I hear "moron" is especially tasty

Alright. So I live in Florida. In Florida there are gators. Lots of gators.

Every summer I hear about kids or adults getting eaten up or injured(mostly) by alligators while swimming. Now I'm sorry, but I have tried and tried and can't seem to think why on earth these people are "shocked" when they are bit by a gator when they are swimming in murky water in some ditch behind their house- get a clue people.

Yesterday morning the "breaking news" in my area was about a 13yr old boy who was bit in the head by what they believe was a 7ft gator. Tragic? Of course. Stupid? Most definitely, and I'll tell you why. They interviewed the boy and his grandmother (it was at her house where this occurred). Apparently the two had been painting the house and had used gasoline to remove the pain that had gotten on their bodies. The boy decides at this time he is going to go rinse off and play in the lake/ditch/pond behind the house.
At this point the reporter asks the grandmother:

"Had you ever seen gators in the lake before?"

Grandmother: "Oh yes, many times before, but no one was ever bit by one, so it was ok"

Ummm- WHAT? How dumb is that? Oh sure, lets just send your kid into a lake full of gators and hope that he doesnt get eaten.

The worst part of all this (by the way the kid is fine)- is that these gators are hunted down and killed after these attacks... and for what? For acting in their instinctive fashion? For acting like alligators? Since when is this ok? In my opinion if you take the risk of swimming in a gator-plenty lake, then you take the risk of being eaten- and the gators have every right to, without penalty. Who are we to go barging into their homes and then kill them for acting as nature intended? This pisses me off. And who knows if they even got the right gator. It seems like these days they just pick the first one they see near the area and say "Yea Bob, this is him, I can see it in his eyes". For all we know he was completely innocent.

When gators start coming to our doors and seeking us out as food, then its time to get defensive. Otherwise, if youre dumb enough to put yourself on a plate in front of them, then dont be surprised if you become din din.