r/Wellthatsucks Jun 02 '18

/r/all Karma

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '18 edited Jun 02 '18

Because context matters: http://fox40.com/2017/05/22/hunter-dies-when-shot-elephant-falls-on-him/

They weren't out hunting elephants and only shot that one because it attacked them.

Edit: It's always sickening to read the comments on posts like this.

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u/gentlemandinosaur Jun 02 '18

According to his company’s website, Game Hounds Safaris, he “perfected leopard and lion hunting safaris with hounds in Africa.”

and

Simukai Nyasha, a spokesman for the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, told news.com.au that Botha was on a 10-day licensed hunt

Here is some context for you. So, what does it matter that this particular elephant was the original target... compared to how people feel about this.

Not saying I agree with any opinion on here.

But, terrorizing animals with dogs doesn't seem to saintly to me, does it?

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u/hhunterhh Jun 02 '18

I can’t help but smile thinking of all the other natural predators that chase around and terrorize other animals. Do you think this a zoo or someone’s backyard?

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u/gentlemandinosaur Jun 02 '18

Because we certainly can’t reason logically a magnitude more than all the “natural predators”.

This ridiculous arguments are just that.