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167. Elephant stood his ground. Good for him. n/t

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Celebrated hunter crushed to death by baby elephant as he tried to measure its ivory for U.S. client [View all] geardaddy Jun 2015 OP

Innocent tourists we feel for-- not this guy... TreasonousBastard Jun 2015 #1

Yeah, he deserved to die. MoonRiver Jun 2015 #6

I won't go so far as to say he "deserved" it Jack Rabbit Jun 2015 #49

Oh I would. He deserved it plus many painful more deaths. Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #126

To quote William Munny (The Unforgiven) awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #51

"well, he shoulda armed himself." AtheistCrusader Jun 2015 #74

Best scene in the movie. nt awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #84

Not sure anyone really 'deserves' to die, exactly, RiverNoord Jun 2015 #143

Isn't it illegal to kill elephants for their ivory and isn't it illegal to bring Maraya1969 Jun 2015 #149

Tourists pay a fee of $50k (or thereabouts) to murder elephants. nt Lucky Luciano Jun 2015 #150

It is illegal to bring it into the country unless it was gotten before 1976 Maraya1969 Jun 2015 #155

There is justice of elephants malaise Jun 2015 #2

Ironic, maybe, but definately justice. Screw the Dallas Safari Club. marble falls Jun 2015 #3

I'm with you, marble... MrMickeysMom Jun 2015 #156

+ A BILLION!!! calimary Jun 2015 #163

I symbolically frogmarch Jun 2015 #4

Right behind you shenmue Jun 2015 #101

Pay backs are a b*t**h newfie11 Jun 2015 #5

Under the Uniform Commercial Code... jberryhill Jun 2015 #7

!! nt eppur_se_muova Jun 2015 #15

Excellent! geardaddy Jun 2015 #16

Bwahahaha! valerief Jun 2015 #46

Excellent Fairgo Jun 2015 #106

Muy Excellente! n/t hibbing Jun 2015 #119

Can we mount his head and hang it on the fence of an elephant sanctuary? Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #125

African elephants are beautiful but terrifying stevenleser Jun 2015 #8

There is a special on NG Wild about elephants in Africa having PTSD from decades of wars Hestia Jun 2015 #24

Hmmm. Interesting. I didn't know the part about the wars. stevenleser Jun 2015 #36

Drones? Then how would rich people get their ivory? Rich people getting whatever valerief Jun 2015 #48

"Rich people getting whatever they want whenever they want is the most important thing in the world" Iggo Jun 2015 #52

Yep, it's what drives EVERYTHING. nt valerief Jun 2015 #58

Apparently it's due from mass culling shrike Jun 2015 #113

That's so sad... cui bono Jun 2015 #130

Why would the fear us? we evolved together Scootaloo Jun 2015 #94

"... beautiful but terrifying...." Carolina Jun 2015 #111

The point of my trip was to see and learn about the animals. And the guides really help you do it stevenleser Jun 2015 #128

In Etosha National Park I was driving down a dirt road when i Lucky Luciano Jun 2015 #152

Karma- always catches up n/t justamama83 Jun 2015 #9

It's more than that Cirque du So-What Jun 2015 #63

Oh, how I wish that was true. SomeGuyInEagan Jun 2015 #120

. City Lights Jun 2015 #10

can I post this in good news ? olddots Jun 2015 #11

+100 narnian60 Jun 2015 #137

I love this. Jamastiene Jun 2015 #171

Did the elephant smile and pose next to the dead body for a picture? Rex Jun 2015 #12

Not if he wants to sell me sandwiches, he didn't. Iggo Jun 2015 #54

Good point. Jamastiene Jun 2015 #170

Instant karma... Tom_Foolery Jun 2015 #13

I am also pitiless. Hooray for the elephant! Coventina Jun 2015 #14

Maybe they can make an umbrella stand geardaddy Jun 2015 #17

they always like to moo about the "circle of life" (so long as they're on top every time) MisterP Jun 2015 #100

I laughed Change has come Jun 2015 #153

Can you set up a GoFundMe for an elephant? Starry Messenger Jun 2015 #18

Good riddance! I hope all of his ilk get the same Takket Jun 2015 #19

I'm glad the elephant is alive. Marrah_G Jun 2015 #20

You molest animals long enough, shit like this happens. TransitJohn Jun 2015 #21

How can you compare Steve Irwin to these terrorist Politicalboi Jun 2015 #78

They're the same in that they molest animals for a living. TransitJohn Jun 2015 #91

While Steve got people interested in animals, he was an example of it you pester any animal long uppityperson Jun 2015 #103

Confusing research and molestation is an easy mistake to make should one lack the appropriate knowle LanternWaste Jun 2015 #105

Show me any published research Steve Irwin did. TransitJohn Jun 2015 #173

Is the baby elephant okay? Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #22

That's what I was wondering, since it says the hunter got off one shot. nt SunSeeker Jun 2015 #27

Yeah, it's unclear from the article. geardaddy Jun 2015 #43

I searched the internets, couldn't find anything either Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #50

I couldn't find anything either. Chellee Jun 2015 #132

The article is dated April 19, 2015. So it has been a couple months since this happened. Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #136

Terrible... Phentex Jun 2015 #107

Animals Rock! Gamecock Lefty Jun 2015 #23

I hope the American client packman Jun 2015 #25

I suggest this for funeral music: corkhead Jun 2015 #26

OK, you win the thread!!!! Coventina Jun 2015 #60

Gibson messed with Mother Nature. muntrv Jun 2015 #28

How is it even legal to hunt elephants? SunSeeker Jun 2015 #29

THIS!!!!!!! navarth Jun 2015 #42

In some places, Snobblevitch Jun 2015 #86

My Problem erpowers Jun 2015 #30

And he was greedy enough to accept it. There is no reason on earth to kill a baby sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #39

+1 nt raouldukelives Jun 2015 #53

Need More Information erpowers Jun 2015 #68

I can't answer all those questions. I thought it was illegal to hunt elephants for their tusks, sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #88

The very wealthy can fuck over the planet and its people as much as they want. valerief Jun 2015 #176

I do have a problem with hunting for any other purpose beyond food. Coventina Jun 2015 #62

it's the way cowards behave Skittles Jun 2015 #141

Good for the elephant. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2015 #31

Thank you little elephant ruffburr Jun 2015 #67

No tears for this guy. BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #32

That old saying, "Live by the sword, die by the sword" comes to mind. eom Cleita Jun 2015 #33

Karma's a bitch. nt B2G Jun 2015 #34

He was not a nice person and Karma can be a pain at times Gothmog Jun 2015 #35

I will not celebrate his death, but I certainly won't mourn him either. Baitball Blogger Jun 2015 #37

fuck yeah! frylock Jun 2015 #38

Great news! samsingh Jun 2015 #40

Finally justice. The buyer in the US should be tried also. jwirr Jun 2015 #41

Oh, well. OnyxCollie Jun 2015 #44

So... JackInGreen Jun 2015 #45

Yes. geardaddy Jun 2015 #47

It would have been better had he seen the light and changed the error of his ways... joeybee12 Jun 2015 #55

Love me some Karma. 99Forever Jun 2015 #56

I celebrate his death. Iggo Jun 2015 #57

I usually feel a little sad when I read someone has died. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2015 #59

good stonecutter357 Jun 2015 #61

Tusk, tusk. What a pity. Not. kairos12 Jun 2015 #64

I see what you did there. geardaddy Jun 2015 #70

Too bad the elephant did not take out the "American client" as well. Raster Jun 2015 #65

the client was resting after hours of "searching for a target" niyad Jun 2015 #80

got exactly what he deserved. niyad Jun 2015 #66

One less asshole in the world. CharlotteVale Jun 2015 #69

It's awfully hard to cheat karma. hifiguy Jun 2015 #71

I'm a hunter. AtheistCrusader Jun 2015 #72

That's definitely the difference. Iggo Jun 2015 #83

I do not like how the word can stand for different types of hunts. Rex Jun 2015 #97

I agree. AtheistCrusader Jun 2015 #99

Karma Blue_In_AK Jun 2015 #73

Bummer, man. jalan48 Jun 2015 #75

Elephants 1 - Small-dicked Assholes 0 truebrit71 Jun 2015 #76

the picture in the linked article of those butchers holding ivory tusks and grinning is sickening. niyad Jun 2015 #77

Who walks up to a wild elephant to measure its tusks???????????????????? yellowcanine Jun 2015 #79

IDIOTS Skittles Jun 2015 #161

--and you atheists try to tell me there ain't no Jesus? Hoppy Jun 2015 #81

nope. And the elephant was probably confused because the hunter didn't know how to surrender. AtheistCrusader Jun 2015 #82

That novel's premise and story are good, but the writing style made me tblue37 Jun 2015 #89

Suits me. Paladin Jun 2015 #85

I picture a bunch of white men with walrus mustaches all wearing pith helmets and khaki Coventina Jun 2015 #92

You got the "bunch of white men" part right. Paladin Jun 2015 #93

So they don't even try to pretend to be Gentlemen, eh? Coventina Jun 2015 #98

I don't believe they need their knuckles to propel themseves,..... Paladin Jun 2015 #102

Give them all big stetsons and boots made of ostrich. Chellee Jun 2015 #134

Now that poor elephant has too much junk in the trunk. Orrex Jun 2015 #87

I'm not going to celebrate his death. marym625 Jun 2015 #90

If the baby elephant had a gun moondust Jun 2015 #95

Will they be mounting his head for display? AtomicKitten Jun 2015 #96

One can hope Angry Dragon Jun 2015 #109

good riddance to bad rubbish magical thyme Jun 2015 #104

A toast to my new favorite elephant!! Codeine Jun 2015 #108

Good for the elephant Carolina Jun 2015 #110

Self defense. The baby elephant stood his ground. yardwork Jun 2015 #112

Bye-bye, asshole. Aristus Jun 2015 #114

I guess he ain't celebrated Guy Whitey Corngood Jun 2015 #115

Shot with His Own Gun. C Moon Jun 2015 #116

Good Elephant! bravenak Jun 2015 #117

The karma wheel turns slowly, but crushes all in its path Telcontar Jun 2015 #118

"...the animal charged, and knelt on Gibson until he died." Solly Mack Jun 2015 #121

You spin the wheel, you take your chances- I guess notadmblnd Jun 2015 #122

I just hope the elephant is OK. liberalla Jun 2015 #123

^^^this^^^ L0oniX Jun 2015 #142

Ditto! hue Jun 2015 #175

Good riddance to that evil piece of crap. Wished I believed in Hell, to imagine him there. Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #124

Darwin Award nominee? sakabatou Jun 2015 #127

Did the one shot zentrum Jun 2015 #129

Boo fucking hoo nt Cheap_Trick Jun 2015 #131

YESSSSSS! (nt) Useless in FL Jun 2015 #133

Dude was askin' for it. smokey nj Jun 2015 #135

I doubt that poor young bull survived his brief triumph... countryjake Jun 2015 #138

Kinda sucks for a hunter when the tables turn and he becomes the prey, doesn't it? nt MrScorpio Jun 2015 #139

aw it just makes me boo hoo Skittles Jun 2015 #140

Too rare of an occurence. byronius Jun 2015 #144

no sympathy at all for this fella.. secondwind Jun 2015 #145

I feel bad for his family..... blackspade Jun 2015 #146

Confucius say: He who measures elephant for ivory may find himself measured for casket. WinkyDink Jun 2015 #147

I won't celebrate his death, as some others are doing but, as a hunter, I can't stand Trophy Hunters Ghost in the Machine Jun 2015 #148

He died doing what he loved most... mackerel Jun 2015 #151

The targeted elephant charged and Ian shot once before being crushed to death. NCjack Jun 2015 #154

that was my thought, too. Hope the elephant was OK. Flaxbee Jun 2015 #157

Irony Turbineguy Jun 2015 #158

continuing the twitter line on this. MFM008 Jun 2015 #159

Is the elephant OK? shireen Jun 2015 #160

Well, ain't that too fucking bad.......nt ThingsGottaChange Jun 2015 #162

One less sick asshole. Always a good thing. TwilightGardener Jun 2015 #164

Oh that poor elephant! tblue Jun 2015 #165

what about the asshole who wanted the ivory? he needs a little taste of karma too. pansypoo53219 Jun 2015 #166

Elephant stood his ground. Good for him. n/t PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #167

The story is more complex than the headline, but still. Tears shed: zero (nt) Recursion Jun 2015 #168

:) Jamastiene Jun 2015 #169

Let me be the first to say Loryn Jun 2015 #172

I hope the baby elephant is OK! hue Jun 2015 #174

Karma, M-F'er Esse Quam Videri Jun 2015 #177

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