Stupidity Kills. Steve Irwin, an Australian celebrity who became famous for taking preposterous risks with his life — and that of others — took one risk too many this week, and was killed by a stingray in his native country. He was 44 years old.
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I had despised the guy ever since he put his infant son near a crocodile for the sake of a TV show, and had been looking forward to his demise from his own stupidity, hoping, however, that he would take no one with him. I got my wish.
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The stupid bastard, who apparently believed that nothing could kill him, so he could take inexcusable chances, finally met up with a risk greater even than his stupidity. He's dead now. Good. Will any other reckess fool learn from his example? Probably not. The idiots who risk their lives in "extreme sports" and other pointless exercises in willfulness and stupidity will continue to believe that they live charmed lives and will never suffer catastrophic injury or death from their stupidity.
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Every time I hear of some idiot dying from arrogant stupidity, I am delited. Foolhardy fools might themselves never learn, but sensible people seeing their fate might.
- posted by L. Craig Schoonmaker @ 6:03 PM