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Landers: Why All The Outrage Over A Lion?

In this image takem from a November 2012 video made available by Paula French, a well-known, protected lion known as Cecil strolls around in Hwange National Park, in Hwange, Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe's wildlife minister says extradition is being sought for Walter Palmer, the American dentist who killed Cecil. (Paula French via AP)
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354
In this image takem from a November 2012 video made available by Paula French, a well-known, protected lion known as Cecil strolls around in Hwange National Park, in Hwange, Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe's wildlife minister says extradition is being sought for Walter Palmer, the American dentist who killed Cecil. (Paula French via AP)
In this image takem from a November 2012 video made available by Paula French, a well-known, protected lion known as Cecil strolls around in Hwange National Park, in Hwange, Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe's wildlife minister says extradition is being sought for Walter Palmer, the American dentist who killed Cecil. (Paula French via AP)

The public is numb to kids being killed in Syria. Mouths water as a sultry TV model opens her mouth wide as a whale around a monster beef burger. Viewers giggle when grinning weathercaster Tom Sherry grills a formerly cute chicken on the grill outside the KREM studio. Photos of anglers proudly holding big fish are so universally accepted in our culture they’re often selected to honor a loved one in a published obituary. Yet an archer’s silent arrow aimed at an African lion is a shot heard around the world. The impact of Walter Palmer’s broadhead into a tourist— attraction lion known as Cecil smacked the social and mainstream media so shockingly loud last week that hunters themselves have become prey to an international witch hunt/ Rich Landers , SR Outdoors editor. More here .

Question: Why do we react so strongly to the killing of Cecil the Lion when there are more outrageous things out there?

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