Essie Award Time

Remember, the Essie is awarded for sheer stupidity. 

This Essie goes to triple recipients: Violet D'Mello and her husband and an unnamed parent/guardian. Violet and her husband went to a game preserve in South Africa for her 60th birthday. They were invited to "pet the cheetahs." They were assured they were tame -- but a wild animal is always a wild animal. At any rate, Violet and her husband petted the cheetahs. Then one of the cheetahs grabbed a little 8-year-old girl, and Violet tried to rescue the girl. Of course, the cheetahs turned on her, inflicting some pretty severe but not life-threatening injuries. Violet gets the Essie for assuming a wild animal wouldn't attack. But what about her husband? What do you suppose Mr. D'Mello was doing while Violet was being attacked? Did he yell for help? Did he grab a stick and try to beat off the beasts? No, he kept his camera going to record the moment for posterity. He gets the Essie for getting the film no matter what. And the unnamed parent/guardian of the little girl takes the cake. Sheer stupidity!

http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/cheetah-mauls-woman-60th-birthday-trip-133156169--abc-news-topstories.html