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d_legendary1

(2,586 posts)
Thu Aug 6, 2015, 11:05 AM Aug 2015

Dentist who killed Lion reportedly hires security for Florida Home

The American dentist who shot Cecil the lion has reportedly hired a private security firm staffed by armed ex-cops to protect his home.

Walter Palmer contacted the Global Investigative Group after his Florida vacation home was spray-painted with the words "lion killer," and what appeared to be marinated pig's feet were scattered in the driveway, The Associated Press and New York Post reported.

"We have armed investigators on the property, we're setting up covert cameras, we're documenting all license plates," Walter Zalisko, who heads the firm, told the News York Post. "Every investigator is a former police officer. They are all highly trained, armed with handguns and are all licensed by the state of Florida."

Palmer, 55, has been the subject of global outrage since he killed the well-known lion in Zimbabwe. Officials there said they are seeking his extradition, and he has closed his Minnesota dental practice following protests and disappeared from public view


http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cecil-lion-dentist-reportedly-hires-security-firm-guard-florida-home-n405001

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Dentist who killed Lion reportedly hires security for Florida Home (Original Post) d_legendary1 Aug 2015 OP
Cecil's revenge HassleCat Aug 2015 #1
That was one expensive hobby for a Dentist, he must have other substantial sources of income. gordianot Aug 2015 #2
Maybe George Zimmerman can guard the place? bulloney Aug 2015 #3
You gotta wonder matt819 Aug 2015 #4
 

HassleCat

(6,409 posts)
1. Cecil's revenge
Thu Aug 6, 2015, 11:16 AM
Aug 2015

That lion is going to cost Palmer a lot of time, money and hassle over the next few months. Maybe he can make a living speaking to "sportsman" organizations, recounting how he was persecuted. Poor baby.

gordianot

(15,238 posts)
2. That was one expensive hobby for a Dentist, he must have other substantial sources of income.
Thu Aug 6, 2015, 11:30 AM
Aug 2015

Think of all the root canals it takes to pay for his ongoing woes.

matt819

(10,749 posts)
4. You gotta wonder
Thu Aug 6, 2015, 11:54 AM
Aug 2015

Luxury home in Minnesota.
Luxury home in Florida.
Luxury man cave home to display his trophies.
Many, many, many safaris.

That's one heck of a lucrative dental practice.

Raises even more questions.

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