Whilst none of us can argue that it was a tragedy when young surfer, Brad Smith lost his life in a recent shark attack in Western Australia, it would be a grave mistake to believe that simply destroying a magnificent and endangered creature of the deep will do anything to provide comfort to his grieving family or protection to the public.
What kind of society would we become if firstly, we attacked anything and everything that even showed the remotest interest in harming any of us and secondly if we changed to rules every time we felt angry and revengeful? This would just lead to anarchy…
