The morality of hunters
Left I on the News doesn’t buy it:
In the article, here’s what one of the hunters has to say: “We need to reach out to the youngsters and show them how much fun it is being out there.” Yeah, lots of fun, killing things. Want to have fun in nature? Go for a hike. A run. Birdwatching. Mountain biking. A picnic. There are plenty of ways to have fun “out there” without killing things gratuitously, and the fact that they eat what they killed doesn’t alter the real reason why most people are out there.
Another hunter has this to say: “But think about what that says about the local community, where people go that far to help a kid have a unique and interesting experience.” Yeah, just think. Why, in a few years, they can have another “unique and interesting experience” in Fallujah. Or Caracas. Or Tehran. Or someplace else Uncle Sam has sent them to kill and be killed.