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Erich Bloodaxe BSN

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3. There's an obvious legal loophole that needs closed there.

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Tue Jul 28, 2015, 08:45 AM

Jul 2015

I can understand that it might be legal to kill lions that wander outside of the protected area to safeguard those living outside. But any protected lion that wanders outside should NOT be eligible to have 'trophies' taken from it. The entire carcass should be required to be returned to the park.

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Here is the info on the man who killed Cecil, the lion in Kenya. [View all] Are_grits_groceries Jul 2015 OP

Post removed Post removed Jul 2015 #1

Oh he's taking a beating on Twitter and elsewhere. Are_grits_groceries Jul 2015 #7

I hope so. tenderfoot Jul 2015 #10

I'm guessing it's hard to commit suicide via bow-n-arrow, but someone will probably help. erronis Jul 2015 #50

You're not kidding...he is getting eviscerated on yelp... truebrit71 Jul 2015 #11

Lured him out of the park to kill him! newfie11 Jul 2015 #2

That's basically the same tactic 2naSalit Jul 2015 #33

+ snort Jul 2015 #47

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2015 #85

Poached. Murdered. Endangered the cubs now that may not survive. Petition follows: glinda Jul 2015 #52

petition to who? Our gov. for wildlife- counts an entire petition as one complaint. Sunlei Jul 2015 #64

The cubs are dead. New male pride lion always kills the cubs immediately. Sunlei Jul 2015 #65

Thats how the wolves are lured out of yellowstone.they pile up carcasses and put out unguarded sheep Sunlei Jul 2015 #63

That kind of "hunting" would appeal to DIck Cheney, bvar22 Jul 2015 #92

There's an obvious legal loophole that needs closed there. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #3

Very sensible idea. nt Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2015 #22

Good idea NewJeffCT Jul 2015 #28

True, but obviously these guys were looking to poach him. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author darbus Jul 2015 #36

Oh Walter you're soooooooooo manly ! olddots Jul 2015 #4

Hope he's hounded as a selfish, sadistic POS for the rest of his life. nt. polly7 Jul 2015 #5

k&r...to expose this sick bastard spanone Jul 2015 #6

bow and arrow. nice. really want them to suffer restorefreedom Jul 2015 #8

Exactly. That lion suffered a long, agonizing death via arrow. Paladin Jul 2015 #17

Indeed... 2naSalit Jul 2015 #32

40 long hours Contrary1 Jul 2015 #81

the suffering that that lion went through restorefreedom Jul 2015 #96

Really...and there remains the possibility Contrary1 Jul 2015 #98

and evil restorefreedom Jul 2015 #103

disgusting and sad G_j Jul 2015 #9

Nice! mikeysnot Jul 2015 #16

....make a one-time hunting permit from the world cocainecowboy Jul 2015 #12

Zimbabwe should make him permanently persona non grata PADemD Jul 2015 #13

Repulsive. nruthie Jul 2015 #14

With any luck, he'll do some jail time. B2G Jul 2015 #15

Oh, please ... Auggie Jul 2015 #39

If this was my dentist mikeysnot Jul 2015 #18

I sent him an email just now "How disgusting can a person get, too bad there is no hell" AllFieldsRequired Jul 2015 #54

no they won't. he's not answering his phone, his voicebox is full, and his practice is closed magical thyme Jul 2015 #75

Really? Lurker Deluxe Jul 2015 #79

sent the email to the guy who killed the animal AllFieldsRequired Jul 2015 #84

He's probably waiting for the right opportunity for a Go Find Me cash grab. Initech Jul 2015 #95

He has his own cash grab. He's a dentist he can drill 20 root canals and gain easy 20k Sunlei Jul 2015 #117

He can do that in a Zimbabwe prison. Initech Jul 2015 #124

i really hope this costs him his practice rdking647 Jul 2015 #19

Another asshole who doesn't know how to spend his excess money responsibly. valerief Jul 2015 #20

Bloomington, MN, sounds like Michelle roody Jul 2015 #37

No, Bloomington is south of that district. hifiguy Jul 2015 #48

Taking bets on what Party this murdered votes.... glinda Jul 2015 #53

He donated to Romney...big surprise, huh? n/t Contrary1 Jul 2015 #80

Mankind is a plague on the earth. IHateTheGOP Jul 2015 #21

Sadly, I would agree. classof56 Jul 2015 #25

per Glenn Greenwald, he's not answering his phone and his voicebox is full. magical thyme Jul 2015 #23

Illegal Hunt PADemD Jul 2015 #24

Cecil's 6 cubs will now likely be killed by the new dominant male lion. Cecil's facebook page magical thyme Jul 2015 #26

What the hell is wrong with that man? leftyladyfrommo Jul 2015 #27

Trophy hunters. Iggo Jul 2015 #69

I wish we could/would make this kind of hunting a federal crime MH1 Jul 2015 #99

This is being covered by every news outlet out there. leftyladyfrommo Jul 2015 #122

Maybe something good will come out of this tragedy. leftyladyfrommo Jul 2015 #123

Every time I read one of these stories swilton Jul 2015 #29

We can hope he loses every client Omaha Steve Jul 2015 #31

AS I said, I truly believe every single tea party member within 100 miles will beg to AllFieldsRequired Jul 2015 #61

This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalArkie Jul 2015 #34

Fucking asshole. I hope Walter learns what it is like to feel hunted ... Arugula Latte Jul 2015 #35

I Think darbus Jul 2015 #38

Check your link. It's gone. Lochloosa Jul 2015 #43

Apparently it's Zimbabwe, not Kenya. KamaAina Jul 2015 #40

Walt Palmer, Killer of endangered wildlife: LeftinOH Jul 2015 #41

He looks like Karl Rove Generic Other Jul 2015 #73

He's a monster. A vile piece of filth. yardwork Jul 2015 #115

... napkinz Jul 2015 #125

He's living proof that the wealthy are under-taxed and $15 an hour minimum wage is doable tenderfoot Jul 2015 #42

Great point! dbackjon Jul 2015 #74

Post removed Post removed Jul 2015 #44

I hope this SHPOS is hounded hifiguy Jul 2015 #45

feel sorry for anyone he works on today HFRN Jul 2015 #46

what happens in Zimbabwe, doesnt stay in Zimbabwe HFRN Jul 2015 #49

Dental practice belonging to controversial big game hunter Walter Palmer completely locked down. G_j Jul 2015 #51

Murderer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! glinda Jul 2015 #55

Minnesota Man Faces Prison Time for Wisconsin Bear Hunt HFRN Jul 2015 #56

Same guy. moondust Jul 2015 #78

This person is a sad excuse for a human being Gothmog Jul 2015 #57

Hope we have an extradition treaty with Zimbabwe Number9Dream Jul 2015 #58

I can't begin to imagine an asshole like this as our dentist. He's an outrageous RKP5637 Jul 2015 #59

Wealthy hunters do this all the time, in Africa and the USA canned hunts for wealthy. Sunlei Jul 2015 #66

Texas has huge game farms. leftyladyfrommo Jul 2015 #88

we will start to have more and more, silent- idiot, ' poaching' bow shooters out there. Sunlei Jul 2015 #60

Good points G_j Jul 2015 #62

what's the matter, DR? CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE??? HFRN Jul 2015 #67

He's become a hero to Impalas, though nt HFRN Jul 2015 #68

Not even DFW Jul 2015 #76

less lions, smaller shopping lists for the lionesses, therefor, greater Impalla safety HFRN Jul 2015 #77

Since WHEN do Lions hunt impalas kwolf68 Jul 2015 #107

ok, maybe they hunt crown vics, then nt HFRN Jul 2015 #111

He is in big trouble. Are_grits_groceries Jul 2015 #70

He'll probably feel "hunted" for the rest of his life taught_me_patience Jul 2015 #71

Yea verily, The Ugly American Charles de Gaudless Jul 2015 #72

K&R Coventina Jul 2015 #82

This message was self-deleted by its author yellowcanine Jul 2015 #83

I will never in a million years understand why someone wants to kill an animal Vinca Jul 2015 #86

they are cowards Skittles Jul 2015 #102

Open wide, bitch! Karma can be a real mouthful Fritz Walter Jul 2015 #87

wonder which one he will pick. restorefreedom Jul 2015 #110

Cross posting from the other thread DebbieCDC Jul 2015 #89

another petition at avaaz Duppers Jul 2015 #94

NBC Nightly News about to cover the story napkinz Jul 2015 #90

Some of the ways twitter is reacting DebbieCDC Jul 2015 #91

. demmiblue Jul 2015 #93

what were we all doing 40 hours ago? restorefreedom Jul 2015 #97

This was not Walter Palmer's first illegal hunt. avebury Jul 2015 #100

Fucking sociopath. Arugula Latte Jul 2015 #108

"he needs to spend $50,000 on therapy to find out why killing animals makes him feel like a man" Skittles Jul 2015 #101

+1 nt laundry_queen Jul 2015 #104

And why anyone would ever let a thing like that near their teeth or mouth. lonestarnot Jul 2015 #109

Thanks for this Grits malaise Jul 2015 #105

Such a lowlife scumbag. MH1 Jul 2015 #106

If you check out his Twitter feed, you may throw up. Kennah Jul 2015 #112

That's full panic mode. It's sickening that they can actually write that crap. MH1 Jul 2015 #116

That is a parody account. demmiblue Jul 2015 #121

Thank god. I couldn't tell. MH1 Jul 2015 #126

5,561 reviews on Yelp Kennah Jul 2015 #113

Even Newt wants the dentist jailed rpannier Jul 2015 #114

Newt who? kwolf68 Jul 2015 #118

Yes, I do rpannier Jul 2015 #120

One thing. This man is no hunter. My family hunt to suppliment our food supply. We do not trap jwirr Jul 2015 #119