Veteran big game hunter dies after elephant, felled by gunfire, collapses on him

sbeefyk1 wrote:

Cool beans dude! wrote:

Disagree with it all you want, but celebrating his death is crass and unbecoming. He left a family behind.

If his family was important to him he wouldn't choose something that is dangerous.

Yeah, no one who does something somewhat risky cares about their family.

Unless these elephants are running through villages killing children then I don't see any point to go hunt them today.

You're fvcking stupid.

sbeefyk1 wrote:

Cool beans dude! wrote:

Disagree with it all you want, but celebrating his death is crass and unbecoming. He left a family behind.

If his family was important to him he wouldn't choose something that is dangerous. Big game hunters know they could very easily die everyday they go hunting. If the thrill of killing an animal trumps seeing your family and spending time with them, then it is what it is.

I do at least agree with you that animals are inferior. Evolution put us on the pedestal to crush any animals that try to challenge our dominance. This is why guns were made. We needed a way to fight dangerous animals that were killing our families. Unless these elephants are running through villages killing children then I don't see any point to go hunt them today.

Not so fast monkey man science guy. There is no evolution. Man is superior to the animals, we agree there. However, we were created that way.

Cool beans dude! wrote:

not bothered by it wrote:

Is your opinion that I should be able to kill anything that is less important than me, and that it is a tragedy if I am harmed in that act?

If your entire life revolves around killing things of beauty just to watch them die, I don't have much sympathy, even if you are "more important" than the things you are destroying.

Elephant hunting is legal and a legitimate way to earn a living.

Disagree with it all you want, but celebrating his death is crass and unbecoming. He left a family behind.

And yea, I'll go out on a limb and say humans are more important than animals. If you drove past a dead person in the road you'd probably stop - you probably don't stop for dead deer and squirrels.

The elephant left a family behind, too. Although "legal" what good reason would there be to kill an animal like that? To prove how big a man you are? Hahaha......That didn't work out too well for him, did it.

I'm sure the dead brave hunter was told many times how cruel his activities are.....probably laughed at the claims.....behind people's backs of course. That's what cowards do.

Well, he should have listened.

F U Flat Stanley........ Hahahahahaha......

Cool beans dude! wrote:

[quote]not bothered by it wrote:

And yea, I'll go out on a limb and say humans are more important than animals. ....

If we're so important how come we all die?

Humans are more important to humans than non humans. Yes.

But it's impossible to rationally support the notion that either of us are important at all.

Wtfunny wrote:

Cool beans dude! wrote:

[quote]not bothered by it wrote:

And yea, I'll go out on a limb and say humans are more important than animals. ....

If we're so important how come we all die?

Humans are more important to humans than non humans. Yes.

But it's impossible to rationally support the notion that either of us are important at all.

Wrong.

Important is a word used by humans and for humans. Rationality is human too. You try to say there is some human related logic outside the human mind. There isn't.

I guess you're an atheist. If so, you don't even understand your own beliefs.

Are you drunk?

So ridiculous to shoot an Elephant. And then what? leave the carcass there to rot. I understand people that hunt something and then eat the meat, but to kill an animal just to kill it makes no sense.

Surely you are able to guarantee all these hunts are on the level?No corruption? No animals being taken illegally? After all most do take place in Africa.Hopefully the elephant landed in a manner that would garner a Seinfeld like 'It was a million to one shot Doc!"

explainer to the snowflakes wrote:

There are way too many elephants in some areas. Somebody has to shoot them. It's much better that a rich person pays big money for shooting one than making the African gubmints pay someone to do it.

Yes, you are all idiots.

explainer to the snowflakes wrote:

There are way too many elephants in some areas. Somebody has to shoot them. It's much better that a rich person pays big money for shooting one than making the African gubmints pay someone to do it.

Yes, you are all idiots.

There are way too many humans in some areas. Somebody has to shoot them. It's much better that a rich person pays big money for shooting one than making the African gubmints pay someone to do it.

Yes, you are all idiots.

At this guy's funeral, I hear it will be an open envelope.

Get it? Cause he's flat!!!!

recognizer of messed up ppl wrote:

Wtfunny wrote:

If we're so important how come we all die?

Humans are more important to humans than non humans. Yes.

But it's impossible to rationally support the notion that either of us are important at all.

Wrong.

Important is a word used by humans and for humans. Rationality is human too. You try to say there is some human related logic outside the human mind. There isn't.

I guess you're an atheist. If so, you don't even understand your own beliefs.

The cringe is too real...

explainer to the snowflakes wrote:

There are way too many elephants in some areas. Somebody has to shoot them. It's much better that a rich person pays big money for shooting one than making the African gubmints pay someone to do it.

Yes, you are all idiots.

There are not too many elephants (or lions, bears, wolves, etc.). In reality there are too many humans destroying all viable habitat and creating conflict such that populations need to be culled.

I feel badly for the hunter's family, not so much for him.... In fairness you should know I always root for the animal being hunted, not the hunter, when the killing is just for "sport". You should hear me at bull fights. I always coach the bull to go for the matadore's legs, not the red cape.

That is pretty funny.

Only legitimate hunting is running down an animal for many hours while it dies of heat exhaustion OR running down an animal and using your muscles to strangle it to death

I'm not celebrating the death of this person, but the world doesn't need people like him. We are better off without him. People who kill these animals are sick. There is no justification to kill these animals. It's just to satisfy their morbid sense of gratification.

Ignorant POS.

T&F Nut wrote:

I'm not celebrating the death of this person, but the world doesn't need people like him. We are better off without him. People who kill these animals are sick. There is no justification to kill these animals. It's just to satisfy their morbid sense of gratification.

I hope you're vegan or at least vegetarian. The same concept applies to the meat, egg, and dairy industries.

kangaroomie wrote:

I hope you're vegan or at least vegetarian. The same concept applies to the meat, egg, and dairy industries.

Killing an animal for sustenance is different than killing an animal to mount its head on a wall and brag about your gamesmanship, and in most philosophies is less morally reprehensible. Or is this new to you?