[Krankor]

The rest of my post (to the best of my memory) was this offensive bit of incivility:

"Judging by your...ahem..,logic, Freepers would not be able to comment on any individual unless they knew him or her personally.

Anyway, when you talk about public figures, do you mean this guy. Besides that, read the article. Not one person- not one, mentions actually eating the animal they killed. Oh, they talk about the thrill, they talk about how much fun it is, they talk about how cool it is, they talk about impressing dear old dad, they talk about how fast they can shoot 'em, they talk about the weight, they talk about the number of points- but not one single word, not one eensy weensy word about actually eating the animal. Killing an animal for a trophy isn't hunting- it's more like a guy with a limited endowment trying to desperately prove just how much of a man he is.

[wku man]

IF that's all you said, then there's no reason your post should've been deleted. But, having been on FReep as long as I have, and having had a few posts of my own deleted, I seriously doubt that's all you said.

Now, as far as judging people goes, doing something stupid doesn't equate to mental illness. You didn't call the teenaged girl stupid (subjective opinion) for having shot three deer, you called her sick (objective statement), which is a judgment on her character and mental health. I called the guy in Dallas stupid because I believe in my subjective opinion that what he did was stupid. Anyone who walks his or her dog, while unarmed, at 3:30 in the morning in a major US city like Dallas is stupid. The guy in the article may be the epitome of mental health and he may be a good man, but he was stupid for having done what he did. So once again, your argument is comparing apples and oranges.

As for the rest of the article, so what if the way hunters talk offends your tender sensibilities? You obviously don't understand the American hunting culture, hunting laws, or hunters themselves. It goes without saying that when a hunter takes a deer, elk, moose, antelope, etc, he has the meat processed and eats it, or donates it to a local charity, where it's processed and eaten. Why? For one reason, because it's against the law not to! But I bet you didn't know that, either, did you?

Since you're evidently not from this country and definitely don't know anything about our hunting traditions, I'll invite you once again to stop embarrassing yourself and bow out of the conversation gracefully. A bit of friendly advice? In the future, when you feel like opining about things you don't fully understand, don't.

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!