Originally Posted By: 6724i did not see eugene's insult to me, must have been a good one!
i looked up his links to information about the dentist. in the bear case, he was part of a group. nothing anywhere says that he killed it, it only states that he was a part of that group. while a bear was taken in an incorrect area, it is hardly a serious offense. it could easily have been a mistake. the problem came from lieing to the USFWS, that is the felony. But, from the article i read, it was unclear whether he was convicted of that felony.
it is common for hunters from america to use rifles provided for them africa. it would not indicate that he was a prohibited person. also, maybe he is an archer first? some of us archery hunt because we like the challenge, gun ownership has nothing to do with it.
it bugs me that some people, hunters, are willing to throw this guy overboard. some do not like his method of hunting, by baiting. but, baiting for lions is legal. they lured the lion out of the park, big deal! how many hunters out there hunt along park boundaries, or private property hoping to call an animal across the fence? i know i do, any good hunter will go to where his odds are best, crossing that fence to hunt is not legal, but getting the animal to cross the fence is hunting.
harassing women? what does that have to do with anything? and just because some woman says he said things, does not mean that he did. wealthy people are targets for actions against them, it is driven by money. i know people who have been sued for wrongful termination, that have fired people who were poor employees. the employee happened to be black and sued claiming racism, they settled for $1 million. the employer had deep pockets and the fired employee knew it. this woman he settled with could have been a romantic interest turned bad, and she wanted some cash. the low dollar amount suggests to me that there was not much of a case.
the bigger point here is, that facts are not plentiful in this case, and without facts it is all just speculation. posting tidbits of information supplemented by personal views does not constitute truth or fact.
While your post has some merit, my point was he's not a sympathetic character, and harassing women shows that, along with fishing without a license, and shooting bears in WI and lieing about it. While petty, it all adds up in my book. It's just my opinion, I'd rather he wasn't caught up in this, because it makes hunters look bad. And if I'm going to believe him, I go on people's previous record. Let's remember, this guy has money, so whatever he finally got in the bear case, was a lot better than you or I would of got without putting out some serious scratch. This guy is just bad for hunters. After awhile when certain people don't catch on, they need to ride under the bus. My post did say we need to wait for more facts, but this guy isn't going to get the benefit of the doubt with 95% of the people.