Originally Posted by Nonsensical
A little while later some folks near us also discovered the alligator. They started tossing food from their grill down to it because they thought it was fun to watch it eat. I saw this as adding to my alligator problem, but I did not see these other people as alligators. They were just ill-informed and didn't know they were making it more likely that alligator was going to become a real problem.
I would definitely agree that many well meaning people don't realize that they are feeding the collective beast. That doesn't make it any less dangerous, does it? The bite will feel the same.