Death of the Crocodile Hunter

Comment on the death of Steve Irwin: please note the column in the Sept 8 StarTrib by Syl Jones, with which I am in total agreement: Mr. Irwin's fame and public admiration came from his promoting of conservation practices and animal rights.....but in my view he became a dangerous show-off when he held his baby in one hand with a fresh chicken in the other hand, as he reached out to a crocodile...
I also note a letter in USA TODAY for Sept 8, pointing out that "Stingrays don't attack"...and another letter pointing out that Irwin was undoubtedly playing "risky odds" and "getting way too close" to the stingray, that the creature just acted reflexively....
Irwin's motives may have been well-intentioned, but his behaviors set a poor example..