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niyad

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47. you probably remember this story from a few weeks back:

Wed Jul 29, 2015, 11:21 AM

Jul 2015

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/zimbabwe/11546066/Elephant-kills-professional-big-game-hunter-in-Zimbabwe.html

Elephant kills professional big game hunter in Zimbabwe
Professional hunter tracking a lion for American client crushed to death by young bull elephant in Zambezi Valley

Ian Gibson's trackers said the young bull had been in a musth period, which means it was producing much more testosterone than usual Photo: Alamy

By Peta Thornycroft, Johannesburg

6:28PM BST 17 Apr 2015

A young bull elephant killed professional hunter Ian Gibson early on Wednesday as he tracked a lion for an American client in a rugged part of north-east Zimbabwe.

Mr Gibson, 55, one of Zimbabwe's best known big game hunters, died scouting for prey in the Zambezi Valley after a young bull elephant charged, then knelt on him and crushed him to death.

"We don't yet know the full details of how 'Gibbo' as we called him, died, as the American client and the trackers are still too traumatised to give us full details," said Paul Smith, managing director of Chifuti Safaris' which employed Mr Gibson for the hunt.

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A nice woman just posted this sign on the door of Cecil The Lion's killer - WalterPalmer. [View all] kpete Jul 2015 OP

The man MUST be PUBLICLY shamed! CTyankee Jul 2015 #1

I know you are being sarcastic tkmorris Jul 2015 #13

I'm serious, tho. I think public shaming is pretty powerful. CTyankee Jul 2015 #18

He's ruined. And he deserves it. I love threads like this. Thanks, CTyankee! n/t SusanaMontana41 Jul 2015 #147

I hope people around his town stop and point when they see him. CTyankee Jul 2015 #151

His face is well-known worldwide. He has nowhere to go. SusanaMontana41 Aug 2015 #158

So am I, because if he has less money, he won't be able to afford his exotic killing adventures. nt tblue37 Jul 2015 #76

This guy must have been charging double or triple to fund his killing adventures. This is the End wingman56 Jul 2015 #142

I wonder how many in his office knew where he was going and what he was going to do Roland99 Jul 2015 #20

Or his patients darbus Jul 2015 #30

I would suspect ... Chili Pepper Jul 2015 #80

There is a DUer who recognized him from his photo. Arugula Latte Jul 2015 #93

His brochure for the practice touts his love of nature and photography travels. BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2015 #115

Bankruptcy indeed! hamsterjill Jul 2015 #64

Let the market speak... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #81

Without funds for big hunts (great!) he might feel compelled to shoot dogs, squirrels and people now. glinda Jul 2015 #87

We already know he's a threat to women. AngryDem001 Jul 2015 #124

Great point. I'm guessing he has tortured animals. SusanaMontana41 Aug 2015 #159

Absolutely. Its a must - to make him suffer the way he did Cecil Peregrine Took Jul 2015 #126

Oh, man shenmue Jul 2015 #2

Nice, but he won't get it kwolf68 Jul 2015 #3

Correct jberryhill Jul 2015 #6

exactly right... dhill926 Jul 2015 #8

He was convicted of poaching here Warpy Jul 2015 #21

Yep. Maxxed out on his Romney donations ... 66 dmhlt Jul 2015 #33

AND he settled a sexual assault case against one of his employees.. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2015 #66

I hope his name gets on whatever lists cwydro Jul 2015 #82

It was announced this morning that he was NOT charged in Zimbabwe Miles Archer Jul 2015 #32

Even if he relocates, he should be exposed again. nt tblue37 Jul 2015 #78

Amen! His life is now permanently changed. tblue Jul 2015 #144

Hi yourself, cuz! nt tblue37 Jul 2015 #154

zimbabwe is covering their tourist hunting business by letting him off roguevalley Jul 2015 #133

Yes, I'd heard the thing about the cubs earlier today... Miles Archer Jul 2015 #139

"The only hope is he suffers financially by people leaving his practice." City Lights Jul 2015 #45

"I'm RICH!! I DESERVE to murder defenseless animals!!" AngryDem001 Jul 2015 #125

Have you seen his Yelp page? Or Jimmy Kimmel? tblue Jul 2015 #145

Saw both. Did you see the pun about "No lion, we're great blah blah blah"? Hysterical. eom SusanaMontana41 Jul 2015 #148

He shot the Cecil to display as one of his many kills. Does he still have the head etc.? He should jwirr Jul 2015 #4

I read that it and the skin were seized in Zimbabwe as evidence of his poaching. Myrina Jul 2015 #7

+1000 truth2power Jul 2015 #10

love your scenario rurallib Jul 2015 #19

Yeah, I really think a few years in a Zimbabwe jail might pop his bubble Warpy Jul 2015 #38

Yeah, let him be Naked and Afraid thecrow Jul 2015 #127

The poor thing suffered for 40 hours! Helen Borg Jul 2015 #5

Yes, a bow and arrow is not a good hunting weapon for an animal this size. And as a hunter he jwirr Jul 2015 #9

Someopne who saw this and took it as career advice. SwankyXomb Jul 2015 #15

LOL jwirr Jul 2015 #16

Wow! 2naSalit Jul 2015 #136

That's damn funny! Thanks for the levity. We needed that. n/t SusanaMontana41 Jul 2015 #150

And Cecil was known to be people friendly. Never knew what was coming from this depraved man. What freshwest Jul 2015 #103

That's it, freshwest. SusanaMontana41 Jul 2015 #146

Should have stapled it to his forehead Omaha Steve Jul 2015 #11

I didn' see nothin'... Rhythm Jul 2015 #24

not his foreHEAD, lower. niyad Jul 2015 #36

Judging by his actions Omaha Steve Jul 2015 #49

you nearly owed me a keyboard! niyad Jul 2015 #52

LOLOL!!!!! Nay Jul 2015 #117

Nailed there, like Python's Norwegian Blue to its perch. hifiguy Jul 2015 #129

Good. He deserves every ounce of vitriol he's getting. closeupready Jul 2015 #12

The Guy is Disgusting colsohlibgal Jul 2015 #14

So....what happens to him after that? A HERETIC I AM Jul 2015 #17

Extradited homegirl Jul 2015 #23

That's not an answer to the question I asked. n/t A HERETIC I AM Jul 2015 #25

Sure it is. You asked what should happen to him. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #34

After. A HERETIC I AM Jul 2015 #37

Then he gets to live like most everyone else? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #42

No, I am not suggesting anything of the sort. A HERETIC I AM Jul 2015 #54

If he winds up in the bottom 10% or whatever, I'm not going to shed many tears. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #60

Two scenarios homegirl Jul 2015 #51

NOW you're talking! A HERETIC I AM Jul 2015 #62

nothing will happen to him - except for perhaps, temporary discomfort/embarrassment kpete Jul 2015 #29

I get all that.....honestly. A HERETIC I AM Jul 2015 #31

with any luck, he would turn a weapon on himself and stop wasting oxygen. niyad Jul 2015 #39

Nice edit. Can you enlighten me as to the Dallas person? n/t A HERETIC I AM Jul 2015 #44

you probably remember this story from a few weeks back: niyad Jul 2015 #47

Oh yes! That guy! LOL...OK, thanks. A HERETIC I AM Jul 2015 #57

Nor did I kwolf68 Jul 2015 #134

He deserves to be a beggar on the street. roody Jul 2015 #40

So...in a few years..... A HERETIC I AM Jul 2015 #43

And what would be wrong with that? AleksS Jul 2015 #77

"what then?" Who cares. Not our problem. closeupready Jul 2015 #46

That'll probably do it. bullsnarfle Jul 2015 #61

I�m not trying to be provocative here, but I really DON�T give a shit dorkzilla Jul 2015 #35

Fair enough. n/t A HERETIC I AM Jul 2015 #41

There is also this... dorkzilla Jul 2015 #48

from the linked article: niyad Jul 2015 #58

Did you see this thread I put up the other day? A HERETIC I AM Jul 2015 #59

I didn�t. I�ve been having some huge health issues so I�m just popping in and out dorkzilla Jul 2015 #69

OK. A HERETIC I AM Jul 2015 #73

I saw that - and the picture of him shirtless (!) with a dead endangered cheetah. dorkzilla Jul 2015 #74

I'm with you! WinkyDink Jul 2015 #84

I'll go one step further: I hope that whatever happens to him is AWFUL. Still In Wisconsin Jul 2015 #99

I hope he gets an appropriate karmic comeuppance. hifiguy Jul 2015 #130

What should happen to him? tularetom Jul 2015 #50

Well, that depends Kelvin Mace Jul 2015 #65

Lol, call him up and comfort him! Nt Logical Jul 2015 #90

Do you honestly think that it is my opinion he needs comforting? A HERETIC I AM Jul 2015 #95

Which may be a heads-up to the rational thinker that the visceral reactions we read are simply that LanternWaste Jul 2015 #92

You can say for ANY crime... Helen Borg Jul 2015 #105

I'm so hoping that somebody leaves snort Jul 2015 #22

The problem is that he is not the only sadoldgirl Jul 2015 #26

The Clubs need to shamed and shuttered. glinda Jul 2015 #88

I still don't understand who he paid the $50K to rocktivity Jul 2015 #27

He's also conservative. tenderfoot Jul 2015 #28

Repub hero? santafe52 Jul 2015 #53

He stood his ground... :( Helen Borg Jul 2015 #70

Name and shame... dorkzilla Jul 2015 #55

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What happened to us??? darkangel218 Jul 2015 #63

This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Jul 2015 #68

I see a GoFundMe account in someone's future. Shadowflash Jul 2015 #67

Some of the people against him are just as bad. Oneironaut Jul 2015 #71

Your definition of "just as bad" is, frankly, INCREDIBLY BIZARRE. WinkyDink Jul 2015 #85

Hear, hear WinkyDink dorkzilla Jul 2015 #86

If you think it's "bizarre and sophomoric," you did not read my post. Maybe you misunderstood? Oneironaut Jul 2015 #106

indeed i did. its nonsense. nt dorkzilla Jul 2015 #119

And yet you haven't stated why. I'm not sure what the point of this is, then. Oneironaut Jul 2015 #137

I don't support cyber mobs enacting justice. Oneironaut Jul 2015 #104

Maybe she'd kick him in the nuts BuelahWitch Jul 2015 #91

I did not. If you want justice, the state needs to take action. Oneironaut Jul 2015 #109

I would happily stand right in front of the monster -- Hell Hath No Fury Jul 2015 #94

Calling someone a coward is no where near as bad as killing an animal for thrills. rhett o rick Jul 2015 #98

I found leaving a note calling someone a coward very ironic. Oneironaut Jul 2015 #110

When they torture him for 40 hours before murdering him, then they are "just as bad." geek tragedy Jul 2015 #100

Or, we can try to get justice through the state rather than creating a cyber mob. Oneironaut Jul 2015 #111

then he should ship himself to Zimbabwe. Until then, he can expect more of this nt geek tragedy Jul 2015 #114

The cowardly Dr. Lion Killer is in hiding. WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #156

If The Shoe Fits SoCalMusicLover Jul 2015 #108

Isn't the whole concept moot, then? Oneironaut Jul 2015 #112

Because This Is America SoCalMusicLover Jul 2015 #118

I don't shrink from confrontation... WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #155

The Minneapolis newspaper is defending this guy tooth and nail. Jim Beard Jul 2015 #72

This is only the beginning for this idiot dentist Gothmog Jul 2015 #75

The most horrific thing about this is that all 12 of Cecil's cubs will be killed by the male catbyte Jul 2015 #79

Why can't some be rescued????? glinda Jul 2015 #89

and what would be done with them? geek tragedy Jul 2015 #101

It's all horrific. WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #157

Alas, there are more than a few photos of this nutcase with large dead mammals. WinkyDink Jul 2015 #83

I did it. :-) jencatt Jul 2015 #96

While there is no way to know for sure you are telling the truth.... A HERETIC I AM Jul 2015 #97

Good job, and welcome to DU jberryhill Jul 2015 #102

Well done, and welcome to DU. catbyte Jul 2015 #113

Welcome to DU and... steve2470 Jul 2015 #121

What a nice way to start your DU life Welcome! irisblue Jul 2015 #123

welcome to du, and good for you!! niyad Jul 2015 #138

Welcome and thank you. AtomicKitten Jul 2015 #143

Nicely done! City Lights Jul 2015 #153

on man that stuffed lion in front..... restorefreedom Jul 2015 #107

I have not been able to stop crying. Still In Wisconsin Jul 2015 #120

Me too, Still in Wisconsin. Every time I see a photo of Cecil and pics of his other murders. eom SusanaMontana41 Jul 2015 #149

Walter is a psychopathic killer. Dont call me Shirley Jul 2015 #116

Oddly some pro hunters I generally expect would stand up for him PatrynXX Jul 2015 #122

This klown will be atop shit lists until the day he dies. hifiguy Jul 2015 #128

K&R napkinz Jul 2015 #131

Karma Miigwech Jul 2015 #132

kick samsingh Jul 2015 #135

I do not live far from his office and swung past on my home from work tonight dflprincess Jul 2015 #140

DWTS! sorcrow Jul 2015 #141

He is a ................................ turbinetree Jul 2015 #152

If you check out his reviews on Google TexasBushwhacker Aug 2015 #160