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discntnt_irny_srcsm

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56. re: "Hunting is a coward’s pastime."

Sat Aug 1, 2015, 10:58 AM

Aug 2015

In many cases I'd agree. There are, however, certain hunters that I find favorable. Carlos Hathcock II, for example, was what I think of as a great hunter. It isn't really fair if the prey can't shoot back.

There is no hunting like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never care for anything else thereafter. - Ernest Hemingway

I have no sympathy for Palmer. He shot Cecil, not with a rifle, but with an arrow. IIRC it took Cecil more than a day to die from the wound. Humane people don't do these things.

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PETA calls for Walter Palmer to be ‘hanged’ for killing Cecil the lion [View all] damnedifIknow Jul 2015 OP

Well, I think PETA is missing what they stand for and that is Cleita Jul 2015 #1

I'm surprised. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #2

PETA is almost a parody at this point. Hurting the cause more than helping it. nt Logical Jul 2015 #3

Possibly, but I like how they don't mince words damnedifIknow Jul 2015 #6

Has PETA ever been relevant to hifiguy Jul 2015 #4

YES kwolf68 Jul 2015 #17

PETA fail snooper2 Jul 2015 #5

PETA did themselves in by trying to pretend they were 'holier than thou' Rex Jul 2015 #7

If hanging is the penalty for killing a lion what's the penalty for Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #31

I'd say a night out with Henry Winkler, but that probably would be fun. Rex Jul 2015 #33

How about this? Turchinsky Jul 2015 #40

PETA are generally idiots. PeteSelman Jul 2015 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author PeteSelman Jul 2015 #9

You were alerted on for a dupe. It's not a hideable offense, but could you self-delete the 2nd post? Tarheel_Dem Jul 2015 #28

What a stupid alert. PeteSelman Jul 2015 #30

Agreed. n/t Tarheel_Dem Jul 2015 #32

Meh, assholes like Palmer are a dime a dozen and are destroying the planet. I don't condone murder, catbyte Jul 2015 #10

My feelings exactly spiderpig Jul 2015 #11

Do they really want to be thought of as "extreme" idiots? lpbk2713 Jul 2015 #12

A statement from PETA was inevitable. As was an opposing statement from Ted Nugent. Paladin Jul 2015 #13

I'm still waiting to hear from the wildebeests & gazelles. Scurrilous Jul 2015 #21

I would welcome their input. Helluva photo. (nt) Paladin Jul 2015 #22

Ahhhh, how nice. The usual PETA hate, right on schedule. Darb Jul 2015 #14

I am thrown by all this, I am not up on PETA, not sure if the comments about them AllFieldsRequired Jul 2015 #26

PETA's shelter kills almost all the cats and dogs they take in Major Nikon Jul 2015 #34

What is the alternative if there are no homes? AllFieldsRequired Aug 2015 #60

If? Major Nikon Aug 2015 #61

hey - I was an active animal rights activist for a couple decades - LiberalElite Jul 2015 #39

PETA prefers gassing puppies and kittens, with no retaliation. Eleanors38 Jul 2015 #15

Shhhh! When they kill animals, it's because it's the ethical thing to do or something. Orrex Jul 2015 #18

That's it - I have been an animal rights activist and - LiberalElite Jul 2015 #38

Hey genius, how many puppies and kittens do you think they can house? Darb Jul 2015 #19

Ah, my grasshopper. Evidently PETA houses ________ ? Eleanors38 Jul 2015 #23

I can tell you exactly how many, genius Major Nikon Jul 2015 #35

Wow. Deadshot Jul 2015 #16

I didn't know PETA was pro-death penalty. rateyes Jul 2015 #20

Pet survival rate at PETA: Dogs, 2.5%. Cats, .4% Eleanors38 Jul 2015 #25

Maybe a low level helicopter flight above the San Diego Zoo aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2015 #24

Yes well, she is an idiot. Marrah_G Jul 2015 #27

this from a group that euthanized 95% leftyladyfrommo Jul 2015 #29

They also steal pets from people's homes and kill them Major Nikon Jul 2015 #36

The woman who heads PETA is one leftyladyfrommo Aug 2015 #41

It's what PETA really does. WARNING: shocking photos of PETA's carnage Major Nikon Aug 2015 #44

Yes. They are really, really bad. leftyladyfrommo Aug 2015 #57

I have been an animal rights activist and back in the day (1980's) LiberalElite Jul 2015 #37

PETA makes comments like this every now and then. NCTraveler Aug 2015 #42

It's not just comments. PETA does genuinely evil shit. Major Nikon Aug 2015 #43

I won't argue they don't. NCTraveler Aug 2015 #45

What you describe is not what they are doing Major Nikon Aug 2015 #50

I did not argue against that point, which I stated before. NCTraveler Aug 2015 #59

This message was self-deleted by its author Lulu Belle Aug 2015 #46

Wow! Lulu Belle Aug 2015 #47

Zimbabwe hired their last hangman in 2005. It is true they hang people but not poachers. Sunlei Aug 2015 #48

yikes mgcgulfcoast Aug 2015 #49

Figuratively, I hope HassleCat Aug 2015 #51

I am opposed to hanging Palmer, and here's why DFW Aug 2015 #52

Peta never seems to miss an opportunity to jump into the middle of the story hughee99 Aug 2015 #53

Sounds too good for me ... CountAllVotes Aug 2015 #54

PETA is a joke and not a very funny one n/t Godhumor Aug 2015 #55

re: "Hunting is a coward’s pastime." discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2015 #56

PETA is going too far over the top with this IMO which negates any effectiveness they might have. RKP5637 Aug 2015 #58

It was Gandhi that said 'An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind' LynneSin Aug 2015 #62