Jimmy Kimmel on Cecil and the asshole

[ECB]

Don't know how to put video's in posts.  Sorry.  But I thought this was spot on. 

www.dailydot.com/politics/jimmy-kimmel-cecil-lion-sport-hunting-monologue/?fb=dd

[keyslover]

I just watched this- a local new station posted the link on their fb page.

I started to tear up too

[cookies]

Amen, Jimmy Kimmel.

This guy is a pig. The pictures of him posing with all those animals make me sick. Vomitous indeed.

[ECB]

Jul 29, 2015 10:59:16 GMT -5 cookies said:

Amen, Jimmy Kimmel.

This guy is a pig. The pictures of him posing with all those animals make me sick. Vomitous indeed.

What really bothers me about this too- he's killed a lion before.  Why did he need to kill ANOTHER?  That's what makes me skeptical of his "lack of knowledge" as to what was happening with this hunt.  Maybe I'm being unfair here, but I get this impression that a lot of big game hunting seems to be "well, I've done __, what can I do next that is even BIGGER/BETTER?". 

[kaybee85]

Jul 29, 2015 11:02:35 GMT -5 ECB said:

Jul 29, 2015 10:59:16 GMT -5 cookies said:

Amen, Jimmy Kimmel.

This guy is a pig. The pictures of him posing with all those animals make me sick. Vomitous indeed.

What really bothers me about this too- he's killed a lion before.  Why did he need to kill ANOTHER?  That's what makes me skeptical of his "lack of knowledge" as to what was happening with this hunt.  Maybe I'm being unfair here, but I get this impression that a lot of big game hunting seems to be "well, I've done __, what can I do next that is even BIGGER/BETTER?". 

Also, the fact that he's been in trouble before for shady hunting practices. Ugh.

[cookies]

Jul 29, 2015 11:02:35 GMT -5 ECB said:

Jul 29, 2015 10:59:16 GMT -5 cookies said:

Amen, Jimmy Kimmel.

This guy is a pig. The pictures of him posing with all those animals make me sick. Vomitous indeed.

What really bothers me about this too- he's killed a lion before.  Why did he need to kill ANOTHER?  That's what makes me skeptical of his "lack of knowledge" as to what was happening with this hunt.  Maybe I'm being unfair here, but I get this impression that a lot of big game hunting seems to be "well, I've done __, what can I do next that is even BIGGER/BETTER?". 

Until watching the Jimmy monologue, I didn't realize that lion wasn't Cecil.  Because you're right, why? Why go for two? What a lowlife.

[sangria]

I can honestly say, that for all the negatives that come with social media, I'm so fucking happy it exists to bring the hammer down on assholes like this.

It makes my heart soar with glee to see this fuckwad get lambasted worldwide thanks to twitter, FB etc.

[newgirl412]

Love Kimmel's segment about this topic. Not defending this guy shooting animals, but why not go find a lion/other animal in the TRUE WILD of Africa and shoot it...not luring an animal out of a wildlife park. I know not all animals in parks are tracked/gps like Cecil was, but those parks are created for a REASON....to save animals like Cecil!

[ECB]

Jul 29, 2015 11:19:33 GMT -5 newgirl412 said:

Love Kimmel's segment about this topic. Not defending this guy shooting animals, but why not go find a lion/other animal in the TRUE WILD of Africa and shoot it...not luring an animal out of a wildlife park. I know not all animals in parks are tracked/gps like Cecil was, but those parks are created for a REASON....to save animals like Cecil!

This is why I'm skeptical of a lot of this and also why I side-eye a LOT of big game hunters.  they hire professional guides and hide behind that.  "OH!!! Golly gee willikers - I had no idea that what we were doing was illegal.  i was just doing what the guide told me to do!". 

And as this asshole has killed a lion before, WHY another one?  I assume he wanted somehting "better" and I simply do not believe he was as in the dark as he claims to be.  maybe he didn't say "I want Cecil", but I'd bet you he said "I want a lion that is special".

And/plus/also - it's not even about the legality!!!!  it's about the morality.  That's what I love about what's going on.  People aren't in arms because he illegally shot a lion, they are up in arms because he shot a lion, period.

To what sangria said, this is what I like about social media - we're seeing stuff that's going on much faster and it's having a huge impact.  People are speaking out about how horrid this "sport" is.

[underwaterrhymes]

Jul 29, 2015 11:20:16 GMT -5 Aloe Vera said:

I keep reading how it's not his fault. Bullshit! He knew exactly what he was doing. If you see a collar on a lion and you know what it means (from his own statement) you don't pose next to it smiling and then try to destroy it. You go to the authorities and admit your mistake!

He was caught once for poaching. I am sure he did it more than once on US soil. He is shady as fuck. U.S. Wildlife authorities are involved now.

People are nice though. They brought flowers and stuffed animal to his practice and house.

The flowers and animals are so fucking awesome. It's all wild cats and leopards - a makeshift memorial to Cecil.

This asshole knew exactly what he was going. When you are a big game hunter, you are well aware of what the legalities and risks are. He'd been to Zimbabwe before and he knew damn well this lion was being lured off into private property.