Kendall Jones, cheerleader/deranged trophy hunter?

JonnyPistachio
JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
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I stumbled upon this yesterday. I cant wrap my head around it.
This young lady has caused some controversy over her trophy hunting in Africa. She has shot and killed Elephants, leopards, lions, hippos, etc... There is a rhino in one pic, but they say it was tranquilized to take samples and help it. She claims that everything she kills is eaten by the locals/starving villages. Ok.

I clicked on the link to her facebook page and realized she's getting quite a bit of hate of course...But it appears that she might be doing this to get herself on a reality show or something. She also vehemently defends killing these threatened species because she claims the money she pays actually helps avert poachers and helps with conservation.

article:
http://www.today.com/news/teenage-hunter-under-fire-posing-dead-animals-facebook-1D79876418?gt1=43001

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/kendalltakeswild?fref=ts
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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    I too read about her just yesterday and almost came to tears looking at those photos...her fucking smiling next to her "hunts" made me sick to my stomach, especially one particular shot I saw of her almost dancing with a dead leopard.
  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    edited July 2014
    The best comment was in the video portion by some ditz: I think people are too sensitive. Like, if you don't like the pictures don't look at them.

    Sooooooo... ignore the fact some bimbo is shooting rhinoceroses, elephants, and big cats... for kicks?

    God, there's so many idiots out there. So many.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    Her parents must be loaded.
    Be Excellent To Each Other
    Party On, Dudes!
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,814
    Sad human being ...
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    The internet poses a significant problem for people.

    It was so much easier to assume the best of people beforehand. Now, every new, shitty story that we are exposed to is like another blow to the rock that's trying to keep from breaking. It's tough to remain optimistic for humanity when we are besieged with such a wide spectrum of stories ranging from the completely deranged to the foolishly stupid.

    Obviously we're better than worse... but there's a good reason why the face palm emoticon was invented.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Good point, Thirty. Besieged is a great way to put it.

    Gotta take the good with the bad, or vice versa.

    That's life!

    (and now I've got a hankering for Sinatra)

    I've made a point of searching out (or maybe just being more aware of) news about the kindness, compassion and generosity of people.

    It's out there; may we never lose sight of it.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,675
    We watched that old movie last night- Nine to Five - where in one fantasy scene the oh so lovely Jane Fonda character shoots the Dabney Coleman character and his head ends up on the wall with his other hunting "trophies".

    hmmm...

    Hahaha!
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    -Roberto Benigni

  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,431
    this cheerleader is a terrible human being.

    "i am going to observe beautiful, majestic, and severely threatened animals...

    and shoot them."

    pathetic.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    gimmiethruth,

    i haven't been able to look at but a couple picture of her smiling over a animal she killed & i've not read but a few sentences before i clicked out of the page. i am astounded she said those things. i would imagine sometime soon she will be ran over by a irritated cape buffalo
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  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    edited July 2014
    i mean really... black death on all fours & about 9/10ths ... no
    10/10ths mad as hell
    snorting & grunting, stomping & goring the hell out of everything including lions. i love cape buffalo & the tiny oxpecker pecks bugs out of the buffalo's (& other animals') ears & damp ass nostrils

    http://youtu.be/FyKLpfcxhS4
    Post edited by chadwick on
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • melissachun
    melissachun Posts: 107
    I remember seeing a similar story a little while back. "Permits" to hunt an endangered species were being auctioned off, ironically to supposedly help endangered species. Sick. While I don't doubt a lot of money can be raised, I can't fathom why it must be done this way. The people buying these permits obviously have a shitload of disposable income, and could easily donate the money free and clear. But I guess that would take the "fun" out of it.
    http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/more-sports/outdoors/20131030-dallas-safari-club-auction-of-black-rhino-hunt-draws-praise-criticism.ece
  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    a loophole to kill whatever they wish
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,431
    i saw an article that facebook removed all of her photos overnight.

    waiting for the FREEDOM and first amendment crowd to start griping about it.

    i agree with facebook here. if you want to do something as unpopular as murdering endangered species, something that is going to piss a bunch of people off and stir serious emotions, at the very least, you need to keep the images of that shit to yourself. start your own website where you have to pay for things like a domain name and bandwidth and stuff.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    i would wager real $$$ that ted nugent thinks she is beautiful
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    chadwick said:

    i would wager real $$$ that ted nugent thinks she is beautiful

    Honestly, I think she's a troll. Semi-mutantish.

    I could probably look past that over-proportioned forehead of hers if she had a warm and loving personality; but she kills large animals for kicks.

    Ain't nobody got time for that.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    I'm not defending her, but she claims that none of the animals she killed were endagered. I did see some were on threatened lists though. The rhino was apparently just tranquilized so that they could take blood samples and help it somehow.

    She continues to claim that hunters like herself help with conservation. She last posted this:

    "In the late 1970s, Kenya banned all hunting and opened up the floodgates for poaching. Since that period, they've lost 85% of their wildlife population. According to USAID.gov, “Seventy-five percent of Kenya’s tourism revenue comes from wildlife tourism.” Draw your own conclusions from the facts."

    While I still disagree with shooting these animals, she raises these points to convince people that hunters like her are helping. It is all an excuse for her to feel good about shooting a leopard, lion, or hippo? I can see how her buying 160K in permits does raise money to help with conservation, but there's gotta be a better way.
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  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    Lol Brian...Love the 9 to 5 reference! :))
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  • unsung
    unsung I stopped by on March 7 2024. First time in many years, had to update payment info. Hope all is well. Politicians suck. Bye. Posts: 9,487
    What about this guy???!!!!!! The nerve!


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  • a5pj
    a5pj Hershey PA Posts: 3,976
    There was a really good article in GQ about the hunt for an elephant. Not sure if it was this lady or not, but the article makes you see both sides of the argument. Now boasting about killing animals that many people perceive as not supposed to be killed is another thing.
    Wouldn't it be funny if the world ended in 2010, with lots of fire?



  • melissachun
    melissachun Posts: 107
    Really, any action can be rationalized. I'm sure there are things I do that others would not approve of or understand. I guess I'll just never understand what drives a person to want to kill an innocent animal. And that Spielberg is the worst - bringing an extinct creature back to life just so he can take it away. Total megalomaniac.

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