This American Trophy Hunter Shot a Sleeping Lion

[Bayard]

A few years before Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer infamously killed the beloved Cecil the lion, another pathetic American trophy hunter did something as despicable: he shot a lion in Zimbabwe that was sleeping in the sun.

Although this happened in 2011, a disturbing video of the killing recently went viral after Protect All Wildlife, an animal advocate in the United Kingdom, posted it on Twitter March 18. In the graphic video, you can see Guy Gorney of Illinois using a rifle to shoot the sleeping lion once. As the lion woke up in agony, Gorney shot him two more times before a guide told him to stop…and then congratulated him.

Link to tweet

https://www.care2.com/causes/this-american-trophy-hunter-shot-a-sleeping-lion.html

I could only watch this once. It made me nauseous. I would throw this guy in a pack of lions and watch what happens.

[DirtEdonE]

1. Can't watch. Throw him to the lions. That I'll watch. nt

[rusty quoin]

2. What a low life

[USALiberal]

3. Fucking piece of shit. What a coward. Nt

[lame54]

4. But he was so proud

[benfranklin1776]

10. Coward, and a gutter barbarian.

Hope karma pays him a richly deserved visit. 🤬

[Hoyt]

5. Trophy hunters are all losers.

[11 Bravo]

7. Agreed. I've hunted since I was a kid, but I eat what I kill.

I don't get people who feel the need to have horns, heads, and pelts hanging on the wall.

[TexasBushwhacker]

41. Yup. Had a boss that was one. I called his house The Dead Zoo

Then he dropped dead of a heart attack after his mistress broke up with him. I was not heartbroken. Neither were his wife or kids.

[keithbvadu2]

6. Killing for the sake of killing

Killing for the sake of killing.

[onecent]

8. OMG...this is AWFUL!!!!!!!

[magicarpet]

9. Macho macho man,...

He crowned himself the new king of the jungle,.. what a macho man.

[Volaris]

36. 'i wanna hunt. Like my ancestors did (to impress the other mens' with my manly virility.').

Then you should have tried to kill that lion with a stick with a sharp rock tied to the end. Or be REALLY a badass and forgo the rock (rocks are for CUCKS!---thanks, the ferret! lol), and just sharpen the stick.

THAT 'achievement' I'd be impressed with.

As it it...I'm gonna go with 'small penis', and leave it at that.

This person is a garbage human. That is all.

[mokawanis]

11. I will never understand why these scumbags enjoy slaughtering animals

it's just senseless and cruel. There is something very wrong with people who think trophy hunting is ok.

[dalton99a]

12. In 2015 Gorney bragged that he had killed 70 animals - "I like pitting myself against these animals"

https://heavy.com/news/2019/03/guy-gorney/

[LudwigPastorius]

13. Piece of shit...

[Gothmog]

14. This asshole needs to be boycotted

[moondust]

15. Eric and Li'l Donny have a new hero.

So brave and big manly. Wow.

[Captain Stern]

16. Let's not be too quick to judge.

These sort of things are complicated.

The sleeping (if he actually was sleeping) lion may have been one of those bad, old, lions that were killing younger lions, and limiting the lion population.......so mr hunting guy may have actually been saving a lot of lion lives by shooting him....and there might be a lot of starving people around there, that really need some lion meat, so he's helping them too. Sometimes, to help a species, some members of that species have to be killed. Like I said, it's complicated.

Mr hunting guy may be a swell guy, that's just doing his part to save lions.

Or, it could be as simple as this guy's a piece of shit that gets off on killing big animals.

I'm going with Occam's Razor on this one.

[pazzyanne]

28. Anyone shooting sleeping/ hibernating wildlife is POS!!!

[Volaris]

37. That these things CAN be as complicated as you rightly claim...

Is why we employ environmentally conscious and professionally trained Park Rangers in places where these kinds of complications CAN be a concern.

AND I'm guessing you're right, and this guy ISNT THAT!

Like I said...garbage human.

[localroger]

45. Maybe he just got touched by the Loc Nar? /nt

[The Wizard]

17. small man parts

[Duppers]

19. That's my take.

[pnwmom]

18. Does "Protect all Wildlife" have to use a slur against WOMEN in his tweet?

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Is it important to offend women while he's railing against the cowardly hunter?

No woman had anything to do with the slaughter of the lion. Using the C word is just as offensive as using the N word. Would it have been acceptable if the tweeter had said, "How N***ish"?

There are lots of articles available online that don't include the offensive tweet. One of them would have been a better choice -- like this one, which names the shooter: Guy Gorney of Manhattan, Ill.

https://www.chron.com/nation/article/Trophy-hunter-who-killed-sleeping-lion-in-video-13703718.php

Trophy hunter who killed sleeping lion in video IDd as Illinois man

[johnnyknj]

21. British usage...

It's like us calling something "a dick move", or "dickish". Accepted in the U.K.

[Iggo]

23. They don't speak the same English we do.

[pnwmom]

25. Well, the OP speaks American English. And it's posted on a US board which US women will read. nt

[Iggo]

30. I also speak American English.

And yet I still know the difference between how an English person uses that word and how an American uses it.

It's kinda like the thumbs-up sign. In English speaking countries and much of the rest of the world, it's a positive. But in some African and Middle Eastern countries, it's the same as giving the middle finger.

Or the backwards peace sign. Here in America, it's just a way to say cool or hello. In England it's akin, again, to giving the middle finger.

I know that knowing your audience matters. But intent also matters. And so does context.

[pnwmom]

34. If the Brits thought it was okay to call something "N**ish," would you be defending that here, too?

If the British tweeter had called the shooter a "F**t," would you be defending that also?

I don't care how the British use the C word. It's posted on an American board and it's offensive to American women. The OP could have found some way to address this issue without using that particular tweet.

Like one of the many articles talking about this. The article below would have the added advantage of naming the man who did the shooting, while not including any slurs against women. He has been identified as Guy Gorney of Manhattan, Ill.

https://www.chron.com/nation/article/Trophy-hunter-who-killed-sleeping-lion-in-video-13703718.php

Trophy hunter who killed sleeping lion in video IDd as Illinois man

[Iggo]

46. I'd consider the source and remember it's not always about me. (n/t)

[pnwmom]

47. I'd prefer to use a better source that didn't contain a gratuitous insult against women. n/t

[Iggo]

48. That's not what you asked.

But have a wonderful day anyway.

[pnwmom]

49. Wow. So you WOULD defend the Brits using the N word or the F word if it was posted here. n/t

[Iggo]

50. Again, that's not what you asked.

You ever get tired of moving them goalposts?

[pnwmom]

51. Thats exactly what I asked, post #34. And you told me to consider the source. n/t

[Iggo]

55. EDIT.

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No, you're right. I read it again. You didn't ask me what I'd do. You asked me if I'd defend them.

My answer is basically the same, though: "No. I'd consider the source and remember it's not always about me."

I do apologize, though, for misrepresenting what you said. That was some sloppy reading on my part.

[SMC22307]

58. FFS, stop policing how others speak.

I'm an American woman who doesn't find offense in that tweet (or every fucking little thing). Accept that not everyone speaks the same as you.

[Chin music]

31. It's a word.

Just sayin'

[pnwmom]

35. So is the N word. So is the F**t word. They're all offensive. Just sayin'.

[Bayard]

42. Sorry

I wasn't happy about that either, but posted what I had received.

[pnwmom]

43. There are lots of other articles that talk about this, without using that tweet.

And some of them name the Illinois hunter, Guy Gorney of Manhattan, Ill.

https://www.chron.com/nation/article/Trophy-hunter-who-killed-sleeping-lion-in-video-13703718.php

Trophy hunter who killed sleeping lion in video IDd as Illinois man

[Duppers]

20. I cannot watch.

I already *hate* these people so intensely.

[Iggo]

22. Trophy hunters are scum.

All of them.

[Iggo]

24. Just say No to trophy hunting.

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Also, just say No to death porn.

[pazzyanne]

26. Can't watch this immoral SoB.

I truly see red and want to when I hear something like this. The people who do this (including the orange one's sons) do not deserve the air they breath. That is all.

[world wide wally]

27. Three fuckwads

The shooter. The guy patting him on the back, and Donald Trump Jr.

[Volaris]

39. Hahahahha...and Donald Trump Jr!

That tag should be generally and always applied to everything that correcrly offends us ha!

Death, Taxes, and Donald Trump Jr.
Poverty, Crime, and Donald Trump Jr.
Sex, Drugs, and Donald Trump Jr.

It's brilliant and it should be its own meme.

[oldlibdem]

29. As I always say, "no man is an Island"!

He has family and friends. Shame the jeepers out of him.

[Metro135]

32. Strip the bastard bare

and leave him alone on the Serengeti for a week. We'll see how mighty a hunter he is then.

[Volaris]

40. Agreed. It's voyeur survival porn for sure lol,

But Naked and Afraid is one or the very very few reality TV shows I can sit through...

Because you can either 'hack it' as god fuckin made you, or you can Be Fuckin Hungry.

Watching the learning process for that..feels...idunno...good and dirty all at the same time I guess heh...

[Ohiogal]

33. At first I thought

this was going to be an article about Dumpy Jr.

[Goodheart]

38. That just made my head explode in FURY

God damn that motherfucker!!!!!

[bitterross]

44. To take the life of another being for "sport" in abominable?

How small and mushroom-shaped is his penis?

[cbdo2007]

52. This isnt any worse than any other animal hunting...

Whether they are sleeping or walking through the woods with their kids, they are just living their life without even knowing that hunting exists and someone is trying to kill then with a weapon they can't comprehend and no chance to fight back.

All of it is cowardly.

[Beringia]

61. Exactly

[tymorial]

54. Grrr. There is something I posted and then immediately deleted because its wrong

And yet I would bet the Powerball jackpot from yesterday that many are thinking it too.... him sleeping etc etc.

[Moostache]

56. Shooting any animal does not impress me...

Hunting a lion with a spear and your bare hands might...r it might just confirm for me that that type of person is worthless and an evolutionary deadend...

[democratisphere]

57. This so-called hunter is an absolute coward.

What an outrage! I would love to personally kick his ass!

[Judi Lynn]

59. Couldn't bear to watch the video at all. Hope this man pays dearly in spirit for what he has done.nt

[flvegan]

60. Google him now.

I wish him luck with his life going forward.

[USALiberal]

63. Explain please! nt

[keithbvadu2]

62. Idaho Official Brags About Legally Killing 'A Whole Family of Baboons ...

Idaho Official Brags About Legally Killing 'A Whole Family of Baboons ...

https://www.google.com/search?biw=808&bih=348&ei=bbqeXLv9JsG8-gTCsbPYDQ&q=killed+family+of+monkeys&oq=killed+family+of+monkeys&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0i22i30.22200.24773..26280...0.0..0.166.1113.0j7......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i71j33i22i29i30.wnbS-6LU64Y

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142180073