Song Challenge:The Croc-Pop

Subject: Song Challenge:The Croc-Pop
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 02 Jan 04 - 06:10 PM

What is it with this guy? Steve Irwin dangles his toddler (no that's not a euphamism) in front of a live crocodile. Dad says the child needs to learn to be croc savvy and the kid's mother describes it as a rich sensory experience for the child. The boy is less than a year old!! I think that its just another cheap publicity stunt from what is, perhaps, is THE most attention-addicted couple on Earth.

What a crock!
Are they smoking crack?

There's got be a parody or three in this story!!

Have at it Catters!!

Subject: RE: Song Challenge:The Croc-Pop
From: Gareth
Date: 02 Jan 04 - 07:09 PM

Hell Man - These Aussie "Salties" are an endangered species. It's cruel to show them "lunch" and then snatch it away.

Gareth (Still in hidding from Oz vengance)

Subject: RE: Song Challenge:The Croc-Pop
From: Nancy King
Date: 02 Jan 04 - 07:22 PM

Actually, the baby is only one month old!

Subject: RE: Song Challenge:The Croc-Pop
From: Charley Noble
Date: 02 Jan 04 - 07:50 PM

Is there a link to this story so that we had more "facts" to work with?

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Song Challenge:The Croc-Pop
From: Sorcha
Date: 02 Jan 04 - 07:53 PM

And, Michael Jackson just dangled his over a balcony and got charged with Abuse....goes to show ya. Haven't see the Croc one, but waiting...

Subject: RE: Song Challenge:The Croc-Pop
From: freda underhill
Date: 02 Jan 04 - 08:02 PM

The CROC CAME BACK

Steve Irwin had a crocodile he didn't want to keep,
He offered it for sale, but no-one would buy it cheap.
He called upon the media to ask for their advice,
he dangled his tiny baby saying, this will taste
so nice --

And the croc came back, he wouldn't stay away,
He was sharpening his toothy pegs the very next day;
The croc came back, he didn't want to roam,
checking out the tender flesh and crunchy baby bone.

Stevie Irwin took his camera and he hid behind a bush,
In the bassinet his baby lay the camera did flash.
He aimed it at the spot where the croc would appear;
The next day all they found was Stevie Irwin's rear --

And the croc came back, he wouldn't stay away,
He was sharpening his toothy pegs the very next day;
The croc came back, he didn't want to roam,
checking out the tender flesh and crunchy baby bone.

Now the croc sat on the porch and he ate a piece of
Steve,
An newsman came right by, he was feeling pretty pleased.
The croc he was a-smiling, for he was fully fed;
The newsman sang "Front Page!" and the crocodile said

I wanna come back, I won't stay away,
He was sharpening his toothy pegs the very next day;
The croc came back, he didn't want to roam,
checking out the tender flesh and crunchy newsman's bone…

Subject: RE: Song Challenge:The Croc-Pop
From: John Routledge
Date: 02 Jan 04 - 08:10 PM

The guy was filmed feeding the croc a dead chicken whilst holding his one month old baby under his other arm - 2 or 3 yards from croc.

He then dangled the baby - legs down - trying to get the baby to "walk" to the edge of the croc pool again only feet from the croc.

This film/story made UK TV main news tonight.

No Comment

Subject: RE: Song Challenge:The Croc-Pop
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 02 Jan 04 - 08:37 PM

This "story" is a storm in a teacup.

The child was in no danger whatsoever, and the whole thing has been blown out of all proportion by a bunch of handbag waving social workers jumping on the bandwagon. Judge for yourself


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Crikey! Steve Irwin's baby in a croc shock
Christine Caulfield
03jan04

STEVE Irwin sparked outrage yesterday when he held his baby son a metre from the mouth of a crocodile at his Queensland zoo.

Child advocates branded the Crocodile Hunter reckless for holding one-month-old Bob while feeding the giant crocodile a dead chicken.
Wife Terri looked on as Irwin then "walked" Bob to the crocodile pool at his Sunshine Coast wildlife park as the 4m reptile, named Murray, lurked nearby.

Irwin defended the stunt, saying the baby was never in danger.

"This kid has to grow up to be croc savvy," he told the Herald Sun.

"I guess what I am doing is teaching him to be completely familiar with crocodiles . . . There's no way known I would ever endanger my child."

But Irwin -- recently named Queenslander of the year -- now faces possible investigation by Queensland police, the Department of Families, and workplace safety officers.

The stunt was slammed by child support groups and likened to the furore caused by pop star Michael Jackson when he dangled his newborn baby over a balcony at a hotel in Germany in 2002.

Childhood Foundation chief Joe Tucci described Irwin's actions as outrageous.

"It's neglect, it's reckless, it's a form of endangerment," he said.

"I don't think we should use children as props, and definitely not in situations that are going to put them in such danger."

Mr Tucci said Irwin could faces criminal charges if he continued to put his baby in harm's way.

"He wasn't thinking about the risks to his child. Children need adults to protect them. They should not be involved in any kind of entertainment that puts them at risk," he said.

"Kids under five are unpredictable. It's only one small slip away from a bad accident. He can make his own choices, but his child can't."

Australian Family Association spokesman Bill Muehlenberg said Irwin's conduct was tantamount to child abuse.

Mr Muehlenberg said Irwin had no right to put his baby in peril.

"Most parents would cringe at the sight of such things. One slip, one fall and he is the crocodile's lunch," he said.

Yesterday's show, for the public and the media, was billed as Bob's "croc-feeding debut".

"Good boy, Bob," Irwin said as Murray's jaws snapped shut on the food.

"He's one month old, so it's about time Bob got out there and did his first croc demo," Irwin told the excited crowd.

Irwin later told the Herald Sun: "If I had known it was going to cause a ruckus I would have thrown them (the media) out by their ears.

"I was in complete control of the crocodile. Robert was tucked right in my arm. It is far more dangerous to pack your kid up and go out on the road."

Irwin's wife Terri backed Bob's place in the show.

"When I put him back in the pram he had big eyes and he was smiling and it was a wonderful sensory experience for him. He dug it," she said.

Queensland Families Minister Judy Spence said she would request the unedited video tapes of the incident.

"I have seen the television footage and while I have no doubt the Irwins love their children very much, I believe it was an error of judgment to place a baby in a potentially dangerous situation," Ms Spence said.

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Steve Irwin has forgotten more about crocodiles than any of thyese do-goodeing busybodiees will ever know.

Subject: RE: Song Challenge:The Croc-Pop
From: Sorcha
Date: 02 Jan 04 - 09:45 PM

Maybe, but still, the man is an Idiot of the first water, IMNSHOP.I have always thought so, even before this...

Subject: RE: Song Challenge:The Croc-Pop
From: LadyJean
Date: 02 Jan 04 - 11:49 PM

Does anyone know the Arrogant Worms' song "Rippy The Gator"?

Subject: RE: Song Challenge:The Croc-Pop
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 03 Jan 04 - 07:03 AM

Latest from the ABC (Austalian Bradcasting Commission)

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1019725.htm

The story might be a beat up, BUT how can a one month old child learn any lesson from the situation? If the kid was 6 or 12 months old I could believe he was learning something.

When the child is able to listen & notice, the parents can say something that implies the situation is dangerous. My brother & sister-in-law used "sharp" & "burney" to keep my young nephew away from dangerous things & I bet they didn't use these words when he was only one month old!!

sandra

Subject: RE: Song Challenge:The Croc-Pop
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 03 Jan 04 - 07:46 AM

The Family Services Dept has spoke with both parents. No charges will be laid - this time. A one month old child cannot hold up their own head.

Robin