Summary: Walter Palmer, the dentist who killed Cecil the Lion has now come back into the public eye as he tells the world that he will return to his dental practices in Minnesota. The dental office has since reopened without him, but he will now return. This all began when Dr. Palmer killed Cecil the Lion in early July. The lion was owned by an animal sanctuary in Zimbabwe and wore a tracking necklace. Palmer shot him once with his compound bow but hunted him down and shot him 40 hours later. The officials in Zimbabwe have requested him to be extradited as they have also arrested the 2 guides that led Palmer to Cecil the Lion. Palmer has also claimed that its the guides' fault and that he didn't know that it was illegal to kill Cecil. Many protests have arisen against Palmer but he insists on returning to his practice.
Analysis: I don't believe that Dr. Palmer should've been hunting lions at all. Many people hunt animals in Africa only to have the heads put up in their homes. Suddenly, a lion with a name is killed and there is major uproar worldwide, but where is the justice for the rest of the animals being killed daily? Also, there were all these protests against a man who was mislead by the guides. Dr. Palmer will never be able to live his life the same, nor will his family. I connect this with Roger Williams since the general public exiled him for saying his opinions that weren't the same as everybody else's. Also, after Roger William's first trial he hid his views and laid low for a while, until he got the job as priest of a church in Salem and his liberal views arose again.
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/07/us/walter-palmer-dentist-cecil-lion-interview/?iid=ob_article_topstories_pool&iref=obnetwork
I completely agree with the fact that it is sad that it has taken this one major catastrophic event (that has messed with the whole animal population pyramid in Africa) to raise awareness to the violent acts that happen every day. But at least there has been some awareness raised. Now let's hope this doesn't just blow over and is forgotten in a few months.
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ReplyDeleteBookerT StudentSeptember 8, 2015 at 8:18 PM
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you said about how this one lion, out of the hundreds of thousands killed, is hunted down and suddenly this is the spark that ignites the flames. I understand that this lion may have been special, but it is still a lion. I mean where were all the protests and violence when other "regular lions" were being hunted and killed?
I don't personally condone the killing, but I don't understand how this got such major coverage when there a much worse things to be putting out energy into. I understand being upset about the killings of innocent animals but this isn't what need to be in the headlines. Kiyanna Elliott
ReplyDeleteThis story upsets me because I believe that animal hunting is a cruel hobby that should be stopped immediately. There are many other ways to spend time and money that do not include killing precious wildlife. What about bowling? And if one does choose to participate in it, they should do so according to regulations set in place, unlike Walter Palmer. He should face the consequences of his actions, not just his guides.
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