"Was the sharks actions justified?" Hes a 10 foot+ great white shark, he doesnt need to justify shit.

Shark: Dont touch me bro. Diver: say it to my face Shark: ok bro.

Justified? That was downright merciful

Perfect example of just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.

The sharks lawyer has given a statement that his client was acting in self defense.

Was the shark justified? What are you going to do, sue the shark for mental anguish?

The moment that diver touched that shark, the fins went down and the back went up. That diver could have been bitten in half but instead, he got a warning. People amaze me sometimes. Just because you see someone who is brave enough to get into the water with these animals and do stunts with them does not give you permission to do the same thing.

The shark wasn't hunting with that bite. The movement of the white was like "I'm gonna bite this unknown thing carefully". The diver was lucky.

Diver: touches shark. Shark: you're lucky I'm on probation.

You touched me. Now let me touch you.

It's really remarkable how well their coloration works as camouflage in the right conditions.

There's a reason these stunning creatures have survived over two hundred million years, and the shark looks at this diver as just a very minor annoyance.

I bet the diver was in a code brown situation.

Justified? You in his house, dawg. He makes the rules.

That shark got close to whisper in his ear “if you touch me one more damn time, I’m taking that arm” lol

Obviously these animals are way more complex than we could ever understand fully, and I have no experience with these creatures but I do believe that when they are not in 'hunting mode' they seem to display behaviours that show them to be, curious, territorial, and very calculating, I couldn't analyse the divers or the sharks behaviour but kudos to anyone who enters the ocean with one of them 🦈

Diver: "Touch." Shark: *"You wot mate?"*

If the shark wanted to harm the diver I'm sure it would have.

“Was the shark warning justified?” 😂 it’s a great white, it does whatever the fuck it wants to. The diver is in his house not the other way around!

That wasn't a warning, it was a taste test.

Diver: "I touched a great white!" Great White: "I touched back a hooman!"

The shark clearly didn't appreciate being touched and considering the many ways that it could have shown its displeasure, the response was very restrained.

I’ll never understand why anyone would ever turn their back on a shark

Well if I’m ever in the water with a great white I sure hope this guy is with me. It’ll give me ample time to get outta dodge while he’s busy annoying the shark. God bless him.

Diver: *pets shark" Shark: "OK but don't do that again." Diver: *pets shark* Shark: LISTEN HERE YOU LITTLE SHIT THAT'S TWO STRIKES

Number 1 rule when dealing with animals in the wild “don’t touch”

The shark was so incredibly gentle. The diver was very reckless and is lucky to be alive, let alone unharmed.

I’m still extremely amazed of how this man didn’t sink as soon as he hit the water!!!! Those HUGE brass balls must be heavy!

Respect is EVERYTHING!...This shark felt that THIS diver wasn't allowed to touch...It made that loud and clear...Imagine the alternative! I believe the shark was being VERY NICE...

Shark's probably thinking, "What happened to the good old days when they were terrified of us?"

Being in the water near a food source like that is just ridiculous. "Did the man on top of the building holding a golf club in the air during the storm provoke the lightning?"

he thought the diver wanted a hug, so he went back to give him one

The diver was dam lucky. First, there was a dead whale in the water. Second, he probably spooked the hell out of that shark by touching it. The man better get a lottery ticket.

If some stranger stroked me as I went by I would go back and warn him less nicely than the shark.

The Shark: Ima need you to repeat that, but this time... say it with your chest.

The diver actually looked pretty calm. I would’ve past out from adrenaline overload

The shark literally was like "Hey man, I don't want to attack you, but if you don't stop touching me I'll be forced to." The shark was right to warn him. The driver was a fool, a lucky fool.

Diver: Aww I wanna pet you Shark: OK but then I get to pet you...

The shark should be given a chance to defend itself before we all pour in with our judgements. Let’s interview it to discuss it’s side of things

The luckiest man on earth, the diver who loves that shark, the diver who has a shark for a friend and that shark absolutely loves him.

The shark legit swam up to him and said "you having a giggle mate? Don't touch me."

The shark respected the divers distance.. And the diver broke the respect by touching the shark. So he doubles back and Touched him lol.

I didn't see its eye membrane go up so it was going for a bite it was literally saying "HERE YOU WANNA TOUCH ME..HOWS THIS..IS CLOSE ENOUGH FOR YOU"!?.. LOL..That what I got out of it anyways!

There was no warning, only friendship, only love

Diver: Tag your it! Shark: Lemmy show ya my version of this game.

Well the diver was being an idiot trying to stroke a sodding Great White Shark next to a whale carcass. (This is literally the plot of the movie the shallows) and the Shark showing great restraint by not simply ripping their head off.

I was always told when diving "NEVER TOUCH A SHARK". Because if you do, they will always come back to investigate you and not in a good way. Guy is lucky that the Great White was small and didn't chomp on his leg or arm, or grab him just to take him down.

Shark was coming back for another scratch to that impossible spot to reach.

“Was the sharks warning justified”?! The shark does not need to justify its actions!!!

"Was the shark's warning justified?"--having just completed an ethics course, the shark argued he had every right to act as he did

Looks more like curiosity than a warning. Sharks don't warn. They investigate what a creature is before tasting unless blood is in the water and they think that blood is acociated with that creature.

Diver: [le touch] Shark: You're lucky I had that penguin for breakfast the other day, or else I would eat manburgers now.

The shark acted in a more communicative and deep way than the diver. By touching the shark, the diver was saying, "I dominate." The shark turned around and said in a most gentle, almost parental manner, "No. No you don't. And don't ever do that again."

I am a shark researcher with over 5,000 hours experience working with them in their natural habitat. Tigers, Galapagos, sandbar, hammerhead and whale sharks in Hawai'i and great whites of Isla Guadalupe. I am unsure of what you are questioning. If you were Diving on a whale carcass then the likelihood of sharks showing aggression towards anything, even other sharks, is extremely rare if it exists at all. I have been around several dead whale carcasses in Hawaiian waters and have friends and colleagues with much more experience than myself in this matter. A carcass would be a large food source which allows for "enough for everyone" mentality. Whereas, when there is very little food available like there is on shark tours, the sharks become more aggressive roughly proportional to the number of sharks present along with water conditions. Rougher water where white caps are present will oxygenate the water and cause faster and more erratic movement of the animals. Calm water and an abundant food source "usually" make for calmer sharks but never a guarantee of that type of behavior. Sharks, like people, are very curious. The video seems to be unclear on the actions of both the diver and shark but it looks as if the diver tried to touch the shark. Then the shark approaches a diver at the surface. If that is the same diver then it is (should be) a minimum of 3 minutes difference in time due to ascension of the dive including a safety stop. That would make for quite a delayed reaction and absolutely like no other attack that I have witnessed. If the touch at depth did aggravate the shark he would have immediately turned and done something about it. Sharks have no bones in their bodies and can easily touch their snout to their tail. Sharks "skeleton" is completely cartilage and they have even been able to fit between the bars of the cages and enter the cage. That is why the bars on the bottom are spaced further apart than the bars on the sides of the cage. If a shark needs to escape a situation they swim straight down.

That diver activated the White Shark mating ritual. Love bites shall commence.

The guy rang the dinner bell, the shark politely declined

shark: "knock it off" diver: "ok"

Shark: "Do that again and I'm gonna use your bones as a tooth pick"

The shark was like, "Listen here, you little sh*t"

SHARK: I'm an apex predator DIVER: must... pet... fishy

"Was the shark's warning justified?"? Was a more ridiculous question ever asked?

Diver: I'm not afraid of you. Great White: Bruh, keep grabbing my fin and next time I won't be so nice.

Looks like it knocked the wind out of that diver in a gentle way of reminding him there are boundaries to behavior when you are a guest in the home of the great white.

The diver, knowing this wonderful Beast, greeted him as friend and enjoyed his touch, not only touches her side as she passes, he gently, briefly swims with this Majestic angel so he could run his gentle hand down the tip of her back.

The diver is lucky to have been warned. Yes, the shark was right!

Diver: Tag! You're it. Shark: Touch me again and you'll be lunch.

Where is an Orca Whale when ya needs one 😂 Sharks will forever be the scariest of them all because of the movies called "JAWS" but the Orca Whale tops them all with its high intelligence. The funny and crazy thing is, in the movie JAWS, an Orca Whale had a big bite taken off of it by the great white shark JAWS and the name of the fishing boat that helped destroy JAWS was called "ORCA" 🤔

The shark finds the diver Pleasant and came in to say hello, the diver said hello with a loving pat on the side of this beautiful, wonderful creature, as she passed by.

He pet the shark. The shark just did the same thing back. Only problem. Sharks don't have hands.

Absolutely justified, you're in his domain and you invade his personal space and touch him. Don't be upset if he returns the gesture.

The shark was showing dominance and did not like being touched on its back like that. It felt challenged and responded in kind-“I’m the biggest animal here not you.”

Did they really ask if ‘the sharks warning was justified’??? My god, mankinds intelligence just sunk to a new low

I personaly would respect the personal space of a 1-2ton living torpedo with teeth!

Sharks like You got a problem, bitch. Touch me again, I dare you.

Sharks like ooo so you want to pet me huh, how about I come back and pet you, how you like that?

Tell me you’ve had enough of my shit.. without telling me you’ve had enough of my shit. 💀

Shark: in case you haven't seen Jaws , here's a taste.

First thing anybody who's qualified to interact with Great Whites will tell you is that every shark is different and has their own personality and boundaries. Some sharks are "playful" and some mean business. Being in close proximity to a food source, then swimming toward the animal would almost certainly be interpreted by the shark as competition for the food source. This guy almost won a Darwin Award.

The Shark: Go back to your boat human! This is no place for you!

There was no warning, there was no irresponsible, just don't be jealous, of the luckiest man on planet Earth

One of the more stupid things I've seen people do near sharks. In Australia if a whale carcass floats near a beach it will be closed for a full week even after the authories tow it out to sea.

Unfortunately for us, sharks often investigate things with their teeth. Guy was lucky and balanced precariously on that thin line between bravery and stupidity.

According to shark ocean law, the diver was facing the death penalty.

Shark saw all the air bubbles, knew it was a stupid mammal, was trying to teach him how to surface for air.

That was a test bump by the shark. Call it. 'friendly' warning if you like. The warning is that it's a feeding behavior and it's curious about whether or not you are food. That diver was a fraction of a second away from the next step: the bite test.

I just watched this shark basically say homie...STOP sticking ya hands infront of my mouth and touching me like were friends. Diver forgot his place n the great white put him in it. We act horrified when we loose a limb to a shark forgetting what wed do if someone came in our house. Look at this video...the shark could've had that guy if it truly desire to eat him. Despite their size...they are VERY fast and agile swimmers. They can leap out the water like a dolphin. That diver literally just got natures version of a gun to the head don't keep fuckijg around. Amazing.

Sharks are very sneaky animals. They know how to sneak up behind swimmers and divers freakishly well.

“I’ve heard you guys like petting every goddam thing that moves, but not me fella, ok - back off!”

Shark whispers: “listen here son, we all know who the boss is here alright!” Diver: yes BOSS 😂

Your honor, my client Mr. Shark acted completely in self defense, and the footage will show that. I rest my case.

The shark was like, touch me again and see what happens, lol

What makes you so sure it wasn't the shark being the irresponsible one?! Clearly by wearing what it was wearing and behaving the way it was behaving the shark brought this all upon it's self! The shark clearly put it's self in this position!

Shark was just letting him know that this is the wild, it ain't no petty zoo.

"Was the shark's warning justified by the diver's actions?" It doesn't have to "justify" it's actions. You're in it's environment, it didn't show up in your living room. Anything that happens to you once you entered that water is on you, no justification needed.

In such a feeding event, sharks will establish hierarchy. Being in the water, especially approaching and touching the shark, invited a response.

Shark just wanted a hug

Seeing a great white swimming straight up at you has got to be 10times more terrifying than just being in the water with one period

i mean, its a shark. they don't need justification.

My client, the Carcharodon carcharias, was well within his rights to defend himself.

One of the basic rules we were taught when I was getting my certification was "don't touch anything", it was right under "don't hold your breath"