to avoid the shark attack in the first place or did he place him self in a known dangerous situation. Most shark attacks as rarely as they happen are a case of mistaken identification. In the case of a great white a mistake can be deadly. We as humans have managed to bring the shark to the endangered species list, what evolution has not managed in millions of years, we have done in just a few hundred years. Who is the real threat? Steven Spielberg was asked if he would make the movie JAWS now a day, he responded "If I had known then what I now know about sharks, NEVER". Education and learning have been our keys out of the past mistakes and again this is a good case for all to have better understanding and education of sharks, before we make the mistake of eliminating them from our oceans. What a true mistake this would be!!

**MgicTwnger** · 01-15-2007, 09:48 PM

If I understand the question correctly, it concerns hunting down one particular animal that has been identified as a mankiller, not the species as a whole.

**Scuba Mama** · 01-15-2007, 10:38 PM

If this was one shark that was known to have developed a taste for human and the animal was quickly and correctly ID, in this case I would not stop the killing of it. The question, stated they were going to hunt it not that they had found it or correctly id it. Again past history, most hunting parties, such as these are going out the kill the animal and are more for killing whatever right or wrong.