WATCH > Video of Five-Year-Old Swimming With Sharks Goes Viral: Were Her Parents Being Reckless?
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2012/07/08 00:07:30
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When they returned from their vacation in the Bahamas, David and Elena Barnes decided to share a home video of their family snorkeling with sharks on YouTube. What was meant to be viewed primarily by friends and relatives quickly went viral, provoking massive amounts of controversy. In the beginning of the 9-minute clip, Power Boat Adventures employees are seen feeding nurse, reef, and lemon sharks. Later in the video, David, Elena, and their five-year-old daughter Anaia are seen swimming with them.
As the video piled up hits, the Internet began chiming in. Many criticized the parents for putting their daughter in danger, while others supported their actions. Eventually, the couple disabled commenting on the video and left a message defending their parenting skills. They explained that these varieties of sharks are rarely aggressive and that the company in the Bahamas has been operating for twenty years without incident.
They also appeared on “Good Morning America” to defend themselves. “Life is too short to be boring,” said Elena. “There’s just always risk assessments in life every day,” added David. “I’m more concerned that they don’t put seatbelts in school buses.”
So, what do you think SodaHeads? Were David and Elena Barnes being reckless?
As the video piled up hits, the Internet began chiming in. Many criticized the parents for putting their daughter in danger, while others supported their actions. Eventually, the couple disabled commenting on the video and left a message defending their parenting skills. They explained that these varieties of sharks are rarely aggressive and that the company in the Bahamas has been operating for twenty years without incident.
They also appeared on “Good Morning America” to defend themselves. “Life is too short to be boring,” said Elena. “There’s just always risk assessments in life every day,” added David. “I’m more concerned that they don’t put seatbelts in school buses.”
So, what do you think SodaHeads? Were David and Elena Barnes being reckless?
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We're not living our lives in fear, we mountain bike, we're at Whistler, BC right now downhill mountain biking and we snow ski. We just try not to do stupid things with children.
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And like your precious poms, who attack rarely but do, I guess they all should be banned.
My Pomeranian has itty bitty teeth, your point is mainly pointless. I'd be more worried that you'd put your child in danger to make your point, than I'd worry about which animal it might be!
BTW, I have no small children, mine is grown. We did plenty of adventurous things, if you knew us you'd know how ridiculous your premise is. I just didn't put my child in danger unnecessarily. It's called being a good parent.
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To the quote: "Life is too short to be boring," I say this: "Life is too short for the careless." How long will your life be if you, say, jumped out of a plane without a parachute? Sounds like an excuse to justify actions.
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Take care,
It's like people who decide to let their babies be around domesticated snakes, around friendly dogs, and so forth, only to have them kill their loves ones through some unknown behavior.
Take care,
Take care,