We told you earlier about Walter Palmer, a Minnesota dentist who reportedly paid more than $55,000 to kill a lion named Cecil during a hunting trip in Zimbabwe.
Actress Debra Messing, outraged at the story, wants Palmer to lose his citizenship over it:
SHAME ON HIM! I want them to take his citizenship away. I'm ashamed and horrified by what he did. #CecilTheLion https://t.co/SGRwiOi0UK
— Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) July 28, 2015
Granted, the way Palmer killed Cecil does sound pretty bad and there have been arrests in Zimbabwe over the lion’s death, but it’s not yet clear if Palmer himself did anything illegal. Although that could change:
Zimbabwe police chief spokeswoman says Walter Palmer, American from MInnesota, is being sought in connection with killing of #CecilTheLion
— Ram Ramgopal (@RamCNN) July 28, 2015
Reporters are currently camped out at Palmer’s home in Minnesota:
5 reporters outside #MN dentist home in #EdenPrairie and no answer. #CecilTheLion @kare11 pic.twitter.com/wHB8pRd9PF
— Lindsey Seavert (@LindseySeavert) July 28, 2015
#MN dentist office shuttered where Bloomington dentist is under fire for alleged connection to hunting #CecilTheLion. pic.twitter.com/8hghUdE0gi
— Lindsey Seavert (@LindseySeavert) July 28, 2015
And Palmer and his dentistry practice are getting trashed on social media:
People have started taking out their anger about #CecilTheLion on the reviews pages of the accused dentist. https://t.co/eFWw6C1dnr
— Joe Tidy (@joetidy) July 28, 2015
Social media is going overdrive on #WalterPalmer for killing #CecilTheLion http://t.co/mA299LjWC3
— Barry Bateman (@barrybateman) July 28, 2015
If it turns out Palmer did nothing wrong, how does he get his life back? And if he did do something wrong, does the punishment he’s getting fit the crime?
To be continued…
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Jill Filipovic timeline summary: Planned Parenthood? Fine. Shoot Cecil the lion? Unleash the mob!
