Family Mad After Dolphin Bites Girl at SeaWorld, But 8-year-old broke the rules (video)

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51. You are rude, uncivil and misquoting me

You are free to disagree with my opinion. But I find it insulting that you have to call me an asshole in doing so.

The article says they were told not to pick up the paper plates. Obviously Sea World knew what they were talking about with those instructions. My mother once told me not to touch the burner on the stove because it was hot. I was young and touched the burner anyway. It was hot and it burned my hand. There are consequences for one's actions when one does not follow instructions. This little girl found that out.

I don't see anywhere in my post that I said she "got what was coming to her" or that she "deserved" to get bitten. No one deserves to be bitten. You're putting words in my mouth. Yes, she's 8 years old. So she's old enough to follow directions. If her parents tell her not to run out into the street are you going to blame the driver of the car that hits her because she didn't follow instructions and the driver couldn't stop in time?

In the body of my post I simply stated what my parents response would have been to the incident in contrast to the obvious response of her parents wanting to film her bite marks so they can most likely hire a personal injury attorney and milk Sea World for as much as they can get. There was a time when parents used these sorts of incidents to teach personal responsibility rather than an opportunity for a cash settlement. If her parents were all that concerned they should have been finding one of those ubiquitous Purell hand-sanitizing stations that seem to be everywhere these days and applying some of that goop to the bites since I believe one of its main ingredients is isopropyl alcohol.

I don't have children and never will. I do have a dog that is treated very well though. He gets premium food, treats, walks and trips to the off-leash park. He's only an 18-lb terrier but still gets to take up as much of the couch as he wants. He took the road trip with me and my friend from Dallas to Toronto just as if he were my kid.

By the way it would be grammatically correct to say "get bitten." Just like I want to tell you to get screwed rather than get screw.