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In a television interview, the man said that he carries a four inch knife.

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The link you posted requires an AO-Hell sign-in. I ain't doin' that to my PC. <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Can you copy the text to a post, or at least summarize the story, since there's no way I (& perhaps others) can read it?

Thanks.

David

Sorry about that link David. I'll see if I can locate the article from a "real" news source.

Alligator attack article

http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040827/LOCAL/208270341/1078

This time the source is from the Gainsville Sun newspaper. I hope this will work.

The article said that this guy will from now on keep his dog on a leash and away from the water. This is what he should have done in the first place when he knew that he was on the alligator´s turf. In addition he didn´t have the skill to kill the animal with his knife. Thus he created a hazard for others who have to deal with the animal now and presumeably some pain for the animal. So the alligator has to die because of someone´s lack of common sense (don´t ge me started on the people who still let their children play in the water there). I definitely think that this is no reason to carry a knife. Using common sense would be far better.
I think that carrying a knife is sensible though.

A "James Bond" style mink glove might have been more humane.

I understand rubbing an alligators tummy tends to make them mellow out.

Bountyhunter <img src="/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Well, never tried with gators (not too many in the Seine river !), but it sure works with my cat ! <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Well damn come to think of it mink glove would work on just about anything...

Frenchy:

You have a mink glove for a cat?

Bountyhunter <img src="/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />

I'm not desperate enough YET to try mink gloves on anything, but it works on my best friends wife.

























Bountyhunter

(P.S. No, N,o, No, I know what you are thinking, that statement is according to what my friend says.)