U.S. officials make contact with rep for Cecil the lion’s killer amid extradition calls

[DonViejo]

By Elahe Izadi and Darryl Fears July 31 at 2:51 PM

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to talk to Walter Palmer. So far, that hasn't happened.

Investigators for the service knocked on the front door of Palmer's house, stopped by his dental office, called his telephone numbers and filled his inbox with e-mails. Palmer, a hunting enthusiast who is accused of illegally killing a rare African lion in Zimbabwe early this month, couldn't be lured out of hiding.

Late Thursday afternoon, though, the agency's Office of Law Enforcement was contacted by somebody on Palmer's behalf. "The Service's investigation is ongoing and appreciates that Dr. Palmer's representative reached out," the agency said in a statement Friday.

If and when he materializes, Palmer could face an extradition request from officials in Zimbabwe, who have signaled a request to pursue one.

"We are appealing to the responsible authorities for his extradition to Zimbabwe so that he can be held accountable for his illegal action," Zimbabwe's environment minister Oppah Muchinguri said at a news conference on Friday, according to Reuters.

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[msanthrope]

1. Come out, come out, wherever you are Walter! nt

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2. You gotta admit, this has to be a real shocker for this guy and his wife. They could not have

seen this coming and have to be in complete shock and very very fearful.

They earned it, of course.

But this is how sick they are and ALL like them, hunting and killing animals for sport, takes a sick person.

They and millions like them dont realize they are sick.

[Skittles]

4. and now that sick fuck knows what it's like to feel hunted

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5. GREAT observation

[Lodestar]

3. Big Game Hunting in Africa generates over $200 million dollars a year

and as we know big money corrupts attempts to apply laws and justice.
Even assuming Palmer is extradited, would he actually be prosecuted for his crimes
in a country that depends on income from this activity (both legal and illegal kills)?
Poaching is also as much a result of the exploitation of impoverished people and countries due to
a vast imbalance and distribuition of wealth worldwide.