The Deer Hunter
UPDATE, September 6, 2006:
On September 5, 2006, the "hunter", Gene Bitler, was sentenced to serve five years and one month for attempted second degree murder, to be followed by a sentence of 34 months for misdemeanor charges including criminal hunting and contributing to the misconduct of his teenage boys, who were with him at the time the attack.
Full Article, Topeka Capital-Journal
That prompted a new letter to the editor:
Dear Editor:
Gene Bitler, who stabbed farmer Marvin Macy and left him to die, was convicted, among other things, of "criminal hunting". It's perfectly fine to kill, just do so while your government-issued killing permit is in effect.
Bitler was also convicted of contributing to the misconduct of his teenage boys. But in Kansas, teaching children to kill innocent deer is considered a normal, healthy activity.
Deer today, farmers tomorrow. How sad that so many cannot connect even rudimentary dots.
Sincerely,
Terry L. Clark
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Kansas is, of course, not the only place where the slaughter of sentient deer is considered a "sport". And yet the cavalier attitudes of too many Kansans, coupled with their inability to connect the dots, provides an endless source of opportunities for enlightenment. See my previous Posts on the topic of deer.
Today's Salina [Kansas] Journal brings us the story of the tragic stabbing of a farmer who apparently caught a "hunter" on the farmer's land with a fresh kill. The "hunter", not wanting to be turned in and lose his "prize", slashed and stabbed the farmer repeatedly. Through sheer will to live, not to mention a healthy lifestyle, the farmer survived. You can read the whole bloody article here.
This prompted a letter to the editor. Send your own letter, and then post a copy in the Comments section, below.
Dear Editor,
Whatever the legal outcome, the knife attack on Clay County farmer Marvin Macy by hunter Gene Bitler was horrible indeed.
Yet one should not be surprised that, in a society where one has the "right" to take the life of sentient beings for mere entertainment, the disregard for the value of lives of others does not stop with those who walk on four legs.
Sincerely,
Terry L. Clark
On September 5, 2006, the "hunter", Gene Bitler, was sentenced to serve five years and one month for attempted second degree murder, to be followed by a sentence of 34 months for misdemeanor charges including criminal hunting and contributing to the misconduct of his teenage boys, who were with him at the time the attack.
Full Article, Topeka Capital-Journal
That prompted a new letter to the editor:
Dear Editor:
Gene Bitler, who stabbed farmer Marvin Macy and left him to die, was convicted, among other things, of "criminal hunting". It's perfectly fine to kill, just do so while your government-issued killing permit is in effect.
Bitler was also convicted of contributing to the misconduct of his teenage boys. But in Kansas, teaching children to kill innocent deer is considered a normal, healthy activity.
Deer today, farmers tomorrow. How sad that so many cannot connect even rudimentary dots.
Sincerely,
Terry L. Clark
______________________________________________
Kansas is, of course, not the only place where the slaughter of sentient deer is considered a "sport". And yet the cavalier attitudes of too many Kansans, coupled with their inability to connect the dots, provides an endless source of opportunities for enlightenment. See my previous Posts on the topic of deer.
Today's Salina [Kansas] Journal brings us the story of the tragic stabbing of a farmer who apparently caught a "hunter" on the farmer's land with a fresh kill. The "hunter", not wanting to be turned in and lose his "prize", slashed and stabbed the farmer repeatedly. Through sheer will to live, not to mention a healthy lifestyle, the farmer survived. You can read the whole bloody article here.
This prompted a letter to the editor. Send your own letter, and then post a copy in the Comments section, below.
Dear Editor,
Whatever the legal outcome, the knife attack on Clay County farmer Marvin Macy by hunter Gene Bitler was horrible indeed.
Yet one should not be surprised that, in a society where one has the "right" to take the life of sentient beings for mere entertainment, the disregard for the value of lives of others does not stop with those who walk on four legs.
Sincerely,
Terry L. Clark
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