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75. As angry as I am over the death of Cecil,

Fri Jul 31, 2015, 09:51 PM

Jul 2015

Mugabe has no room to talk about animal rights, including lions.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/robert-mugabe-eats-a-zoo-for-obscene-91st-birthday-party-10077805.html

His guests were fed a young elephant, and two buffaloes, two sables and five impalas were also donated to the president by a local landowner. He also threw in a lion and a crocodile to be stuffed as an extra gift for Mugabe. On top of this, 40 cows were offered to the president by two members of his government. A second elephant is going to be shot and given to the Victoria Falls community.

That said, I hope Dr. Palmer spends a lot of time in prison.

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Zimbabwe to U.S. : Extradite dentist over killing of Cecil the lion [View all] restorefreedom Jul 2015 OP

I'm not defending him, but.... Chasstev365 Jul 2015 #1

'...until the end of the hunt'. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #2

Didn't stop him from taking his head, either. Frank Cannon Jul 2015 #4

And, supposedly (eyeroll) feeling distress once he finds out, he then requests to kill an elephant hlthe2b Jul 2015 #5

That's a damning article. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #7

"He shot the lion he wanted to shoot" Myrina Jul 2015 #9

Again, I'm not defending him, I just posed the question. Chasstev365 Jul 2015 #13

the evidence is pretty clear restorefreedom Jul 2015 #23

Palmer has now been caught twice completing an illegal hunt. avebury Jul 2015 #68

hopefully this time restorefreedom Jul 2015 #70

I would love to see that! Far too often assholes like this with lots of money go off with no RKP5637 Jul 2015 #79

he has such a huge ego restorefreedom Jul 2015 #82

"Conflicting information" and truebluegreen Jul 2015 #24

He knew what he was doing. City Lights Jul 2015 #31

Stop defending this asshole Politicalboi Jul 2015 #52

He would be nothing but Baby Ruth's whenever the lions took a dump. skamaria Jul 2015 #57

Here's my thought on this, post #76. n/t RKP5637 Jul 2015 #77

exactly restorefreedom Jul 2015 #83

If he believes that he should come out of hiding. City Lights Jul 2015 #3

I couldn't agree more! hamsterjill Jul 2015 #85

The man has illegally poached before... Triana Jul 2015 #10

That was a statement Kelvin Mace Jul 2015 #14

it can be testified to restorefreedom Jul 2015 #19

If he is charged by the Zimbabwe government Kelvin Mace Jul 2015 #21

i think you are on to something important restorefreedom Jul 2015 #26

palmer is a monster and needs to be put into prison. period. samsingh Jul 2015 #29

palmer also paid a sexual harrassment settlement in the 6 figures samsingh Jul 2015 #30

How could he have not seen the radio collar before he shot? Marrah_G Jul 2015 #35

Probably because it was covered by the mane. cab67 Jul 2015 #41

It was plainly visible. Probably was even more so with the spotlight they had on him. kas125 Jul 2015 #53

"Ignorance of the law is no excuse." nt ladjf Jul 2015 #38

That's what trials are for.... and depends on what the guides say, right? Adrahil Jul 2015 #40

It makes no difference at all, okasha Jul 2015 #42

He already admitted he lied to federal wildlife officials csziggy Jul 2015 #45

Bullshit. He knew what the guides was doing was wrong. mnhtnbb Jul 2015 #50

he specifically requested to hunt near the park and from what I've read magical thyme Jul 2015 #54

It would go to credibility. avebury Jul 2015 #66

He's a coward... noel711 Jul 2015 #67

The hunter has become the hunted - good. KARMA IS A bitch aint it. nm Kashkakat v.2.0 Jul 2015 #69

Although it's lovely of you to defend poor misunderstood Walter TBF Jul 2015 #73

My feeling on this is if he felt he had done nothing wrong he would come forward to the RKP5637 Jul 2015 #76

Let him go to trial and tell his story. Sienna86 Jul 2015 #6

Upset? That's why they have a picture of him posing over the head with a HUGE grin? George II Jul 2015 #37

notice the quotes the poster put around the word upset restorefreedom Jul 2015 #60

We'd better. Myrina Jul 2015 #8

i hope the govt learned something restorefreedom Jul 2015 #12

the park where cecil lived restorefreedom Jul 2015 #11

Uh, let's have an actual trial first, please Kelvin Mace Jul 2015 #16

sure. zimbabwe wants him back so send him restorefreedom Jul 2015 #17

Completely agree. Kelvin Mace Jul 2015 #18

15 years in a prison there restorefreedom Jul 2015 #20

Would love to see this blow up in the coming campaign season Kelvin Mace Jul 2015 #22

well, if they trot out ted nugent to make their case... restorefreedom Jul 2015 #27

or Trump CountAllVotes Jul 2015 #43

what a sorry picture. nt restorefreedom Jul 2015 #58

Karma, baby. okasha Jul 2015 #51

We won't have an actual trial. Igel Jul 2015 #34

Well, he is likely to have an extradition hearing Kelvin Mace Jul 2015 #56

i hate the conclusion you reached about a us trial restorefreedom Jul 2015 #59

We will however, prophecize on extrajudicial matters we have little knowledge of LanternWaste Jul 2015 #61

travelers are not allowed to break the laws of nations they go to just because they are bad laws Scootaloo Jul 2015 #84

This dentist needs to be extradicted Gothmog Jul 2015 #15

I have a feeling that this could get ugly. Darb Jul 2015 #25

there is now pressure from two countries restorefreedom Jul 2015 #33

A couple of other insights, Darb Jul 2015 #28

yeah. a tiny penis loser restorefreedom Jul 2015 #32

+1,000 CountAllVotes Jul 2015 #46

where did i leave my scanning electron microscope? restorefreedom Jul 2015 #62

. CountAllVotes Jul 2015 #78

Yep, little dick, big gun! What an asshole Palmer is! I sure hope he doesn't think this is all RKP5637 Jul 2015 #81

They make no attempt to pretend to not use dogs csziggy Jul 2015 #47

Cover-Up is his downfall FM451 Jul 2015 #36

Evil dentist. Rolf21 Jul 2015 #39

Welcome to the Democratic Underground Rolf21!! CountAllVotes Jul 2015 #44

Thank you. Rolf21 Jul 2015 #48

I have no expectations CountAllVotes Jul 2015 #49

i hope you are not one of those anti dentites restorefreedom Jul 2015 #63

He has lawyered up cosmicone Jul 2015 #55

they suspect he is involved in something much bigger restorefreedom Jul 2015 #64

So have they made a formal extradition request to the US yet? n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #65

they said today they have started the paperwork restorefreedom Jul 2015 #71

I hope the paperwork doesn't get lo$t. n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #72

Let Zimbabwe have him first. okasha Jul 2015 #74

As angry as I am over the death of Cecil, christx30 Jul 2015 #75

Has anyone looked at Robert Mugabe's 91st Birthday "party" menu about five months ago? 24601 Jul 2015 #80