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French hunter convicted for killing British man he mistook for boar
The Local ^
| 12 Jan 2023
Posted on 01/12/2023 4:29:41 PM PST by DUMBGRUNT
A French hunter who shot dead a British man he mistook for a wild boar got a two-year suspended sentence on Thursday, days after the government outlined tighter rules for the sport.
“There isn’t a day I don’t think about it, it’s marked me for life. I’m sorry,” the shooter told the court at the November opening of his trial for involuntary manslaughter, admitting that he had not “identified the target”.
During the busy times of the hunting season, large parts of the French countryside reverberate with the sound of gunshots, leading many walkers to avoid forested areas for their own safety.
On Monday, President Emmanuel Macron’s government said it would tighten rules against hunting under the influence of drugs or alcohol, strengthen training and safety requirements and set up digital systems to warn other countryside users away from active hunting zones.
Punishments will also be upgraded, including hunters losing their licences if they are involved in a serious accident.
There are 1.1 million active hunters in France,
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: france
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Not good.
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posted on
01/12/2023 4:29:41 PM PST
by
DUMBGRUNT
To: DUMBGRUNT
To: DUMBGRUNT
How does a hunter mistake a man for a boar?
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posted on
01/12/2023 4:33:03 PM PST
by
jimwatx
To: DUMBGRUNT
1.1 million French hunters? I never knew that. I thought they all people watched with lattes.
To: nickcarraway
Most British men are bores
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posted on
01/12/2023 4:34:28 PM PST
by
dirtymac
( Now Is The Time For All Good Men To ComeTo The Aid Of Their Country! NOW) )
To: DUMBGRUNT
Someone told the shooter that the dead guy was a bore, thus illustrating the dangers of the English language. Something got lost in translation.
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posted on
01/12/2023 4:34:46 PM PST
by
Governor Dinwiddie
(LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
To: DUMBGRUNT
I think I’d give that area a wide berth, during season.
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posted on
01/12/2023 4:35:51 PM PST
by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: DUMBGRUNT
“Mistaken for game” is the most common cause for death while hunting (aside from heart attacks). Amazes me that people pull the trigger without fully identifying their target.
To: jimwatx
Seeing as how some of the restrictions they are imposing involve hunting while on drugs/alcohol, I’m guessing the shooter was a bit impaired.
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posted on
01/12/2023 4:36:37 PM PST
by
Boogieman
To: jimwatx
Maybe he was rooting for truffles.
Too soon?
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posted on
01/12/2023 4:38:15 PM PST
by
gundog
(It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
The unfortunate victim:
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posted on
01/12/2023 4:39:48 PM PST
by
Rio
To: jimwatx
Envision Stacy Abrams or Whoopi lumbering through the woods in the twilight.
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posted on
01/12/2023 4:40:53 PM PST
by
RetiredTexasVet
(Biden not only suffers fools and criminals, he appoints them to positions of responsibility. )
To: jimwatx
How does a hunter mistake a man for a boar?It is rather difficult to figure out, isn’t it?
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posted on
01/12/2023 4:40:54 PM PST
by
Mark17
(Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
To: DUMBGRUNT
“French countryside reverberate with the sound of gunshots, leading many walkers to avoid forested areas for their own safety.”
Hmmmm. Sounds a lot like Utah during the deer hunt.
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posted on
01/12/2023 4:42:27 PM PST
by
Seruzawa
("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
To: nickcarraway
Que the banjo music.....Weeeeeeee...weeeeeee..weeeeeeeee
To: jimwatx
Buck fever. Or in this case boar fever.
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posted on
01/12/2023 4:44:02 PM PST
by
Seruzawa
("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
To: Rio
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posted on
01/12/2023 4:44:03 PM PST
by
gundog
(It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
To: RetiredTexasVet
Envision Stacy Abrams or Whoopi lumbering through the woods in the twilight.Maybe it’s more likely they would be mistaken for waddling ducks.
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posted on
01/12/2023 4:48:29 PM PST
by
Mark17
(Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
To: DUMBGRUNT
Do they wear blaze orange?
Practice hunter's safety in formal classes?
America had many more hunting deaths and then learned from it.
To: DUMBGRUNT
“British man”? That’s murder! If he’d mistaken Joy Behar for a boar it would be definitely understandable.
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posted on
01/12/2023 4:49:19 PM PST
by
jjotto
( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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