Walter Palmer, the Minnesota dentist who managed to enrage the world by killing the internationally beloved #CecilTheLion on a $55,000 trophy hunt, wisely laid low for quite a while after becoming the most hated man alive. Protesters surrounded his closed dental practice and his home, while vandals spray-painted “Lion Killer!” on his vacation home.
Most terrifying of all, gun-weenie Piers Morgan wrote a column fantasizing about hunting Palmer with a bow and arrow so he could stuff and, um, mount him.
Palmer finally returned to work today, and protesters were there to meet him, along with reporters assigned to cover the expected mob.
Bloomington PD: "we don't have a large presence of protestors…Hopefully this story moves on in the coming days." pic.twitter.com/2wpMAv20il
— Melissa Colorado (@melissacolorado) September 8, 2015
Protestors are here. Animal activists calling for the end of trophy hunting. #CecilTheLion #WalterPalmer pic.twitter.com/ydRRcYLPMC
— Melissa Colorado (@melissacolorado) September 8, 2015
Activists who were here when #WalterPalmer showed up for work say they will still be here when he leaves. pic.twitter.com/Mt2i6U6VMT
— Melissa Colorado (@melissacolorado) September 8, 2015
1 protester who was here when #WalterPalmer came in says she will stay here until he leaves. Live at 11AM on @kare11 pic.twitter.com/Alca95H0te
— Melissa Colorado (@melissacolorado) September 8, 2015
Small group of protestors outside the office of #WalterPalmer as he works inside pic.twitter.com/eER6LniKAP
— Ryan Smith (@ryansmithtv) September 8, 2015
Protests outside #WalterPalmer dental office – He is back in office after leaving for hour – full story @wcco 5pm pic.twitter.com/BPNaXVefQK
— esme murphy (@esmemurphy) September 8, 2015
@esmemurphy @WCCO what did he have for lunch? Has he used the bathroom? This is embarrassing!
— Tom Sachi (@tomsachi) September 8, 2015
@tomsachi @esmemurphy @WCCO Agreed … slow news day or what? Maybe if media leaves the protestors will too and it will no longer be a story
— Rick Kaufman, APR (@RjKaufman) September 8, 2015
@esmemurphy @WCCO full story on what, exactly? Using the bathroom? When he went to lunch? This isn't actually a story, it's tabloid fodder.
— BeckieBea ??⚓️?? (@DigitalChick73) September 8, 2015
@esmemurphy @WCCO Really? Nothin better to do?
— MGuetter? (@mguetter) September 8, 2015
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