"It could have happened to anyone." Mom shares photos of son in spot where gator killed

[hollysmom]

105. so much self satisfaction going on here. Most people when they go on vacationare trusting the place

the go to mostly wrongly placed trust. I am so stupid compared to you, I visited friends in south carolina and told them I was going for a walk at night. They never mentioned alligators, I had no idea they were in Myrtle beach, but I saw them and reacted pretty quickly. I guess before I pack a car and visit anyone I need to do deep diligence on the area they live in. Now there are very few alligators in Myrtle beach, they just happened to be in this one suburb I was visiting, I was angry the people I visited never mentioned that, but hey that is the kind of bitch I am. My main danger is the skunks at night and I always warn my guests about that. Hate when they get sprayed and try to come in the house.
But if I were you I would have dragged out the guest books to that neighborhood, which was not a resort and done my research - how many disneyland books say keep away from the artificial white sandy beaches? Skip the events on the beach, your kid can get eaten? Or were the books mostly about he best days to go to the amusement park?

The fact that the Disney workers did not take the gators seriously and called the "pet gators" might sink into your brain that not everyone is the genius that you are. Just like people vote for the politician who has the best commercials, people trust the Disney brand. not smart, but what are you going to do.