Lion killed by American Dentist

Man is the only creature that kills for fun or sport.

Wrong. Women do it too.

Explain in more detail pse
Jim.
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Bruggen. OUR Pilots wouldn’t have made that mistake I.M.H.O.. Way back on G.D. I posted an experience I had at RAF Holbeach Bombing Range, when the A10s were on the range, take a read if you can find it. It makes interesting reading.:). BTW What was the outcome of this encounter, Blue on Blue?.
Jim.
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So the RAF pilots that bombed a small school mistaking it for a bloody great building (shell house) in broad daylight, like the Americans did not have a valid excuse in your eyes

Bruggen. OUR Pilots wouldn’t have made that mistake I.M.H.O.. Way back on G.D. I posted an experience I had at RAF Holbeach Bombing Range, when the A10s were on the range, take a read if you can find it. It makes interesting reading.:). BTW What was the outcome of this encounter, Blue on Blue?.
Jim.
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That’s a thought……:)

It’d be even better if social media went “viral” if that’s the word, with human killing. As I said it’s all about a sense of proportion. That’s all.

The social media does go viral every time atrocities occur all over the world, it’s on the news, in the papers on the net, where else do you want it in a bottle in the sea 🙂

You’ve never had domestic cats in your life, have you…

Or a fox or a killer whale that torment seals before killing them.

Man is the only creature that kills for fun or sport.

You’ve never had domestic cats in your life, have you…

I think the media are doing a great job on this, if it just stops one other a***h **L* then it’s well worth don’t you think?

It’d be even better if social media went “viral” if that’s the word, with human killing. As I said it’s all about a sense of proportion. That’s all.

Bruggen. In a nutshell, NO. Don’t forget that OUR Tanks, had a “Gadget” on them that transmitted a signal, stating that they were FRIENDLIES and NOT the enemy, Guess they used one of their Amendments as an excuse..:apologetic:
Jim
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Like I said these things happen in conflict, obviously something went wrong they also had a bl**dy great cross painted on the back, the way your saying it is they heard the friend or foe signal saw the friendly markings and fired regardless.
If it was the other way round and it was an RAF F3 Tornado that wasted two A-10s you would probably be coming up with allsorts of excuses.

Bruggen – the point is in the reaction and shear volume of the coverage. If the lion had killed a dentist I suggest it would barely cause a ripple on social media. But I hope I would be proved wrong.

I think the media are doing a great job on this, if it just stops one other a***h **L* then it’s well worth don’t you think?

Bruggen. In a nutshell, NO. Don’t forget that OUR Tanks, had a “Gadget” on them that transmitted a signal, stating that they were FRIENDLIES and NOT the enemy, Guess they used one of their Amendments as an excuse..:apologetic:
Jim
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Bruggen – the point is in the reaction and shear volume of the coverage. If the lion had killed a dentist I suggest it would barely cause a ripple on social media. But I hope I would be proved wrong.

27vet – do you recall that study of chimpanzees a while ago? The film was deemed shocking at the time as a group of chimps appeared to be killing other chimps for no perceivable reason. We might conclude that the less intelligent the animal the more it’s actions will be purely instinctive but those with more brain power may have evolved more complex relationships.

Man is the only creature that kills for fun or sport.

I enjoyed this from Charles Moore this morning.

“If an American dentist called Cecil had been killed by a lion, few outside his family would have fussed. Some might even have laughed heartlessly. When a lion called Cecil is killed by an American dentist, half the world goes mad with rage and grief. Does this speak well or ill for the human race?”

If a lion kills a dentist it will be through instinct, that a***h*** did it for fun, but I dare say you will have another opinion you usually do, not long ago I seem to remember you saying on another thread that it wouldn’t bother you if the Tiger became extinct, so I can see why killing a Lion means nothing to you. But to a lot of people it does.

I enjoyed this from Charles Moore this morning.

“If an American dentist called Cecil had been killed by a lion, few outside his family would have fussed. Some might even have laughed heartlessly. When a lion called Cecil is killed by an American dentist, half the world goes mad with rage and grief. Does this speak well or ill for the human race?”

Like the A10s that shot up or Tanks and crew during the Gulf war?.
Jim.
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Jim you make it sound like they did it on purpose, seeing that the Americans had about 70% of the aircraft in that conflict, I think there would be more chance of American firing on us than the other way round don’t you?

it was war, sh(t happens.

Like the A10s that shot up or Tanks and crew during the Gulf war?.
Jim.
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In other news…:

If it moves, shoot it.

Long been a philosophy of the USA as many “allied” servicemen will testify.