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This is the guy who lured Cecil the lion out of the Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe (with two other local hunters) and shot him with a crossbow. The kill wasn't clean though and they had to track him for a further 40 hours where they then shot him with a rifle. They then skinned and decapitated him.
His defence that he didn't realise it was an illegal hunt is clearly a lie, as all animals in national parks are protected, and so by luring one out of a park was obviously illegal. As he has been on many such hunts before he would have been well aware of this.
I hope this story brings an end to all such trophy hunting. Only serial killers are known to keep trophies of their victims, so that gives an indication to the mindset of these people.
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Fixedc the title.
Dominic Burford wrote: he didn't realise it was an illegal hunt is clearly a lie
Which is why he used a crossbow (a silent weapon).
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I don't have a particular axe to grind on this subject. However the idea that you need the money from hunters killing animals you are trying to save has always seemed jarring. This is the outcome.
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He's easily one of the worlds most hated men right now... Him and Bill Cosby! 
But it's not all bad: It brings a lot of attention to a subject that NEEDS a lot of attention!
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Quote: Him and Bill Cosby
Brilliant 
Quote: It brings a lot of attention to a subject that NEEDS a lot of attention!
My thoughts exactly too.
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At least Bill Cosby sedated his victims first.
*Allegedy
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LOL 
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
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Now that I think about it, I don't understand why it would be a great surprise to people IF he sedated people...
He did use to be Doctor Huggable... eh, Huxtable...
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
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Johnny J. wrote: He did use to be Doctor Huggable... eh, Huxtable
Dr. Execrable is what you're looking for.
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Given that the effective hunting range[^] of a heavy crosbow is "50, maybe 60 yards" he had to be close enough to see that it was a collared animal as well - it showed up clearly on the tv video when he was still alive.
And lions are covered by CITES regs as well it would appear: http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/15951/0[^] so hunting should be a no-no anyway.
Methinks he just wanted to kill something else and didn't care about consequences: it seems he has already bagged leopard, rhino, ...[^]
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Quote: Methinks he just wanted to kill something else and didn't care about consequences:
I would agree. I don't think he cared about the legality, morality or otherwise of what he was doing.
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Reminded me of that[^] although i have to say that Dchbg Palmer is a really big elephant.
It's sad an i hope this behaviour gets the attention it needs to stop such cruel actions in further times. I am a hunter 2 but i don't understand what takes those ppl to play against the rules :/
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Where is he right now? Looks like his clinic - River Bluff - in Minnesota is not open.
Can he recover from where he is today?
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I sure hope he gets a substantial punishment first! 
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
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Yes.
But, sadly, this may not count as homicide. Killing a human being, however vile, may get a bigger punishment than killing Cecil.
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Stop feeding the other lions in that park for a few days, then release him in it.
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Without his bow and arrows, of course
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Yeah--I had added "unarmed and naked as the day he was born" to my original message, but somehow that got bundled up and apparently didn't get saved...
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Avijnata wrote: Can he recover from where he is today?
Depends - two of the organisers at the African end have been arrested (effectively for poaching a lion) and the authorities are "looking for Palmer in connection with the same case" : News[^]. So in theory, he could be extradited to Zimbabwe to face trial - though the penalty he would face if convicted is laughable compared to the amount he paid for the hunt in the first place.
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50 grand. Money earned as a dentist.
As a dentist, he should have had empathy for pain, so as to alleviate it. Sadly here, looks like he inflicted maximum pain on Cecil.
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BTW: I hope you never let him into India, because he will be going for a tiger next... 
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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No entry for such persons in India. We already have many such here.
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This is the same guy who, although he had a license to legally hunt bear, shot a bear outside of the acceptable area, moved the body into that area which was allowed and then lied about it. And also the guy who sexually harasses his staff and then fires them if they report it.
Disregard for laws and all around scumbag. Treats animals and humans with utter contempt. He knew what he was doing.
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Jimmy Kimmel chimes in[^] About 2:28 in has what Jimmy thinks the reason may be.
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