Well, Kirk's big motivator for going DIR is to become the safest diver he can be to dive with his kids. My guess is he figures he'll take his camera on dives with them at some point, and therefore, he wants to figure out how to take care of them if need be, without (if possible) losing an expensive piece of gear. But I'm also sure that, if push came to shove, the camera would go and the kids would survive. I'm PRETTY sure he'd do that for me, too . . .
