Cecil, the lion and sprogs leading parents to do nasty shit to support them

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cfdavep
I would assume everyone here knows about Cecil the lion and the dentist, famblee man who decided to cruelly kill him for shits and giggles. I mentioned this story to my aunt. Her son has a pilot's licence and some people in the past paid him $50,000 to fly them into Northern Canada for a polar bear head which they got. She then mentioned it helped the grawndbaybees college fund. This is also the case for these African poachers, and the brats they have to support, when they literally have no hope of supporting themselves. People apologize for these people saying they "have famblees to feed" so they have no choice but to go after the ivory to keep shoes on the kiddies. I realize that Africans really can't get access to BC, and they may have more of an excuse to end up with kids they can't feed, but holy shit sprogs can turn people into assholes.

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videogamesforeverkidsnever
Mom read a FB post basically wondering why we care so much about a lion being killed when Planned Parenthood is over here dismembering and murdering babies and children, claiming that THIS is why the world is going to crap.

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Mom read a FB post basically wondering why we care so much about a lion being killed when Planned Parenthood is over here dismembering and murdering babies and children, claiming that THIS is why the world is going to crap.

The idiot making the analogy with Planned Parenthood is nobody else but Matt Walsh.Read his brain fart here.

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ex lurker
I've read that he's shut down his practice, but for how long he intends for his office to remain shuttered is unclear.

I do hope he winds up in a court of law; it would be unjust for him to skate while the guides get the full weight of their country's legal system on their shoulders. I especially do not want him to pay a fine while the guides go to prison-I am sick of watching the wealthy evade any real punishment in that fashion. What I find disconcerting on the articles I've read (and I've read quite a few over the last few days ) are the many comments that read something like this:

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I've read that he's shut down his practice, but for how long he intends for his office to remain shuttered is unclear.

I do hope he winds up in a court of law; it would be unjust for him to skate while the guides get the full weight of their country's legal system on their shoulders. I especially do not want him to pay a fine while the guides go to prison-I am sick of watching the wealthy evade any real punishment in that fashion. What I find disconcerting on the articles I've read (and I've read quite a few over the last few days ) are the many comments that read something like this:

Zimbabwe will seek extradition.
http://www.startribune.com/u-s-now-investigating-cecil-s-killing-is-looking-for-twin-cities-dentist/320076361/

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yurble
I'm pretty sure the guy knew what he was doing, since he's previously been in trouble for doing the same thing with a bear. There's also something wrong with someone who kills for fun rather than for food.

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videogamesforeverkidsnever
Mom read a FB post basically wondering why we care so much about a lion being killed when Planned Parenthood is over here dismembering and murdering babies and children, claiming that THIS is why the world is going to crap.

The idiot making the analogy with Planned Parenthood is nobody else but Matt Walsh.Read his brain fart here.

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ex lurker
I've read that he's shut down his practice, but for how long he intends for his office to remain shuttered is unclear.

I do hope he winds up in a court of law; it would be unjust for him to skate while the guides get the full weight of their country's legal system on their shoulders. I especially do not want him to pay a fine while the guides go to prison-I am sick of watching the wealthy evade any real punishment in that fashion. What I find disconcerting on the articles I've read (and I've read quite a few over the last few days ) are the many comments that read something like this:


"This man is cruel and vile and evil and sadistic ! And to punish him for being such a monster, here's my long and lovingly detailed fantasy of what tortures should be done to him , a fantasy which if enacted before them would make Torquemada faint and Josef Mengeles vomit. Because I'm such a kind , caring person!!!"

I want the guy to be punished y, but some of the comments I've read make me fear for their author's mental stability, and for the safety of those forced to be around them.

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I've read that he's shut down his practice, but for how long he intends for his office to remain shuttered is unclear.

I do hope he winds up in a court of law; it would be unjust for him to skate while the guides get the full weight of their country's legal system on their shoulders. I especially do not want him to pay a fine while the guides go to prison-I am sick of watching the wealthy evade any real punishment in that fashion. What I find disconcerting on the articles I've read (and I've read quite a few over the last few days ) are the many comments that read something like this:


"This man is cruel and vile and evil and sadistic ! And to punish him for being such a monster, here's my long and lovingly detailed fantasy of what tortures should be done to him , a fantasy which if enacted before them would make Torquemada faint and Josef Mengeles vomit. Because I'm such a kind , caring person!!!"

I want the guy to be punished y, but some of the comments I've read make me fear for their author's mental stability, and for the safety of those forced to be around them.

I'd just like to say THANK YOU. While I don't necessarily agree 100% with what you've said about potential punishment for Dr. Palmer (and we don't have to agree! It doesn't even matter!), I have so much respect for you.

First of all, you clearly articulated your point without being vulgar, without name-calling, without being demeaning to other people, etc. etc. etc. It seems like all the posts I've seen by people who are anti-Dr. Palmer all over the internet are just so insanely over-the-top angry - and written by people who clearly don't know how to handle their anger. It makes it impossible to take people seriously, and as a society, we could get so much more accomplished and learn from one another if we could politely discuss our viewpoints and the reasoning behind them. Calling people awful names and wishing horrible things on other people will never get us anywhere.

I don't understand how people who claim to be so concerned about the life of an animal can treat other humans so badly. Even if it is just over an internet connection. The animal-rights community has long had a bad reputation as being "extremist." One of my professors in college actually likened them to a terrorist organization. I would love to see that bad reputation change into something good.

I just guess what I'm trying to say is - all the nastiness ultimately backfires. And the mission people are trying so hard to accomplish will end up being lost because we can't accomplish anything unless we all work together. And that takes all kinds of people coming together to find the best possible solution - not just the "Agree with me or you're a fu*&ing idiot" mentality that I've heard so much of the last few days.

So again, thanks.