Would you let your 5 y.o. child swim with sharks and then post on FB? (teenager, baby)

[no kudzu]

These idiots did.

Parents Defend Letting Daughter, 5, Swim With Sharks | ABC News Blogs - Yahoo!

[Zimbochick]

Nurse, lemon and Caribbean reef sharks are not aggressive sharks. It's more dangerous to drive your child in the family car every day, or to swim in the family pool.

[DewDropInn]

That's it? She was in a controlled, shallow water swim area with an instructor and non-aggressive sharks?

I expected to see a 5-year old in a shark cage.

[Zimbochick]

My niece went in a shark cage with Great Whites when she was a teenager. She says it was one of the greatest experiences of her life.

[hypocore]

Originally Posted by DewDropInn

That's it? She was in a controlled, shallow water swim area with an instructor and non-aggressive sharks?

I expected to see a 5-year old in a shark cage.

I agree. I thought it would be something only they did, not a very large group of people in a supervised capacity. I don't have a problem with that. Would love to do so myself with my own kids actually. lol

[Bakeneko]

Originally Posted by Zimbochick

My niece went in a shark cage with Great Whites when she was a teenager. She says it was one of the greatest experiences of her life.

Husband and I did this a couple years ago and it was freakin' fantastic.... but there's no way I'd let BabyGirl do it.

[lauramc27]

I don't see any problems with this. They are in a controlled environment with non-aggressive sharks.

I think people have a tendancy to blow things way out of proportion.

[Dorthy]

The news headline should read: "Nation still scarred by the 1978 movie, Jaws. Grown adults go into panicked frenzy after viewing video of child swimming safely near non-aggressive shark species."

[Zimbochick]

I forgot to answer the question. Yes, I would do this with my children.

[purehuman]

I agree with the guy at the end of the article when he said he's more upset about no seat-belts on school busses...