Giraffes are very dangerous animals that could kill you.

[kiva]

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In the wake of the illegal kill of Cecil the Lion by Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer, other big game hunters who have posted their trophies on Facebook and Twitter are coming under fire, including Sabrina Corgatelli, an accountant for Idaho State University who uploaded images from her legal hunt in South Africa largely unaware of the current outcry against her “hobby.”

Corgatelli told Today’s Carson Daly that when she posted the image of her and the giraffe — which she captioned, “Such an amazing animal!! I couldn’t be any happier!! My emotion after getting him was a feeling I will never forget!!!” — she never anticipated that the photograph would be commented on more than 13,000 times, or that she would become a flash-point in the discussion about the legitimacy of big game hunting.

http://www.salon.com/2015/08/03/big_game_hunter_sabrina_corgatelli_defends_killing_giraffe_they_are_very_dangerous_animals_that_could_hurt_you_very_seriously/

Some pressure on her employer, Idaho State University:
https://www.facebook.com/idahostateu

Edited to add an 's' to the title because I'm too damn obsessive.

[arcane1]

1. I can't be the only one who thinks it's creepy to drag her employer into this n/t

[villager]

2. Hopefully her employer will soon feel the same way. n/t

[AngryAmish]

3. These are the new rules.

Nothing is too far. Death threats, death wishes. You may not like it, but this 8s our culture.

[kiva]

12. I didn't see any death threat on the ISU Facebook page,

but didn't read all of the comments. I see nothing wrong with making the employees and staff of the school aware of this woman's "hobby" because the woman herself posted - actually bragged publicly - about it. If she hadn't taunted people about killing the animals, this wouldn't have become any sort of a story.

Do I want to know if I work with a wackjob who trophy kills and thinks giraffes are a clear and present danger? Yes, I do so that I won't make the mistake of being more than frigidly polite if I had to deal with her.

[2naSalit]

53. At the top of the page

There is this note from the monitors of the page...

Idaho State University
1 hr · Edited ·

Idaho State University appreciates the impassioned concerns expressed over the past few days related to the Sabrina Corgatelli matter. As an institution of higher learning, ISU supports the open discussion and respectful discourse of ideas and issues of global importance.

As a public institution we encourage individuals to share their opinions either on our Facebook forum (https://goo.gl/JOMzRJ) or by emailing [e-mail].

We ask that all responses be presented in a respectful and diplomatic matter. Responses that are threatening in nature and/or include vulgar language will be deleted.

And a little further down there is a comment about how comments are closed for that thread.

[WestCoastLib]

10. This is the free market at work

In fact, this type of thing is pretty much inevitable with the combination of instantaneous global communication and a free market.

People can hit you where you work (financially), so best not to make enemies, or make a public ass out of yourself.

With that said, if she's fired, she'll probably just raise six figures through crowdfunding donations from like-minded idiots anyway.

[swilton]

15. The assholes of this world can no longer

hide their abhorrent behavior - for better or worse, this is the new norm.

[hifiguy]

24. And so very many assholes are so very proud of

their assholery. Add technology that lets anything be spread around the world in a day and people who brag about their assholistic actions are gonna face a shit storm.

[restorefreedom]

28. exactamundo

if no one wants to take her classes anymore or give her research money, well then I guess she won't be of any use to the university and they'll have to let her go. It's a free-market solution.

actions have consequences. The sooner these psychotic ruthless killers learn that, the better.

[Inkfreak]

34. Nope. But attempting to take someone's livihood is the new craze.

Then justify it by saying "they shouldn't be assholes". Pay no mind how it could ruin a persons lives. Bills go unpaid, possible dependents affected..it's all good though, because....justice!!

It's sickening. And no, I do not prove of trophy hunting. Nor head hunting because of disapproval of actions. Fine, be outraged. Blast them in social media..but stop trying to end jobs. It's positively ugly.

[Change has come]

40. Is this a feeling you have?

How do you go about proving this is a "new craze"?

[Inkfreak]

43. A "feeling"? No.

All one has to do is read comments & social media.

[BainsBane]

35. I agree

What she did is horrific, but it has no bearing on her job. The world does not benefit from one more unemployed person.

[demmiblue]

4. Psychopath

She was much more measured with Daly, saying that “everybody just thinks we’re cold-hearted killers, and it’s not that. There is a connection with the animal, and just because we hunt them doesn’t mean we don’t have a respect for them.”

[Paladin]

7. "...a connection with the animal..."

But somehow, snapping a button on a camera and creating a photo to hang on a wall, just isn't enough of a "connection" for these people. Lifeless eyes, still muscles, and blood oozing on the ground---that's the "connection" such people can't do without. They deserve every bit of grief that comes their way for this.

[Saphire]

13. she doesn't "hunt" anything, she baits and waits.

[spanone]

5. pleasure from death...

sick fucks

[Aerows]

6. What an asshole this woman is

Giraffes are beautiful, and on the brink of becoming threatened.

Just pure evil. I understand shooting wolves, foxes or raccoons, for that matter, if they are killing your sheep or raiding your chicken coop. That's one thing (Though a big shepherd dog is far more effective at preventing it from happening in the first place).

I also understand hunting white-tailed deer for food that can provide meat to your family and community all year long.

I do NOT understand killing a creature just so you can say "I killed it". I wouldn't kill a cat or a dog for no reason other than to obtain a "trophy", why the hell kill a giraffe?

[Snobblevitch]

23. I too am opposed to the trophy hunting in Africa.

However, giraffes conservation status is at 'least concerned' with 'extinct' being at the opposite end of the spectrum. I don't see a good reason to kill a giraffe, but their population is not threatened.

[Aerows]

31. That is exactly why I said

that they are on the brink of near threatened.

I believe I was clear in my post.

[Snobblevitch]

36. Giraffes are not "on the brink of near threatened".

Just because the next classification from least concern is near threatened does not put them on 'the brink'. There are subspecies which are endangered however. It is doubtful that the giraffe this woman killed is one of the subspecies. She was most likely on a legal hunt.

[Aerows]

37. Take it up with the

IUCN. I didn't classify them, they did. They are listed at 80,000 in the wild.

And for the record, if you are advocating hunting giraffes, I think you are a horrible human being. You don't need references for that one - that came straight from the source.

[Snobblevitch]

39. Wow.

I already posted that I am against trophy hunting in Africa.

Meanwhile, you seem to be in favor of killing animals in America.

It would be easy to avoid killing raccoons that bit you if you did not first feed them and encourage them to come to your porch.

I never once said that I am in favor of killing giraffes. I simply told you that most species of giraffes are not threatened or on the 'brink' of being threatened.

[rug]

8. She'd better be well-armed when she enconters this:

[Liberal_in_LA]

9. sick

[truebrit71]

11. That FB page is getting a good hammering over this psycho...

Time to reap the whirlwind...

[Rex]

14. She looks like all the other 'hunters', people with massive inferiority complexes.

So in order to keep from being depressed all the time about feeling small and shitty...they go out and kill huge animals that are larger than life. That way, something powerful and dangerous died at their hand (nevermind the fact that they do it in the most cowardly way humanly imaginable) and therefore they cannot be the totally insignificant-shitty people they know they are inside.

IMO it is how they cope with being dysfunctional. They kill something big and/or powerful to feel better about themselves.

[Gothmog]

16. Which is why these dangerous animals can come up to you at WDW animal kingdom

I have been on the safari ride at WDW Animal Kingdom when one of these dangerous animals touched and brushed against our vehicle. Niether WDW nor I knew that I was in danger

[alphafemale]

17. "could"

Yes. They are a large animal and could be dangerous.

A deer can be dangerous.

But for the most part they want to avoid contact with human beings.

[Octafish]

18. A giraffe kissed somebody the other day at a zoo.

[Luminous Animal]

19. My mom used to volunteer at a rescue zoo. The giraffes loved her and when they

heard her voice, would come running and lean down to kiss her.

[Octafish]

30. Thank you for sharing that special memory, Luminous Animal!

The web of life is an amazing thing, especially the intelligent parts.

[Change has come]

41. Thanks for the memory.

[7wo7rees]

20. Wait just a minute, she posted on her Facebook page

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taunting everyone. Something about you all are going to be way more pissed off. Didn't anyone see it? She put up a pic of Leo from Great Gatsby with a glass of champagne held high in a toast.

WTF?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3182671/Now-Idaho-huntress-taunts-world-sickening-Facebook-brags-killing-old-giraffe-warns-haters-s-come.html

[AllFieldsRequired]

51. She is alleging there are even worse photos and actions on her part yet to be disclosed?

Wow.

I wanna bet she is a republican, does anybody know?

[LynneSin]

21. “Such an amazing animal!! I couldn’t be any happier!!" ironically is the same feeling I would get...

seeing one in the wild, with other giraffes, perhaps with a few babies nearby. I'd snap some photos so I could remember that moment in time for ever NOT POSE OVER IT'S DEAD CARCAS I JUST CREATED FROM MY GUN!!!!

[Deadshot]

22. Although I don't agree with what she did

trust me, I voiced my displeasure on her Facebook post, but dragging her employer into this? I don't know. I don't like it. She hunted those animals legally. Was it poor timing with her post? Absolutely. And she taunted those who were against her. But I wouldn't feel good about myself if I knew I played a part in her getting fired for legally hunting the animals, no matter how reprehensible it was.

[hifiguy]

25. So buy a fancy camera with good lenses,

stay the hell at a safe distance and take all the pics of the giraffe you want. Leave the poor beast alone, it's just going about its giraffe business.

She must be realted to Princess Sparklemoose.

[1StrongBlackMan]

26. What is it about humans that can experience the thought ...

Such an amazing animal!!

Followed almost immediately by:

I must kill it!!!

[HFRN]

27. girrafs are one of the few animals that can bite you while you hide in a tree

without going up in the tree after you

[Lancero]

38. Jury results - 1-6 leave.

On Mon Aug 3, 2015, 09:57 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

girrafs are one of the few animals that can bite you while you hide in a tree
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=7039484

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

This poster is new and going from thread to thread doing nothing but being disruptive and hateful in every thread.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Mon Aug 3, 2015, 10:04 PM, and the Jury voted 1-6 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: The participant does have a low number of posts, but this particular one doesn't rise (or sink) to the level of "disruptive and hateful."

In a situation that I see a lot on DU lately, the alerter has wasted my time and everyone else's by what seems a frivolous calling of the jury. If there are hateful posts, alert us to them, not this one.
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: While the spelling and nonsensical comment certainly leads one to believe a troll posted it, there's really nothing here that breaks any rules.
Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: If he's being hateful in other threads, then alert on those posts. Don't go off sending junk alerts on other, unrelated, posts.

I see this post more as a satirical joke post, in line with a number of other posts people have made in this thread. So, leave.
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: In light of the general thread and where it was heading, post is rather lame - but, no reason to ban it

Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.

[HFRN]

50. thanks for posting that

in my opinion, a person who alerts something like that really needs to take a good look at themselves

[JTFrog]

52. There is definitely room for some self reflection here.

Say, for instance, someone joins DU and gets several posts hidden in the short amount of time they've been here. In my honest, humble, opinion, a person who posts like that really needs to take a good look at themselves.

They may discover they are not a good fit for DU.

Just sayin....

[HFRN]

56. those who sped a lot of time monitoring others

might be candidates for self reflection as well


Just sayin....

[JTFrog]

58. Aww, bless your heart.

No monitoring required. It's all one click away.

[7wo7rees]

61. X 1000 and then some. Especially liked 'Bless your heart "!

Thank you. Peace.

[Change has come]

42. What are some of the other animals

That can bite you while you hide in a tree?

[randome]

44. Tree sloths.

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[elias49]

48. Oh, but look how cute!

Those buggers could tear you a new you-know-what with their crazy claws/toes!
No. I wouldn't climb a tree with a sloth.

[SoCalDem]

29. Yes.. aren't we all worried sick about

rampaging giraffes breaking down our front doors and stomping us to death while we sleep in our beds?



just in case

[Zorra]

32. Not nearly as vicious as killer bunnies, though.

[kiva]

33. Really scary bunnies.

[kentauros]

59. There are many evil animals - including giraffes

[randome]

45. It's not obsessive to correct grammar! I wish more would read their own OPs after posting.

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[kiva]

47. Yep, fingernails on a chalkboard

[randome]

46. Particularly the ones who can fly.

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[Vinca]

49. If this lady gets all excited over killing a giraffe, we better hide the dairy cows!

Daisy's gonna get you, Sabrina.

[complain jane]

55. Thanks for posting the FB page but

I wish we had an FB page for her directly.

Trophy hunters are inherently warped. To get a thrill out of killing a living thing is indicative of some deep maladjustment to the world - and to justify your little hobby by saying an ancient work of violent fiction tells you to do it is the icing on the demented cake. What kind of human being do you have to be to claim that you "respect" an innocent animal by pumping bullets into its head and ending the life you had no right to take from it?

[PearliePoo2]

57. Here ya go:

She is taking a beating and rightly so.
Almost 13,000 comments on just one of her disgusting posts and 'kill' photos.
She is truly a sick and twisted person.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sabrina-Corgatelli/970549649631494?fref=ts

[2naSalit]

60. Ah yes, my alma matter...

Gotta remember, it's Idaho, land of hate and disrespect for wildlife. The state also sports the longest wolf hunting season on record (I think it's about 10 months long) and doesn't do much to prosecute poachers nor are they interested in any species other than some humans and their sacred cows or hunting dogs.