When is a shark attack, not an attack?

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When is a shark attack, not an attack?

Posted on August 1st, 2007 by vicezilla

I’m pretty open minded when it comes to viewing things. People see things differently. Everybody has a right to an opinion, and I always listen to different opinions. So here’s an opinion I thought I would share with you.

The subject is shark attacks. The question is when is a shark attack not an attack, or more specifically, what constitutes a “shark attack?”

The person offering their opinion is none other than NBA player, Gilbert Arenas. Here’s his take on “shark attacks” which he posted on his blog.

There are these things called shark attacks, but there is no such thing as a shark attack. I have never seen a real shark attack. I know you’re making a weird face as you’re reading this. OK people, a shark attack is not what we see on TV and what people portray it as.

We’re humans. We live on land. Sharks live in water.

So if you’re swimming in the water and a shark bites you, that’s called trespassing. That is called trespassing. That is not a shark attack. A shark attack is if you’re chilling at home, sitting on your couch, and a shark comes in and bites you; now that’s a shark attack. Now, if you’re chilling in the water, that is called invasion of space. So I have never heard of a shark attack.

When I see on the news where it’s like, “There have been 10 shark attacks,” I’m like, “Hey, for real?! They’re just running around? Sharks are walking now, huh! We live on the land, we don’t live underwater.”