Sport Hunting

[Swish]

Fox hunting is (close to) banned here, fox hunters say that too many foxes is bad for the natural habitat.... so by artificially culling them that's apparently good for the natural habitat. Justifications for killing animals etc.

That lion shouldn't have been shot, and I hope that a decent positive ruling is made to stop it going on.

[dafier]

REALLY! OMG! I didn't know Fox hunting existed anymore. I know it was a HUGE part of the English culture at one point of time.

As for some of the bad stuff that happens in Africa, the poaching and illegal/legal hunting is least of anyones worries.

Horn of Africa, what a mess. That is all.....

[Deliverator]

Originally Posted by Swish [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Fox hunting is (close to) banned here, fox hunters say that too many foxes is bad for the natural habitat.... so by artificially culling them that's apparently good for the natural habitat. Justifications for killing animals etc.

That lion shouldn't have been shot, and I hope that a decent positive ruling is made to stop it going on.

Yes, culling them (how exactly is a predator killing a fox artificial?) is good for the environment because we've reduced the population of their other predators in those same regions. Same reason the elk in Yellowstone are healthier than ever since we put wolves back in Yellowstone. The weak, sick, and injured members of the herd are culled by the wolves.

Why do people think that humans are unnatural? We are here, we evolved here. Everything we do is how we interact with nature, naturally.

[Cecily]

Originally Posted by dafier [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

having children shoot guns while promoting gun safety.

9 out of 10 African warlords agree, teaching children how to handle firearms safely is extremely important.

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[Ryba]

Originally Posted by dafier [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Don't let yourself be bothered with the non-thinkers of the world. They are but a waste of time.

If you can only describe your world in terms of polar opposites, you probably aren't the thinker you imagine yourself to be. There's nuance to this argument. It is broader than your illusionary world of Real Men versus The Yuppy Sheeple.

I can virtually guarantee I've killed more animals for meat than you badasses. Hunting lions is indefensibly retarded--but it is legal. Killing a protected one is illegal and it will get you publicly laughed at for your retarded hobby. That's how the world works. Nobody will actually torture his family, but if they do, that person can go to prison.

Shooting a lion is pedestrian. Paying to do so for a trophy head is depressingly shallow, but we are still on the right side of the law. Getting caught bait-hunting a protected lion (accident or not) and destroying its tracking collar is ridiculous. Ridiculous things get ridiculed.

Worse than being disingenuously outraged is being a weathervane for disingenuous outrage: lots of hand waving, but in the end, predictably contrary. Don't be so confident of the inferiority of the person you're talking to and I guarantee you your world will open up.

[Pokesan]

only a good lion with a gun can stop a bad dentist with a gun

[Slathar]

fuck this stupid asshole

[Llodd]

Originally Posted by Pokesan [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

only a good lion with a gun can stop a bad dentist with a gun

Just come out and say it. This wouldn't have happened on red.

[dafier]

Originally Posted by Cecily [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

9 out of 10 African warlords agree, teaching children how to handle firearms safely is extremely important.

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Capital response Cecily!

[Big_Japan]

Originally Posted by Cecily [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

9 out of 10 African warlords agree, teaching children how to handle firearms safely is extremely important.

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kid's got trigger discipline