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Originally Posted by MattyC
I'll preface this by saying that none of this is arguing, I'm just curious about people's mindsets.
Why is that? Just because it's Disney World?
See in my mind, pretty much any freshwater in Florida is likely to contain alligators. Whether they actually attack or not is a bit of a different story. Personally, it would seem safe(r) to assume they are there than not, no? (and again this thinking applies to Disney and it's terrible signs as well)
Part of me wonders about what the reaction would be if this was a grown man who lost his toe or something as he waded in the water. My guess is there would a pretty good slant of people going "Well yeah, it's Florida you idiot."
The fact is parents tragically lost their child, so maybe it is a bit callous to pull apart the incident in this way. Just trying to understand other people's mindsets, because as I said, it was the first assumption for me. If the headline said "Child Dies in Florida" my first thoughts would be accidental shooting, or gator attack.
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Is it possible you're projecting your expert knowledge of Floridian freshwater fauna to the rest of the country? Many of us have told you we wouldn't have classified walking along a man-made beach in Disneyworld as risky behaviour, but you can't seem to accept that at face value.