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Egnever

(21,506 posts) Mon Dec 21, 2015, 12:56 AM Dec 2015

Celebrated hunter crushed to death by baby elephant [View all]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3046075/Celebrated-hunter-crushed-death-baby-elephant-tried-measure-ivory-U-S-client.html

A celebrated Texas-born hunter was crushed to death by a baby elephant in Zimbabwe as he tried to measure its ivory tusks for an American client.

Ian Gibson, 55, was a lauded figure among U.S. safari enthusiasts, who would commission him to slaughter prized animals near his home in South Africa.

On Wednesday, he was tentatively approaching the young bull elephant in Zimbabwe's Zambezi Valley when the animal charged, and knelt on Gibson until he died.

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Celebrated hunter crushed to death by baby elephant [View all] Egnever Dec 2015 OP

That's a shame HERVEPA Dec 2015 #1

Yep cpwm17 Dec 2015 #3

RIP. Horrible for the loved ones. yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #26

. . . of the elephants he murdered Maru Kitteh Dec 2015 #37

I don't belittle the death of a human being no matter what they have done. yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #48

Good for you atreides1 Dec 2015 #51

That idiot brought it upon himself. hobbit709 Dec 2015 #58

Hitler? chalmers Dec 2015 #61

While yet others won't belittle the deaths of endangered animals killed for mere sport.. LanternWaste Dec 2015 #63

I hope someone turned Ian's teeth into a fan or a piano key. Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #2

Touch� . . . Journeyman Dec 2015 #6

!! Egnever Dec 2015 #7

..or the world's smallest violin. TimeToEvolve Dec 2015 #82

+1,000 !!! delete_bush Dec 2015 #92

"as he tried to measure its ivory tusks for an American client" PSPS Dec 2015 #4

It's just a shame his client didn't go with him. n/t bvf Dec 2015 #16

+10000000000000 2naSalit Dec 2015 #32

Absolutely right. n/t Judi Lynn Dec 2015 #45

I'm siding with Baby E here! leftofcool Dec 2015 #5

Can anyone give me any reason why I should feel bad for this guy?? nt Logical Dec 2015 #8

No, nada, none! leftofcool Dec 2015 #9

I can't. SammyWinstonJack Dec 2015 #19

I have none rpannier Dec 2015 #31

... 2naSalit Dec 2015 #33

You have a rye sense of humor. nt msanthrope Dec 2015 #47

And the pastrami helps as well. GoneOffShore Dec 2015 #94

See response to comment above... 2naSalit Dec 2015 #105

It gets even better 2naSalit Dec 2015 #104

Actually.... Xolodno Dec 2015 #67

i got nuthin for him. restorefreedom Dec 2015 #77

Not mutually exclusive. Precisely. n/t nomorenomore08 Dec 2015 #97

What a terrible tragedy. LeftyMom Dec 2015 #10

I know! Poor baby!! n/t Tess49 Dec 2015 #12

Justice. spooky3 Dec 2015 #11

Unfortunately the animal will be slaughtered anyway. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #13

Say nothing but good about he dead! Tommy2Tone Dec 2015 #14

Moms Mabley, right? Nt JudyM Dec 2015 #22

Yes indeed.. Tommy2Tone Dec 2015 #64

Ha. Yeah that "he dead, good" is one my dad loves to tell. Amazing, he told it again tonight! Nt JudyM Dec 2015 #91

YAY, elephant! kath Dec 2015 #15

I tell ya, there are a lot of ways I would not want to die and being crushed to death is way Rex Dec 2015 #17

The elephant said... HassleCat Dec 2015 #18

Think of the hubris involved... catnhatnh Dec 2015 #20

Agreed. And it's done on farms all the time. And much worse than that. Nt JudyM Dec 2015 #24

+1000 (nt) a2liberal Dec 2015 #40

Now I'm worried about the elephant. pa28 Dec 2015 #21

I don't believe in Karma as an external force... TipTok Dec 2015 #23

Is the elephant ok??? 840high Dec 2015 #25

Hmmm angrychair Dec 2015 #27

Iggo....are you here? I am waiting for your patented reply!! (eom) StevieM Dec 2015 #28

GO Elephants! Beat the Hunters! Iggo Dec 2015 #35

I was wondering if you would show. StevieM Dec 2015 #62

Well done that baby elephant. Boudica the Lyoness Dec 2015 #29

Damn. If I were a baby elephant... DreamGypsy Dec 2015 #30

... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2015 #34

I feel bad RandySF Dec 2015 #36

April news? rjsquirrel Dec 2015 #38

Late Breaking News is another forum. We like this thread. This is the forum for it. n/t Judi Lynn Dec 2015 #46

Barely one step above shooting a caged animal. keithbvadu2 Dec 2015 #39

I hope the elephant wasn't hurt in this. nt arthritisR_US Dec 2015 #41

uh yeah...that's just too bad.... dhill926 Dec 2015 #42

Some days you git the bar, other days the bar gits you nt MrScorpio Dec 2015 #43

Fuck him Fearless Dec 2015 #44

My only regret is that the baby elephant malaise Dec 2015 #49

Not a pleasant way to die. Inkfreak Dec 2015 #50

Not like he was asking for it or anything. Crunchy Frog Dec 2015 #70

The question of hunting aside. Laughing at his death is gross. Inkfreak Dec 2015 #74

slaughtering elephants is gross. Crunchy Frog Dec 2015 #78

Well, I'll just check with you in the future to see who deserves what. Inkfreak Dec 2015 #79

a certain subculture of humans only exists to make the Earth shittier for all the other people. TimeToEvolve Dec 2015 #81

bullshit of the highest order. Inkfreak Dec 2015 #83

Whoa! darkangel218 Dec 2015 #89

Whoa! Finding a mans death sad is not defending poaching. Inkfreak Dec 2015 #95

That said man went out to kill a baby elephant. darkangel218 Dec 2015 #98

I think I'll let Curly Bill deliver the eulogy Miles Archer Dec 2015 #52

Good fucking riddence madokie Dec 2015 #53

An elephant's life is worth far more than his. RedCappedBandit Dec 2015 #54

What's worth more than yours? Inkfreak Dec 2015 #75

Elephants are endangered. This was a human needlessly killing elephants. RedCappedBandit Dec 2015 #86

+1 darkangel218 Dec 2015 #90

Team Elephant!!! dorkzilla Dec 2015 #55

Good. One less asshole in the world. CharlotteVale Dec 2015 #56

I heard that he enjoyed squash and lived in a sprawling flat Orrex Dec 2015 #57

I hope the little elephant wasn't hurt. NaturalHigh Dec 2015 #59

Divine Justice. OregonBlue Dec 2015 #60

See my user name for how I feel abut this. ohheckyeah Dec 2015 #65

I remember the nuns telling us all lives mattered that all of us were here for a reason... joeybee12 Dec 2015 #66

I'm with you on this. nt TeamPooka Dec 2015 #69

Hard not to think otherwise after living through George W. Bush...nt joeybee12 Dec 2015 #71

RIP Crunchy Frog Dec 2015 #68

Roll Tide! KamaAina Dec 2015 #72

That works for me... TeeYiYi Dec 2015 #73

maybe the other sociopathic murderer, restorefreedom Dec 2015 #76

+1 million darkangel218 Dec 2015 #99

This message was self-deleted by its author tularetom Dec 2015 #80

good.. TimeToEvolve Dec 2015 #84

Karma Faux pas Dec 2015 #85

I have zero sympathy for this low life. avebury Dec 2015 #87

this happened in april. niyad Dec 2015 #88

That makes my heart smile! Coventina Dec 2015 #93

Guy was an asshole, but I wouldn't go so far as to say he "deserved" this. nomorenomore08 Dec 2015 #96

Baby elephants have tusks? JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2015 #100

I see it now - his head is mounted on a board in the elephants den liberal N proud Dec 2015 #101

The circle of life LuvNewcastle Dec 2015 #102

... Photographer Dec 2015 #103

Was he going to eat the tusks? Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2015 #106