These shark attacks in FL. Young girls. So awful.

[Patton French]

https://www.mypanhandle.com/news/local-news/walton-county/two-alabama-teens-one-woman-recovering-after-walton-county-shark-attack/amp/

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Perhaps Ron and the Republican State legislature can ban sharks from biting people.

[ms liberty]

2. It's their ocean - we just play int it. It's their homes.

[Patton French]

3. I appreciate the compassion.

[canetoad]

4. Both things can be true at the same time

Yes. The shark attacks are awful. *
Yes, it's their ocean and we are the interlopers.

Like most other issues, not black and white.

* On edit: ....awful for the humans, not for the sharks.

[ms liberty]

8. Not compassion, just a factual statement. We humans assume a risk

Every time we go in an ocean. There are creatures who can kill us in the ocean, it's where they live. The ocean itself can kill us.
I grew up on the west coast of Florida, with a dad who had a boat and loved deep sea fishing.

[ecstatic]

5. From what I heard, the water was only waist deep

for the young girls. It's troubling that sharks are swimming so close to shore.

Why are they doing that?

[BlueTsunami2018]

6. Most shark attacks take place in three feet of water.

And ten feet from the beach.

It’s not at all unusual.

Jaws was quite informative about this.

[ecstatic]

9. I must have blocked it out

I guess you kind of have to if you want to enjoy the beach.