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July 29th, 2015, 10:18 AM
#1
Cecil The Lion
I don't see why the guys life is being ruined....
He paid $50K to guides to ensure a legal hunt. He didn't do anything wrong. If anyone is at fault it would be the professionals he paid...
I feel bad for this guy.....
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/us-dentist...1677.html?vp=1
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July 29th, 2015 10:18 AM
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July 29th, 2015, 10:46 AM
#2
Without knowing all the details (if he knowingly played any part in the poaching), all I can say is that it sounds like a nightmare for the guy. Most people outside the countries in which these animals are legally hunted know nothing about how the animals are managed, so they automatically condemn anyone who hunts them.
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July 29th, 2015, 10:52 AM
#3
Yeah, the short answer is, people are more emotional than they are rational.
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July 29th, 2015, 11:02 AM
#4
Really hard to determine if he was aware that he or the outfitter was was breaking any rules/laws.
The problem is ignorance of the law is not a defense. His dental clinic business is now likely jeopardized.
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July 29th, 2015, 11:13 AM
#5
He has been linked to charges for illegal hunting in the past, I read that there was a black bear illegally taken in the states.
I know that 2 is coincidence and 3 is a pattern but he apparently has an iffy hunting past.
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July 29th, 2015, 11:30 AM
#6
Originally Posted by
Fox
He has been linked to charges for illegal hunting in the past, I read that there was a black bear illegally taken in the states.
I know that 2 is coincidence and 3 is a pattern but he apparently has an iffy hunting past.
Beat me to it Fox. His sketchy past won't help his defense.
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July 29th, 2015, 11:53 AM
#7
My initial reaction was that he was being unfairly targeted. I then read an article that stated that after the kill, the two guides worked to get the collar off the lion and destroyed it.
He had to have been witness to that and therefore should have had some indication that the animal, with a tracker on, was protected.
There is room for all God's creatures - right next to the mashed potatoes!
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July 29th, 2015, 11:59 AM
#8
Has too much time on their hands
What a way to screw it up for everybody!
The two S.A. guides I heard from yesterday were not too happy about it. The EU is talking about making the import of African hunting trophy illegal so their revenues are going to down again.
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July 29th, 2015, 12:11 PM
#9
It will be interesting to follow this, I just hate for the anti's to have all this fuel before the final verdict is determined....
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July 29th, 2015, 12:47 PM
#10
Did he not see the collar before he shot.
Life is to short to hunt with a ugly dog
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