Office Of Minnesota Dentist Who Killed Cecil The Lion Reopens

[DonViejo]

Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The dental practice of a Minnesota man who killed a well-known lion in Zimbabwe has reopened.

Walter Palmer's River Bluff Dental said in a tweet Monday that it was beginning to see patients again. The tweet said Palmer wasn't at the office.

Palmer's office in suburban Minneapolis had been closed since late July after a barrage of criticism for Palmer over the killing of a protected lion named Cecil. Palmer says he relied on his hunting guides to ensure a legal hunt in Zimbabwe.

An Associated Press reporter saw people going in and out of River Bluff Dental. A security guard posted outside the building Monday declined to answer questions and told the reporter he had to leave.





Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/walter-palmer-river-bluff-dental-reopens

[City Lights]

1. So the cowardly lion killer is still hiding.

What a tough guy.

[hamsterjill]

5. Exactly.

I'd like to see how tough he is when he's on a plane back to Zimbabwe!



P.S. Love the avatar.

[City Lights]

6. Same here!

And thanks! I love that picture of Tiger.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

15. why is "We're off to see the wizard" running through my head?

[navarth]

2. who are these fucking people that will patronize that place

....yecchhh

[Chakab]

4. Plenty of people will support loathsome causes or individuals just to push back against outrage

that they perceive to be rooted in "liberalism" or "oversensitivity."

This is one of the driving forces behind the modern conservative movement in the US.

I bet you anything that this doctor has gotten a shitload of money from people who support big game hunting. We see the same thing with people lining up to donate to anti-gay business owners and cops who shoot black men in the line of duty.

[ShrimpPoboy]

31. I wonder how much

play this story has gotten in the local media and whether his patients actually know about it. It wasn't a national story for more than a moment and it's not hard to believe there are people who didn't hear anything about it.

[3catwoman3]

3. Is this office...

in Bachmann's former district?

[LuckyLib]

7. No. It's in a southern Twin Cities suburb.

[LuckyLib]

8. Can we assume that he paid his entire staff while the office was closed?

I'd like to hope he didn't leave them high and dry. But anyone who would pay $50,000 to get a shot at one wild animal can certainly afford to pay salaries while he's in hiding.

[winterwar]

26. Good point

If so, he cares more about spending money on killing an animal than his own employees. What a waste of time, money, and resources. Just so he can feed his ego

[beac]

9. The petition to extradite him to Zimbabwe (if they ask for extradition...and I hope they do) has

over 235K signatures: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/extradite-minnesotan-walter-james-palmer-face-justice-zimbabwe

[red dog 1]

10. Thanks for the link to the whitehouse.gov. petition

I just signed it, and I posted it on both Facebook & Twitter

Zimbabwe has formally asked for Palmer's extradition.
"Zimbabwq to U.S.: Extradite dentist over killing of Cecil the Lion"
http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/31/world/zimbabwe-cecil-lion-dentist/

I hope President Obama does the right thing here.

Minnesota has a Democrat as Governor, so the President should have no problem with him.

I just hope & pray that the President will have the courage to extradite Palmer, because he will get lots of flak from the NRA, the GOP, and all of the GOP presidential candidates, not to mention GOP Congressional leaders, who will NOT want him to agree to the extradition of palmer.

[beac]

13. Yes, funny how the "law and order" party never want THEIR guys

to face justice, isn't it?

The petition got to well over 100K signatures (the threshold for the administration to have to answer it) within hours, but it would be great to see it make it to 250K before the 8/27 deadline.

[former9thward]

17. Zimbabwe has not asked for extradition.

And they have re-opened the hunting area that was closed after the killing. The link you provided is old and it represented the comments by the Environmental Minister -- not from their Justice Department. He has not been charged with anything and without charges can't be extradited.

[okasha]

19. Zimbabwe has filed for extradition.

I'm assuming that the present silence is due to talks between Palmer's "representative" and DoS attorneys.

[former9thward]

23. I am sure you will link to that.

Given that Zimbabwe has not charged him with anything. Pesky details.

[okasha]

24. Look it up yourself.

Your mommy doesn't work here.

[former9thward]

29. You made an assertion.

But when called on it you won't back it up.

[okasha]

30. You made two assertions and haven't backed up either.

[Art_from_Ark]

25. Zimbabwe wants him extradited

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jul/31/zimbabwe-extradition-dentist-killed-cecil-the-lion

http://www.voazimbabwe.com/content/zimbabwe-usa-cecil-lion-state-department-extradition/2890474.html

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/31/us-zimbabwe-wildlife-lion-idUSKCN0Q50UY20150731

[former9thward]

28. No request.

All of your links go to the old comments of the Environment Minister. That office has nothing to do with extradition. There have been no charges filed. In order to extradite there have to be charges filed.

[NYFlip]

11. Thanks

I just signed the petition

[beac]

14. Thank you! n/t

[beac]

34. .

[beac]

35. .

[Judi Lynn]

21. Thank you for the petition link. n/t

[beac]

27. Glad to give it a little more exposure.

He should face justice for what he did.

And it gives me a tiny bit of pleasure to think that now the bloodthirsty jerk knows what it feels like to be hunted.

[red dog 1]

12. K&R...Thanks for posting, DonViejo

Last edited Mon Aug 17, 2015, 05:27 PM - Edit history (1)

Come on, Mr. President, do the right thing here.

Over 235,000 Americans have already signed the White House,gov petition.

Show your courage and leadership.
Start extradition proceedings against Walter Palmer as soon as possible!

[Ruby the Liberal]

16. Who would show up for work?

Good grief - dental skills are always in demand. Were it me, I would have found another gig when they shut the practice down originally. Why inject yourself into this asshole's drama?

[ShrimpPoboy]

32. Maybe finding a new job

isn't as easy as snapping your fingers. Most people can't afford to just up and quit a job on principle.

[valerief]

18. Really! Who the fuck would go to that asshole? nt

[GGJohn]

20. Probably his regular patients,

and those that need dental work.

[Judi Lynn]

22. He lured the animal out of its protected zone, let it suffer in fear and agony for 40 hours.

He killed an animal illegally just because he's a pervert morally.

No one decent would want to speak to him again.

Our country certainly has an adequate supply of dentists to treat everyone who seeks treatment.

[wordpix]

33. the dentist didn't get a clue when the guides tied dead wildlife on a jeep to lure

the lion out of the protected park? Really? go tell it to the judge, you criminal.