Spain King Juan Carlos sorry for Botswana hunt trip

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

18 April 2012 Last updated at 14:30 GMT

Spain King Juan Carlos sorry for Botswana hunt trip

King Juan Carlos has apologised to the Spanish people for going on a hunting trip in Africa while his country was in the midst of an economic crisis.

His trip to Botswana, which was widely criticised, emerged after he was flown home for treatment for a fractured hip.

"I'm very sorry, I made a mistake. It won't happen again," he said, as he left San Jose hospital in Madrid.

It was widely reported that he had been hunting elephants, which the royal house has neither confirmed nor denied.

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[catbyte]

1. He should be embarrassed for hunting elephants period.

POS.

Diane
Anishinaabe in MI & mom to Leo, Sophie, Taz & Nigel, members of Dogs Against Romney, Cat Division
"We ride inside--HISS!”

[teddy51]

2. He should be embarrassed for hunting any animal, cause he's doing it for sport not

for food.

[RebelOne]

8. Hunting for food is more expensive than

buying meat in the supermarket. Consider the cost of the hunting license, gun and bullets.

[PavePusher]

16. Amortized over time, no, it's not.

[cali]

3. yeah I bet he's sorry. Sorry he got outed as an asshole. sorry he broke his leg

sorry he'll be forced to resign as honorary prez of Spain's branch of the World Wildlife Fund.

ugh.

[malaise]

4. Fuck him and fuck all royalty

[UTUSN]

11. You said it for me. And the brunt of the Spanish criticism has been for economics reasons.

What the gripes have been about are not the animals, but that he was on a vacation having a good time while the country's in an economic crisis, sounds like same as what his "apology" is about. The pic is from a previous, 1986 =2006, festive occurrence. So glad he says "it won't happen again," like, how many times HAS it happened?!1 (On Edit: Typo year)

[Doremus]

15. Big men

with small penises.

[Prometheus Bound]

5. You'd think accidentally shooting and killing his kid brother would have turned him off guns.

[Liberal_in_LA]

6. seriously?

[Ecumenist]

9. Yep, seriously. He killed his brother when both were boys. One would think it would put

one off ever using a gun again BUT I guess not in this case.

[ellisonz]

7. Coward.

I'll see him take on an elephant without his gun.

[Doremus]

10. If there were any justice

the elephant would have trampled his elite ass when he collapsed with a broken hip. I would have applauded on behalf of all murdered and tortured animals everywhere and I don't apologize for saying so.

[Johnny Rico]

13. A non-human animal cannot be murdered by definition.

Just an FYI...

[Doremus]

14. That's your definition.

Thanks for the FYI, but I choose to define it differently.

I make no distinctions between sentient beings. Whatever gave humans the idea that they're somehow superior to all other species? Well, I don't think so and never will. In fact, the more our society devolves, the more I'm convinced that we are the inferior species.

[Johnny Rico]

18. It's also that of Websters dictionary, so I'm in rather good company.

I choose to define it differently

You can choose to define a wombat as a human being, but that doesn't make it so.

[Hawkowl]

19. Slaves also couldn't be murdered

And it seems that that prejudice has carried over to present day African Americans a bit to this very day (Trayvon).

Definitions in dictionaries can be useful, but are not all defining. Language and culture are fluid. Things change.

[Johnny Rico]

20. That's because they were defined as not being fully human.

Are you asserting that an elephant is a human being?

[Hawkowl]

21. Hello?

Substitute elephant for human being, and you too can live in 18th century America!

[Johnny Rico]

22. You're equating elephants with human beings. I find that absurd.

Out of curiosity, how far do you take this? Is a cat the moral equivalent of a human being?

How about a frog?

A fish?

A worm?

A fly?

[Hawkowl]

23. You are missing the fucking point.

Morals, and ethics are progressive and change over time. Just because your tiny little mind can't grasp it, doesn't mean your heirs won't outgrow you and regard you as a barbarian. Just as today's Americans regard slave holders of the 18th century as brutal, immoral, barbarians.

[Johnny Rico]

24. I freely acknowledge that morality is a human invention. As such, it is essentially a matter of

opinion.

That having been said, are you willing to answer the question, or will you refuse because an honest answer will undermine your position? I'll repeat it for your convenience:

You're equating elephants with human beings. I find that abusurd. Out of curiosity, how far do you take this? Is a cat the moral equivalent of a human being?

How about a frog?

A fish?

A worm?

A fly?

[fascisthunter]

12. Why Sorry... I figured he'd be proud of SHowing the World the Truth

this IS how they seek pleasure on their time off, while the economy is tanking. I guess he's ashamed of the truth. Sorry my ass!

[RZM]

17. Por que no te callas?