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Naked man kills shark?
Posted: 6/13/2003, 12:30 pm
by Corey
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/06 ... index.html
Naked man scares shark to death
Friday, June 13, 2003 Posted: 1:17 PM EDT (1717 GMT)
LONDON, England (Reuters) -- A British comedian could face criminal charges over the death of a "sensitive" shark after he jumped into a tank at an aquarium in the nude, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Friday.
The 12-year old smooth hound shark -- which measured three feet (0.91 meters) -- died suddenly two days after Guy Venables jumped into its tank as a publicity stunt at the Brighton Sea Life Centre, southern England.
"This variety of shark is susceptible to stress. We are very concerned he died as a result of seeing Mr Venables jumping into the tank," Sea Life Centre's Lisa Handscomb told the newspaper.
"The shark is being examined by our biological services team and if it is found that he died from stress, we will prosecute Mr Venables for criminal damage."
Give me a break.
Posted: 6/13/2003, 3:39 pm
by Henrietta
My hell
Posted: 6/13/2003, 3:43 pm
by joe_canadian
yeesh, when I saw this thread's title I was expecting something more exciting.
Posted: 6/13/2003, 7:09 pm
by cor3y
True, it is only a shark, but I'm sure it's worth a lot to the Sea Life Centre and he was an idiot to do it in the first place. It is his fault.
Posted: 6/13/2003, 7:25 pm
by One-Eye
Posted: 6/13/2003, 10:56 pm
by Corey
well obviously they let him jump into the tank and now they want to blame him?
Posted: 6/13/2003, 10:59 pm
by One-Eye
Stupidity at work.
Poor shark.
Posted: 6/13/2003, 11:34 pm
by areusad831
shark should have ate the dumb ass
Posted: 6/13/2003, 11:38 pm
by Johnny
Good Greif.
Makes me wonder what the hell that guy caught
Posted: 6/14/2003, 12:51 am
by Henrietta
shark should have ate the dumb ass
LMAO...agreed
Posted: 6/14/2003, 9:43 am
by Corey
wait... aren't some of you guys the ones praising jackass in the other thread there?
Posted: 6/14/2003, 11:14 am
by happening fish
that lawsuit won't get anywhere
Posted: 6/14/2003, 12:36 pm
by Corey
I would hope not... but I'm not sure how the British legal system works.
Posted: 6/14/2003, 12:39 pm
by buzhwa
What if he had jumped in fully clothed?
Would the prosecution act any differently?
Posted: 6/15/2003, 1:21 am
by Henrietta
Well I wasn't praising Jackass. At least you expect them to be asses though.
