[Smokin' Joe]

Then he pins it on the guides.

Are you saying he did this completely independent of their knowledge or assistance? Some dentist from America goes halfway around the world and breaks game laws all by himself?

If events are as you have posted, someone helped him.

If the guides or professional hunters did, it's their asses.

They are the first line of defense against breaking game laws, and are free to choose to NOT participate in an unethical or illegal hunt.

Doing anything otherwise imperils the very industry they make a living at, and no one hunt will provide them with FTW money.

[Boardwalk]

Well he obviously bought their corrupt souls. I’m sure it happens a lot. Idiots all of them.

[Tau Food]

I think you're right that the local guides screwed up. However, I don't think the questions of legality are what is prompting all the criticism of the dentist. I think most of the criticism stems from an inability to understand why this guy would pay $ 50,000 to travel halfway around the world so that he could execute some lion. What kind of hole in his soul was he filling? It all seems so pointless.

And, I'll tell you something else. Having trashed his life, I think he's now wondering why he did it. To most normal people, it just seems weird. Maybe if he came forward and explained what we thought he was doing, people might at least see that he's human like them. It can't be easy for him right now.