| HOUSTON – Sliding his computer mouse around until he locates a moving target, the hunter sets the animal in his sites and pulls the rifle's trigger with a click of his finger. Down goes a wild boar. Another trophy bagged.
Yet in this case it's not a video game. It's a new kind of hunting experience in which people anywhere in the world can sit at home and target real game by controlling a gun in a remote location. To supporters, it's a way to allow the disabled, among others, to enjoy the thrill of hunting. But critics see it as a form of video slaughter. Indeed, the concept of live-action hunting - done over the Internet - is raising the hackles of everyone from animal-rights activists to hunting groups to gun advocates. As a result, lawmakers in 14 states are now trying to ban the practice, including Texas, where the only such online hunting facility exists. |
I don't care if they're trying to ban it. That someone who lives there thought of this twisted idea enough for me.
But keep reading and you'll find this gem:
| The biggest opponents may be hunters themselves. "It's not hunting. It's killing," says Jeremy Johnston, a police officer at the University of Houston. "Someone gets on a computer and pushes a button and something dies for no reason. That's not why I was taught to hunt."
For Mr. Johnston, hunting is about relaxing outdoors, bonding with friends, and providing for his family. |
"...something dies for no reason. That's not why I was taught to hunt." and then... "hunting is about relaxing outdoors, bonding with friends, and providing for his family."
I guess that gives me reason #54730 I'll never live in Texas. It's police officers are paid so poorly that they have to resort to killing and eating wild animals to provide for their families!
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