Safari 5.1.7 crashes continuously with MacOS 10.6.8, Why?

Question

Safari 5.1.7 continuously crashes on my MacBookPro running MacOS 10.6.8
I've tried every suggestion posted in Mac Forums.  Disabled all  Extensions.  Nothing works.
Same problem others have had.
I have deleted Safari from my MacBookPro (intel late 2007) and exclusively use Chrome and Firefox 21 with
absolutely no problems.   Even IE 8 works when I switch to Windows using BootCamp.
Funny only Apple's browser is the only one that is incompatible with an Apple Computer and Apple Operating System
with no support from Apple.
So if Apple doesn't care, then I don't care to use Safari when there are so many other better options available.
Apple seems to like to **** off their customers.
I say, fire Tim Cook and bring in Wozniak.
Frustrated Mac user.
Thanks for nothing!

Answer 1

I also tried Safari 5.1.8 and it crashed just like 5.1.7.
However, much to my surprise,  I just found a Safari 5.1.9!!!! for Snow Leopard 10.6.8.
When I use 5.1.9 with JAVA NOT ALLOWED,   NO CRASHES and works on all the websites I visit. 
With Java allowed though, I just get a white screen with the rainbow ball perpetually spinning.
I had to force quit and then I found the security preference to not allow Java by unchecking it.
The problem has seemed to have disappeared.
So Apple did do something to finally fix this seemingly perpetual problem.
I am a Safari user again.
Thank you Apple!!!!  But why did you have to put us through the wringer to finally get to this point????
pvmikev