Seriously? A lion?

[Benton]

(08-02-2015, 01:25 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: i don't think that this is a big deal to Zimbabwe.   They are only showing concern because of the public relations nightmare if they acted like it was no big deal .  They shit down lion and other hunts.   That's big business over there.... No way that stays out for long.    

And if that was me in The dentist shoes, I woildnt go back unless it was only to testify against the guides.    

And if we send him back then I guess we will see this story on locked up abroad  lol

To the bold: that's no way to treat an animal. Unless they're into that sort of thing. But usually you have to pay extra.


As far as the dentist, ignorance is no excuse. If you buy a 60-inch tv out of the back of a truck for $50, you fail the reasonable person test and are guilty of receiving stolen property. That's true of many crimes. If someone using common sense under normal conditions can determine it's a crime, the party is guilty of committing it even if they don't have direct knowledge. Along the same lines, ignorance of the law is no excuse. You're still guilty of breaking it even if you don't know or have no reason to know it's wrong.

So the "oh, he was just relying on his guides" doesn't hold a lot of water. The guy was an experienced hunter, he was hunting an exotic species and he paid well above the price for a guided safari hunt.

And I'd say it's a big deal to Zimbabwe. The guide alone is looking at 15 years, if I remember right. That's a serious chunk of time just for abetting.