As I've stated, Irwin was close to a wild animal that thousands of other people get close to every year without harm or distress to them or the animal. It's like a car blew up and you said, "Well, cars do have gas in them, it's a disservice to pretend this guy didn't increase his risk by going near a car."
Have a nice life.
I see you are finally seeing the light.
This is exactly the point.
Today I have significantly reduced my chances of dying in an airplane crash because I did not get on one. Granted one could crash into the building I live in but my chances are significantly reduced still.
My chances of dying by Stingray are almost nil because I am not near one, granted an islamo terrorist could spring out of the ceiling weilding one but I am willing to bet large sums of money it won't happen.
As for the mischaracterization this is the story I read:
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,20354482-952,00.html
Marine documentary maker Ben Cropp, who was also diving on the Great Barrier Reef yesterday, said the injury was inflicted by a bull ray.
"In this case he was swimming alongside a bull ray, a big black ray and the cameraman would have been in front, filming him," Cropp revealed, after speaking with a member of Irwin's production crew.
"Steve got probably maybe a bit too close to the ray, and with the cameraman in front, the ray must have felt sort of cornered."
He said the ray went into a defensive mode and lashed out with its tail, which has a considerable spike.