Not so smart...

A chinese court has ordered a holiday resort and a crocodile keeper to pay the parents of Liu HaiYang 220,000 yuan ($30,600USD) after HaiYang was eaten by crocodiles. Full Article

I think the court was wrong, not on the amount but on the verdict. It seems, HaiYang and a group of friends climbed OVER the fence surrounding the pool and began beating the crocodiles with sticks. Now, it shouldn't take a genius to know NOT to get into a pool full of crocodiles... One of the crocodiles (obviously more than a little irritated by the unjustified beating it was getting) manages to catch HaiYang's clothes, and drag him into the pool, where the rest of the crocodile joined in the feeding...

Now why on EARTH would you get near a pool of crocodiles and then BEAT them with sticks? Obviously they aren't scared of the crocodiles... but WHY aren't they scared of them?

I think that with all the Chinese censorships, those stupid kids obviously haven't seen enough National Geographic to fully appreciate how deadly crocodiles are; that or the the late Steve Irwin (rest his soul) did too good of a job subduing crocodiles, that these kids think they could do the same... although i don't recall Steve ever beating those crocodiles.

On a final note, I feel sorry for the crocodile keeper now that he has to kill his crocodile and pay a hefty fine, for the actions of a stupid ignorant kid and a stupid and ignorant government... damn communists, just look at what you've done