He killed a lion and Cecil lost his business: 7 facts about the "crime and punishment" of the American hunter

Intolerable cruelty and senselessness of the murder for murder shocked the world. < 1. Leo Cecil was one of the most famous animals in Africa and the most famous Lion of Zimbabwe, the hero of numerous TV programs and a favorite of tourists. July 28 it became known that Cecil died a tragic death: he was killed in the hunt. The killer turned out to be a dentist Walter Cecil Palmer of Minnesota, according to preliminary version, has returned to the United States.





2. Zimbabwe police arrested in connection with the death of Cecil two people, professional hunter and the owner of the farm, and said that Palmer could also be charged with poaching. American Sam said he regretted the killing of the famous lion, and continued to insist that he was deceived and believed that he was on a legal hunt. According to him, he did not even know about what exactly he was asked to kill a lion, and is ready to render any assistance to the investigation.



3. The authorities believe that Palmer paid about 50 thousand dollars for the opportunity to hunt. Leo was previously enticed out of the national park, where hunting is prohibited, and the American was able to hurt him with a crossbow. After that, according to the collar with a GPS-lion hunters chased the animal for about 40 hours. Catch up, he was shot with a rifle, was beheaded and skinned. Hunting trophies have become the main evidence of American involvement in the murder. The defendants face up to 15 years imprisonment, and the court has to take place July 29.





4. online petition to ban the country permits to shoot animals, endangered, less than a week has collected over 200 thousand signatures. In Zimbabwe hunting is permitted, but only in special areas, and only after receiving the license for the specific animals that are not endangered.



5. Facebook users have left several thousand angry comments on the page dental office Palmer in a social network. Page was soon removed, but instead one of the critics made back-putting as the title shot photos of Palmer with another hunter and a dead lion. Probably, many users of the service have decided that it is genuine, since continued to write accusations and threats already on it.





6. Outraged users found Page doctor's office in the service of the institutions of Yelp reviews and "merged" its rating to one star, and Palmer called "serial killer." CMI reported that a dentist is temporarily closed and windows shuttered blinds.





7. problems with the law because of hunting Palmer did not arise for the first time: in 2008, it has been accused of illegal killing of black bear and fined 2939 dollars. Also, it is not the only hunter faced with public criticism on the Internet, for example, in July 2014 hundreds of negative comments received in the network American Kendall Jones, also enjoys hunting rare animals. Members Facebook en masse demanded removal of its pages with photos from social networks, and later the page was actually removed.



via tjournal.ru/p/cecil-dead

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