The reports of the demise of Jericho may be premature, or simply utter bullshit to prompt people to pony up donations.
Imagine that!
I’m sure you say the same thing about people who engage in any expression of opinion that you aren’t interested in hearing.
Dammit. My computer crashed as I was trying edit my post …
Talking on the internet is just talking, like any other form of communication. It can lead to the same kinds of results that use of any medium of communication can. And given that outrage on the internet has actually been shown to have tremendous effects on the lives of people, both individually and in groups, it’s rather counter-factual to label all of it as impotent.
The SDMB, subforum About This Message Board is my personal favorite…
**Am I the only one who’s not !OUTRAGED! over the death of Cecil the lion?
**
No, apparently the people of Zimbabwe don’t give a shit, either.
http://conservativetribune.com/zimbabwe-truth-cecil-the-lion/
I’m surprised this hasn’t been mentioned on here what with the comments about the ineffectiveness of words on the internet…
Legislation has been drafted because of Cecil to put limitations on hunters bringing game trophies back to the United States.
Petitions for this legislation started immediately. I know, I signed multiple ones (as I signed petitions about extraditing Walter Palmer).
Words matter. Social media matters. Internet outrage matters. Actions in the “real” world end up happening because of it.
While considering Dr. Palmer’s deed despicable and loathsome, and being highly wishful for the continuing preservation of Africa’s fauna: the seeming capriciousness and randomness of the Internet lynch-mob, and its ferocity – sometimes translated into real-life action – also make me uneasy. Herewith, a verse offering.
Who killed poor Cecil?
I, said Walter Palmer –
Needing no suit of armour,
I killed old Cecil.
CHORUS
And the Net-freaks of the world were all in their glory
As oe’r this they had fun erupting in fury,
In their joint roles, of judge / Ketch / jury.
How did you kill him?
Well, me old cock-sparrow,
With my crossbow and arrow,
That’s how I killed him.
But not quite, my friend dental:
Arrow failed the full job –
Quick death? no-sirree-Bob:
What ensued, was quite mental.
Who helped to do it?
We, said Honest and Theo –
Lured beast out, for big fee-oh:
We helped to do it.
How long his death-throes?
Couple days, till rifle-shot:
Not nice – but, so what?
In the wild, oft thus it goes.
Dr. P., with us level:
We’ve some questions to pose,
If you’d kindly answer those?
(Tell the truth, shame the Devil.)
First, why did you do it?
For his head, now and then
To admire in my den –
That’s what caused me to do it.
Are you sorry you did it?
No, of course not, you nong –
I’m sorry it went wrong,
But with great joy I did it.
Did you know ‘twas illegal?
Chill, pal – have no seizure:
In that shithole, once Rhodesia,
There’s no meaning to “illegal”.
What d’you see in your future?
Best case, folks’ memory-span
Short – p’raps, return I can
To normal, mid-term future.
If your luck’s less good here?
Many years “under wraps”:
When I dare come out, chaps –
No more big game, I fear.
Meanwhile, what say the locals?
What a fuss about naught:
Our lives with worse stuff fraught
Than killed lions, say the locals.
Who leads the nation?
Bob M: fags I sure hate –
They’re banned in my state;
Plus, bound for damnation.
What say all the other poachers?
For a few days, lie low:
Folk forget – then we’ll go
Back to normal, say poachers.
What’s Jericho’s comment?
Double workload; plus, fame
Makes me much-more-targeted game –
Oh, fuck: Jericho’s comment.
How come victim named Cecil?
Said the Zims: here’s no lie –
We like Rhodesy, God knows why;
We named the lion Cecil.
What will come of this all?
Guess: ephemeral global rage;
But on nature-conserving stage
Alas, bugger-all.
Hahahaha. There are already rules and regulations concerning the import of big game trophies. This law doesn’t even appear to prevent the import of Cecil’s hide.
From your linked article -
*U.S. lawmakers joined the chorus of outrage over the killing of Cecil the lion on Friday, announcing a bill that would stop people from importing “trophies” gleaned from hunting potentially endangered animals.
The bill, Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large (CECIL) Animal Trophies Act, would make it illegal for trophy hunters to bring back parts of any species proposed or listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973*.
And what exactly does the term “POTENTIALLY endangered animals” mean? Which animal-rights activist gets to chose which animals are “potentially” endangered? Does Senator Menendez, or the bill sponsors, intend to declare ALL animals “potentially” endangered?
There is still no evidence that the dentist actually knew that the professional hunter did not obtain the proper paperwork from the Zimbabwe government, or that the dentist was aware that the hunt itself was illegal until he became aware of the tracking collar.
I also find it amusing that internet posters blame the dentist because the professional hunter took 40 hours to find the wounded lion. Tracking game is a big part of a professional hunter’s job, not the clients.
Hahahaha. In this case it’s going to mean lions. As you needed to have that stated for you.
Why are you laughing, exactly?
Does the law mean lions or are you just hoping that it does?
How does this law actually change the Endangered Species Act of 1973?
If you’re going to state something as if it’s a fact, then you should be able to prove your statement? Or not?
The suggestion by lalaith that drafted legislation means that the legislation would make it to a floor vote, or that it would be passed into law. Anyone who has been watching Congress operate for the last six years should be aware of the unlikelihood of any legislation being passed. Isn’t that why Obama is resorting to Executive Orders to enable hopey changey?
To answer the OP I don’t care about Cecil the lion, but I do care that lions are being hunted in general. Seems like we need to preserve the ones that are left.
AFAICT doorhinge is correct - this proposed law will change nothing and have no effect (other than expressing outrage, attempting to make it look like the legislators are doing something, and generally wasting their time and the taxpayers’ money on meaninglesness).
This is the moral equivalent of National Artichoke Day, and just about as useful.
Regards,
Shodan
It appears that Cecil’s brother Jericho is still alive after all.
National Artichoke Day would be awesome!
See you next March 16. I make a bigger deal about National Talk Like A Pirate Day myself, but that’s just me.
But look out - first there was the War on Christmas, next up - Pogrom Against National Static Electricity Day.
Regards,
Shodan
What about the artichoke leaves? Why don’t they get a day?
It was the animal-rights group, Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force, which made the false claim of Jericho’s demise. Aren’t they the same group who originally claimed that the dentist was aware that the hunt for Cecil was illegal?
A professional hunter took the dentist’s money, did not complete the required government forms, did not pay the applicable government fees, baited Cecil away from the game preserve, and required 40 hours to track the wounded lion. The professional hunter knew the hunt was illegal. The Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force doesn’t appear to care about the facts. The Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force doesn’t appear to be a credible organization.
There’s a day of remembrance for the time Artie chokes two for a dollar at Walmart? 