Walt Palmer, a dentist from Minnesota, and his bow and arrow are about to have an interesting week

[93Devil]

Cecil the lion's killer revealed as American dentist - Telegraph

Too bad he wasn't doing this 50 years ago because not many people would have cared, but, man, the shirt storm he is about to face...

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

Eh, it's not like he killed a dog.

 

[Elliotte Friedman]

Oh man, this guy is going to get it. My wife is a huge animal-lover, and when she read the details, even I was disgusted. Everything he did was illegal, with the guide and landowner already charged.

Admittedly, I'm not sure how serious the punishments will be, but at the very least, he's going to have people waiting for him when he lands -- like the woman who made the horrendous joke about going to Africa.

 

[93Devil]

I honestly think what is more interesting is if he did this 20 years ago no one knows. If he did this 10 years ago, I'm guessing you could reduce the number of people reading this by 90%.

Now? shirt. He's forked. He's probably gotten enough people pissed that his life and career are going to be very shirtty for an extended period of time.

 

[93Devil]

Some interesting comments on that thread...

Try taking a picture with the animal when it's alive. That's a lot harder.

Go hunt some ISIS. That's tough.

 

[Gator]

My wife: "Seriously, why is everyone making such a huge deal about this? I don't really care. He didn't kill a person."

I tend to agree after seeing a Facebook friend change her cover photo to the lion.

With social media, people tend to have a hard time with keeping things in perspective. But then again, there's always enough outrage to go around.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

He's a horrible person who deserves more than what he'll get. He killed a national icon of another country. fork him hard.

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

My wife: "Seriously, why is everyone making such a huge deal about this? I don't really care. He didn't kill a person."

I tend to agree after seeing a Facebook friend change her cover photo to the lion.

With social media, people tend to have a hard time with keeping things in perspective. But then again, there's always enough outrage to go around.

Was the lion gay?

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

There will be a lot of people complaiing on Facebook and Twitter. A LOT.

 

[DanOregon]

This is not hunting. Luring a people-friendly animal outside of a park so you can kill it is pretty much the worst. There is no "sport" in it. No skill. Why not just buy a lions head?
And he's getting it on yelp

River Bluff Dental - 76 Photos - General Dentistry - Bloomington, MN - Reviews - Yelp

 

[Gator]

Not sure what that means, but it made me think of this.

"Roooar"

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

Saw a bunch of headlines saying the guy thought it was legal. Sure, people pay $50,ooo to hunt all the time. That's how deer hunting works, right?