Should the Lion killer be extradited?

[Vigilante]

And for the truly caring .....

Cecil the lion's cubs are being protected by his BROTHER

The Daily Mail ^ | 31 July 2015 | SIMON TOMLINSON and TOM WYKE
The cubs fathered by Cecil the lion are being protected by his brother amid fears they will be killed by a male rival, researchers said today. The much-loved lion was killed by American dentist Walter Palmer earlier this month, sparking outrage around the world. After his death, there were fears his cubs would be killed by the next lion in the hierarchy so he could father his own offspring with the females in the pride. But a team at Oxford University's Wildlife Conservation Unit, which had been studying Cecil before he was shot dead, said the lion's brother had stepped...

 

[Bobby1250]

And for the truly caring .....

Cecil the lion's cubs are being protected by his BROTHER

The Daily Mail ^ | 31 July 2015 | SIMON TOMLINSON and TOM WYKE
The cubs fathered by Cecil the lion are being protected by his brother amid fears they will be killed by a male rival, researchers said today. The much-loved lion was killed by American dentist Walter Palmer earlier this month, sparking outrage around the world. After his death, there were fears his cubs would be killed by the next lion in the hierarchy so he could father his own offspring with the females in the pride. But a team at Oxford University's Wildlife Conservation Unit, which had been studying Cecil before he was shot dead, said the lion's brother had stepped...

What a touching story; pity not a shred of it is true.

Which means it will make a great Hollywood movie.

 

[PaintMyHouse]

Makes do difference. I'm very careful when in other nations to follow the law. Once outside the US you are mostly on your own. Obey the law, it's not that difficult.

I will remember that next time a person is arrested and you don't like it enough so that your hair catches on fire.
Or when a member of one fo your protected classes is jailed or one of your favorite son/daughter politicians is charged with a crime or other breach...
Do you enter your glass house with a key or do you have a combination

Break the law, face the consequences. It's not difficult to understand.

And your projection isn't helping you at all...

He didn't break any laws, Herr PC thought cop.

This dead lion is now all over the media. All asking about how this could have happened. Sadly Cecil is not the first lion to have been lured out of a national park. He might not even be the one hundred and first….

Accusations are swirling, but let’s tease these complicated strands apart.

1. It is completely legal to bait lions in Zimbabwe – it is standard practice. Cecil was shot with a bow and arrow from a blind. That is also legal. Cecil was shot badly and was only put out of his misery 40 hours later. That is what happens regularly in trophy hunting.

2. Cecil was shot outside a national park in a private hunting concession. That is also legal. It is not illegal to kill radiocollared lions.

3. But Cecil was shot in an area not assigned a lion quota. Supposedly the bait was set for a leopard and then Cecil came along. The professional hunter, Theo Bronkhorst told his client to shoot the lion, and then the hunt became illegal.

4. The professional hunter then allegedly attempted to destroy the radiocollar to hide the evidence. Allegedly the client was “furious” when he found that the lion was radiocollared. Allegedly, when a professional hunter engages a client in an area without lion quota, the lion will be listed as hunted in an area that does have quota. This could have been standard practice, but unfortunately Cecil was a well-known lion.

5. The professional hunter and the concession owner are now being investigated. Both were allegedly arrested and released on bail. Bronkhorst has been suspended from the Zimbabwe Professional Hunters and Guides Association. He will likely abscond rather than face trial unless he is confident of the possible bribes he has paid to an entirely corrupt judiciary. The concession owner is allegedly related to the Zimbabwe Minister of Transport and will therefore be immune from prosecution.

6. There seems now to be a desire to find the “client” who shot Cecil. Some say he is Spanish, some say he is American. Whatever his nationality, this man cannot really be prosecuted. A client does what his professional hunter tells him. A client usually has no idea about the laws and regulations of the country he is hunting in – he just buys a safari and then places himself in the hands of his professional hunter guide. Finding the client could be interesting to let him tell his side of the story, but in terms of legal prosecution this person is hardly important.

7. The hunt is also on to find what remains of Cecil. That is strange, as a hunting trophy should be immediately identifiable?

8. There are calls to prevent the import of Cecil’s trophy into the EU. That will be difficult unless the name of the client gets known. Also, it is almost impossible to distinguish a single lion trophy from all the others yearly imported into the EU from Zimbabwe.

LionAid - The Cecil Factor - News

I'll leave that up to the courts, here and there.

The guy is NOT going back to Zimbabwe. Period...so forget it.

Time will tell. That's State Department thing.

 

[Vigilante]

And for the truly caring .....

Cecil the lion's cubs are being protected by his BROTHER

The Daily Mail ^ | 31 July 2015 | SIMON TOMLINSON and TOM WYKE
The cubs fathered by Cecil the lion are being protected by his brother amid fears they will be killed by a male rival, researchers said today. The much-loved lion was killed by American dentist Walter Palmer earlier this month, sparking outrage around the world. After his death, there were fears his cubs would be killed by the next lion in the hierarchy so he could father his own offspring with the females in the pride. But a team at Oxford University's Wildlife Conservation Unit, which had been studying Cecil before he was shot dead, said the lion's brother had stepped...

What a touching story; pity not a shred of it is true.

Which means it will make a great Hollywood movie.

You now have operatives in Africa?...I'm impressed!

 

[Bobby1250]

And for the truly caring .....

Cecil the lion's cubs are being protected by his BROTHER

The Daily Mail ^ | 31 July 2015 | SIMON TOMLINSON and TOM WYKE
The cubs fathered by Cecil the lion are being protected by his brother amid fears they will be killed by a male rival, researchers said today. The much-loved lion was killed by American dentist Walter Palmer earlier this month, sparking outrage around the world. After his death, there were fears his cubs would be killed by the next lion in the hierarchy so he could father his own offspring with the females in the pride. But a team at Oxford University's Wildlife Conservation Unit, which had been studying Cecil before he was shot dead, said the lion's brother had stepped...

What a touching story; pity not a shred of it is true.

Which means it will make a great Hollywood movie.

You now have operatives in Africa?...I'm impressed!

I'm knowledgeable in mammalogy; something the propagandist of your article isn't. If Cecil actually DOES have a "brother" and this is the first the world has heard of it, said brother would have eaten the cubs.

Since facts would have ruined that heartwarming story, facts were left out.

 

[Bobby1250]

And for the truly caring .....

Cecil the lion's cubs are being protected by his BROTHER

The Daily Mail ^ | 31 July 2015 | SIMON TOMLINSON and TOM WYKE
The cubs fathered by Cecil the lion are being protected by his brother amid fears they will be killed by a male rival, researchers said today. The much-loved lion was killed by American dentist Walter Palmer earlier this month, sparking outrage around the world. After his death, there were fears his cubs would be killed by the next lion in the hierarchy so he could father his own offspring with the females in the pride. But a team at Oxford University's Wildlife Conservation Unit, which had been studying Cecil before he was shot dead, said the lion's brother had stepped...

According to yet another BS story in this ongoing media hoax. Cecils alleged bro jericho was just gunned down.

 

[thereisnospoon]

I will remember that next time a person is arrested and you don't like it enough so that your hair catches on fire.
Or when a member of one fo your protected classes is jailed or one of your favorite son/daughter politicians is charged with a crime or other breach...
Do you enter your glass house with a key or do you have a combination

Break the law, face the consequences. It's not difficult to understand.

And your projection isn't helping you at all...

He didn't break any laws, Herr PC thought cop.

This dead lion is now all over the media. All asking about how this could have happened. Sadly Cecil is not the first lion to have been lured out of a national park. He might not even be the one hundred and first….

Accusations are swirling, but let’s tease these complicated strands apart.

1. It is completely legal to bait lions in Zimbabwe – it is standard practice. Cecil was shot with a bow and arrow from a blind. That is also legal. Cecil was shot badly and was only put out of his misery 40 hours later. That is what happens regularly in trophy hunting.

2. Cecil was shot outside a national park in a private hunting concession. That is also legal. It is not illegal to kill radiocollared lions.

3. But Cecil was shot in an area not assigned a lion quota. Supposedly the bait was set for a leopard and then Cecil came along. The professional hunter, Theo Bronkhorst told his client to shoot the lion, and then the hunt became illegal.

4. The professional hunter then allegedly attempted to destroy the radiocollar to hide the evidence. Allegedly the client was “furious” when he found that the lion was radiocollared. Allegedly, when a professional hunter engages a client in an area without lion quota, the lion will be listed as hunted in an area that does have quota. This could have been standard practice, but unfortunately Cecil was a well-known lion.

5. The professional hunter and the concession owner are now being investigated. Both were allegedly arrested and released on bail. Bronkhorst has been suspended from the Zimbabwe Professional Hunters and Guides Association. He will likely abscond rather than face trial unless he is confident of the possible bribes he has paid to an entirely corrupt judiciary. The concession owner is allegedly related to the Zimbabwe Minister of Transport and will therefore be immune from prosecution.

6. There seems now to be a desire to find the “client” who shot Cecil. Some say he is Spanish, some say he is American. Whatever his nationality, this man cannot really be prosecuted. A client does what his professional hunter tells him. A client usually has no idea about the laws and regulations of the country he is hunting in – he just buys a safari and then places himself in the hands of his professional hunter guide. Finding the client could be interesting to let him tell his side of the story, but in terms of legal prosecution this person is hardly important.

7. The hunt is also on to find what remains of Cecil. That is strange, as a hunting trophy should be immediately identifiable?

8. There are calls to prevent the import of Cecil’s trophy into the EU. That will be difficult unless the name of the client gets known. Also, it is almost impossible to distinguish a single lion trophy from all the others yearly imported into the EU from Zimbabwe.

LionAid - The Cecil Factor - News

I'll leave that up to the courts, here and there.

The guy is NOT going back to Zimbabwe. Period...so forget it.

That's right. They're not going to extradite a [self] Chosen One.

Your anti Semitic commentary is duly noted.

 

[Bobby1250]

Break the law, face the consequences. It's not difficult to understand.

And your projection isn't helping you at all...

He didn't break any laws, Herr PC thought cop.

This dead lion is now all over the media. All asking about how this could have happened. Sadly Cecil is not the first lion to have been lured out of a national park. He might not even be the one hundred and first….

Accusations are swirling, but let’s tease these complicated strands apart.

1. It is completely legal to bait lions in Zimbabwe – it is standard practice. Cecil was shot with a bow and arrow from a blind. That is also legal. Cecil was shot badly and was only put out of his misery 40 hours later. That is what happens regularly in trophy hunting.

2. Cecil was shot outside a national park in a private hunting concession. That is also legal. It is not illegal to kill radiocollared lions.

3. But Cecil was shot in an area not assigned a lion quota. Supposedly the bait was set for a leopard and then Cecil came along. The professional hunter, Theo Bronkhorst told his client to shoot the lion, and then the hunt became illegal.

4. The professional hunter then allegedly attempted to destroy the radiocollar to hide the evidence. Allegedly the client was “furious” when he found that the lion was radiocollared. Allegedly, when a professional hunter engages a client in an area without lion quota, the lion will be listed as hunted in an area that does have quota. This could have been standard practice, but unfortunately Cecil was a well-known lion.

5. The professional hunter and the concession owner are now being investigated. Both were allegedly arrested and released on bail. Bronkhorst has been suspended from the Zimbabwe Professional Hunters and Guides Association. He will likely abscond rather than face trial unless he is confident of the possible bribes he has paid to an entirely corrupt judiciary. The concession owner is allegedly related to the Zimbabwe Minister of Transport and will therefore be immune from prosecution.

6. There seems now to be a desire to find the “client” who shot Cecil. Some say he is Spanish, some say he is American. Whatever his nationality, this man cannot really be prosecuted. A client does what his professional hunter tells him. A client usually has no idea about the laws and regulations of the country he is hunting in – he just buys a safari and then places himself in the hands of his professional hunter guide. Finding the client could be interesting to let him tell his side of the story, but in terms of legal prosecution this person is hardly important.

7. The hunt is also on to find what remains of Cecil. That is strange, as a hunting trophy should be immediately identifiable?

8. There are calls to prevent the import of Cecil’s trophy into the EU. That will be difficult unless the name of the client gets known. Also, it is almost impossible to distinguish a single lion trophy from all the others yearly imported into the EU from Zimbabwe.

LionAid - The Cecil Factor - News

I'll leave that up to the courts, here and there.

The guy is NOT going back to Zimbabwe. Period...so forget it.

That's right. They're not going to extradite a [self] Chosen One.

Your anti Semitic commentary is duly noted.

Your anti-Gentile hate is duly noted.

 

[thereisnospoon]

And for the truly caring .....

Cecil the lion's cubs are being protected by his BROTHER

The Daily Mail ^ | 31 July 2015 | SIMON TOMLINSON and TOM WYKE
The cubs fathered by Cecil the lion are being protected by his brother amid fears they will be killed by a male rival, researchers said today. The much-loved lion was killed by American dentist Walter Palmer earlier this month, sparking outrage around the world. After his death, there were fears his cubs would be killed by the next lion in the hierarchy so he could father his own offspring with the females in the pride. But a team at Oxford University's Wildlife Conservation Unit, which had been studying Cecil before he was shot dead, said the lion's brother had stepped...

What a touching story; pity not a shred of it is true.

Which means it will make a great Hollywood movie.

You now have operatives in Africa?...I'm impressed!

I'm knowledgeable in mammalogy; something the propagandist of your article isn't. If Cecil actually DOES have a "brother" and this is the first the world has heard of it, said brother would have eaten the cubs.

Since facts would have ruined that heartwarming story, facts were left out.

Umm Male tigers are known for killing and eating cubs.
Male lions will kill cubs of OTHER males. This occurs when a new male lion has taken over a pride. Male lions will ensure the survival of their own offspring.
Why do Male African Lions Kill Cubs Learn the Process of a Male Lion Taking Over a Pride
I did not have to exclaim any "knowledge of mammalogy"....Just google.
Sheesh.
Look here rook, stand down. Sit back and listen for a few months. Fly under the radar.
Ya got that, meat?

 

[Papageorgio]

Fuck no!
For all we know he paid hunting guides to lead him to a lion. How the fuck should have he known it was from a fucking wildlife preserve? It was outside the preserve. You bleeding heart fuckers convict people always before we know anything specific. He broke no laws as far as we know, since he was OUTSIDE the preserve.

There's a very good chance he broke Americans laws as well, again.

What laws did he break in Zimbabwe? If he broke US laws he should be tried here.

 

[thereisnospoon]

He didn't break any laws, Herr PC thought cop.

This dead lion is now all over the media. All asking about how this could have happened. Sadly Cecil is not the first lion to have been lured out of a national park. He might not even be the one hundred and first….

Accusations are swirling, but let’s tease these complicated strands apart.

1. It is completely legal to bait lions in Zimbabwe – it is standard practice. Cecil was shot with a bow and arrow from a blind. That is also legal. Cecil was shot badly and was only put out of his misery 40 hours later. That is what happens regularly in trophy hunting.

2. Cecil was shot outside a national park in a private hunting concession. That is also legal. It is not illegal to kill radiocollared lions.

3. But Cecil was shot in an area not assigned a lion quota. Supposedly the bait was set for a leopard and then Cecil came along. The professional hunter, Theo Bronkhorst told his client to shoot the lion, and then the hunt became illegal.

4. The professional hunter then allegedly attempted to destroy the radiocollar to hide the evidence. Allegedly the client was “furious” when he found that the lion was radiocollared. Allegedly, when a professional hunter engages a client in an area without lion quota, the lion will be listed as hunted in an area that does have quota. This could have been standard practice, but unfortunately Cecil was a well-known lion.

5. The professional hunter and the concession owner are now being investigated. Both were allegedly arrested and released on bail. Bronkhorst has been suspended from the Zimbabwe Professional Hunters and Guides Association. He will likely abscond rather than face trial unless he is confident of the possible bribes he has paid to an entirely corrupt judiciary. The concession owner is allegedly related to the Zimbabwe Minister of Transport and will therefore be immune from prosecution.

6. There seems now to be a desire to find the “client” who shot Cecil. Some say he is Spanish, some say he is American. Whatever his nationality, this man cannot really be prosecuted. A client does what his professional hunter tells him. A client usually has no idea about the laws and regulations of the country he is hunting in – he just buys a safari and then places himself in the hands of his professional hunter guide. Finding the client could be interesting to let him tell his side of the story, but in terms of legal prosecution this person is hardly important.

7. The hunt is also on to find what remains of Cecil. That is strange, as a hunting trophy should be immediately identifiable?

8. There are calls to prevent the import of Cecil’s trophy into the EU. That will be difficult unless the name of the client gets known. Also, it is almost impossible to distinguish a single lion trophy from all the others yearly imported into the EU from Zimbabwe.

LionAid - The Cecil Factor - News

I'll leave that up to the courts, here and there.

The guy is NOT going back to Zimbabwe. Period...so forget it.

That's right. They're not going to extradite a [self] Chosen One.

Your anti Semitic commentary is duly noted.

Your anti-Gentile hate is duly noted.

Oh gee....That was fucking clever.
What's next? A Vegas lounge act?
Hey schmedrik, I'm not Jewish.

 

[Bobby1250]

And for the truly caring .....

Cecil the lion's cubs are being protected by his BROTHER

The Daily Mail ^ | 31 July 2015 | SIMON TOMLINSON and TOM WYKE
The cubs fathered by Cecil the lion are being protected by his brother amid fears they will be killed by a male rival, researchers said today. The much-loved lion was killed by American dentist Walter Palmer earlier this month, sparking outrage around the world. After his death, there were fears his cubs would be killed by the next lion in the hierarchy so he could father his own offspring with the females in the pride. But a team at Oxford University's Wildlife Conservation Unit, which had been studying Cecil before he was shot dead, said the lion's brother had stepped...

What a touching story; pity not a shred of it is true.

Which means it will make a great Hollywood movie.

You now have operatives in Africa?...I'm impressed!

I'm knowledgeable in mammalogy; something the propagandist of your article isn't. If Cecil actually DOES have a "brother" and this is the first the world has heard of it, said brother would have eaten the cubs.

Since facts would have ruined that heartwarming story, facts were left out.

Umm Male tigers are known for killing and eating cubs.
Male lions will kill cubs of OTHER males. This occurs when a new male lion has taken over a pride. Male lions will ensure the survival of their own offspring.
Why do Male African Lions Kill Cubs Learn the Process of a Male Lion Taking Over a Pride
I did not have to exclaim any "knowledge of mammalogy"....Just google.
Sheesh.
Look here rook, stand down. Sit back and listen for a few months. Fly under the radar.
Ya got that, meat?

Thank you for verifying Cecil's bro (if indeed the late Cecil actually DOES have a bro in this media hoax ) would eat the cubs if said cubs actually existed.

 

[Bobby1250]

I'll leave that up to the courts, here and there.

The guy is NOT going back to Zimbabwe. Period...so forget it.

That's right. They're not going to extradite a [self] Chosen One.

Your anti Semitic commentary is duly noted.

Your anti-Gentile hate is duly noted.

Oh gee....That was fucking clever.
What's next? A Vegas lounge act?
Hey schmedrik, I'm not Jewish.

whatEVER

Shabbos goys whining about anti-Semitism to please their zio masters are just as bad if not worse.

Hint: Yiddish is not a semitic language.

So your accusation falls flat.

 

[thereisnospoon]

I will remember that next time a person is arrested and you don't like it enough so that your hair catches on fire.
Or when a member of one fo your protected classes is jailed or one of your favorite son/daughter politicians is charged with a crime or other breach...
Do you enter your glass house with a key or do you have a combination

Break the law, face the consequences. It's not difficult to understand.

And your projection isn't helping you at all...

He didn't break any laws, Herr PC thought cop.

This dead lion is now all over the media. All asking about how this could have happened. Sadly Cecil is not the first lion to have been lured out of a national park. He might not even be the one hundred and first….

Accusations are swirling, but let’s tease these complicated strands apart.

1. It is completely legal to bait lions in Zimbabwe – it is standard practice. Cecil was shot with a bow and arrow from a blind. That is also legal. Cecil was shot badly and was only put out of his misery 40 hours later. That is what happens regularly in trophy hunting.

2. Cecil was shot outside a national park in a private hunting concession. That is also legal. It is not illegal to kill radiocollared lions.

3. But Cecil was shot in an area not assigned a lion quota. Supposedly the bait was set for a leopard and then Cecil came along. The professional hunter, Theo Bronkhorst told his client to shoot the lion, and then the hunt became illegal.

4. The professional hunter then allegedly attempted to destroy the radiocollar to hide the evidence. Allegedly the client was “furious” when he found that the lion was radiocollared. Allegedly, when a professional hunter engages a client in an area without lion quota, the lion will be listed as hunted in an area that does have quota. This could have been standard practice, but unfortunately Cecil was a well-known lion.

5. The professional hunter and the concession owner are now being investigated. Both were allegedly arrested and released on bail. Bronkhorst has been suspended from the Zimbabwe Professional Hunters and Guides Association. He will likely abscond rather than face trial unless he is confident of the possible bribes he has paid to an entirely corrupt judiciary. The concession owner is allegedly related to the Zimbabwe Minister of Transport and will therefore be immune from prosecution.

6. There seems now to be a desire to find the “client” who shot Cecil. Some say he is Spanish, some say he is American. Whatever his nationality, this man cannot really be prosecuted. A client does what his professional hunter tells him. A client usually has no idea about the laws and regulations of the country he is hunting in – he just buys a safari and then places himself in the hands of his professional hunter guide. Finding the client could be interesting to let him tell his side of the story, but in terms of legal prosecution this person is hardly important.

7. The hunt is also on to find what remains of Cecil. That is strange, as a hunting trophy should be immediately identifiable?

8. There are calls to prevent the import of Cecil’s trophy into the EU. That will be difficult unless the name of the client gets known. Also, it is almost impossible to distinguish a single lion trophy from all the others yearly imported into the EU from Zimbabwe.

LionAid - The Cecil Factor - News

I'll leave that up to the courts, here and there.

The guy is NOT going back to Zimbabwe. Period...so forget it.

Time will tell. That's State Department thing.

No..I don't think so....State stayed out of the Amanda Knox case. There is no reason and from here, no Constitutional authority that permits the Dept of State to compel a US Citizen to appear before a foreign jurisdiction for a non capital crime. Especially one where there is not nearly enough compelling evidence...
There are no political ramifications that I can see either.
The Govt Zimbabwe is more than likely going to have to let this one go.
I

 

[thereisnospoon]

The guy is NOT going back to Zimbabwe. Period...so forget it.

That's right. They're not going to extradite a [self] Chosen One.

Your anti Semitic commentary is duly noted.

Your anti-Gentile hate is duly noted.

Oh gee....That was fucking clever.
What's next? A Vegas lounge act?
Hey schmedrik, I'm not Jewish.

whatEVER

Shabbos goys whining about anti-Semitism to please their zio masters are just as bad if not worse.

Hint: Yiddish is not a semitic language.

So your accusation falls flat.

What ever?...Are you in high school? Female?

 

[PaintMyHouse]

The Govt Zimbabwe is more than likely going to have to let this one go.

And they probably will, but it's still up to State and he still might have broken the laws here.

 

[Bobby1250]

That's right. They're not going to extradite a [self] Chosen One.

Your anti Semitic commentary is duly noted.

Your anti-Gentile hate is duly noted.

Oh gee....That was fucking clever.
What's next? A Vegas lounge act?
Hey schmedrik, I'm not Jewish.

whatEVER

Shabbos goys whining about anti-Semitism to please their zio masters are just as bad if not worse.

Hint: Yiddish is not a semitic language.

So your accusation falls flat.

What ever?...Are you in high school? Female?

Btw? You misspelled Schmendrick.

See the irony here?

 

[Lakhota]

Come on, folks, we need another "Yes" to make it 50-50.

 

[thereisnospoon]

Your anti Semitic commentary is duly noted.

Your anti-Gentile hate is duly noted.

Oh gee....That was fucking clever.
What's next? A Vegas lounge act?
Hey schmedrik, I'm not Jewish.

whatEVER

Shabbos goys whining about anti-Semitism to please their zio masters are just as bad if not worse.

Hint: Yiddish is not a semitic language.

So your accusation falls flat.

What ever?...Are you in high school? Female?

Btw? You misspelled Schmendrick.

See the irony here?

No....It's called a typo.....Easy.....The irony is you coming on here trying to appear profound.....

 

[Stephanie]

SNIP:
Why Cecil The Lion Is The Perfect ‘News’ Story
Cecil the lion’s death requires no resolution or thought, just outrage. No wonder the news media are breathlessly covering it.
By Amy Otto


By Amy Otto
July 31, 2015
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The Cecil the Lion story is so big precisely because the stakes are so low. Some folks have noted through humor or despair that other issues better warrant society’s attention.


The two problems mentioned above are complex problems we should be grappling with as a society. Whether it’s the over use of force from government-appointed officers that target citizens simply changing lanes without a signal or the horrors of babies being valued for parts, not their own lives, these stories get less discussion and traction than one lion.

I get it: The hunter was a jerk who lured this lion off a protected reserve and shot him for a trophy. To any hunter, poaching is reprehensible. We all agree: bad dentist. But national outcry and nonstop media attention for one lion?

Any Idiot Can Cover Cecil the Lion
Actually, that makes sense. The story about Cecil the Lion requires zero resolution, and any idiot can cover it. The same media can’t spare a moment to engage in a discussion about whether it’s right to consider human beings a commodity for distribution or test talking points coming from Planned Parenthood.

It’s the perfect zero-responsibility outragepalooza fit for the news entertainment business.
Some folks see a conspiracy here. I suspect it’s much simpler. Cecil the Lion is the perfect media story because it requires zero resolution. It simply creates a space for folks to morally preen about how sad they are about this. It’s a nationwide pity party. The media loves it because the story requires no deep discussion, no real inquiry, and no real thought.

In other words, the media is stupid. Really, they aren’t clever at all. They are soaked in their own biases and have lost the capacity for critical thinking. Society loves a great story that we can all be against and say “that’s bad” and have to do absolutely nothing about. It’s the perfect zero-responsibility outragepalooza fit for the news entertainment business.

Cecil Makes A Super Platform for Cheap Moral Superiority

ALL of it here:
Why Cecil The Lion Is The Perfect News Story