Walter J. Palmer, 55, of Eden Prairie, a practicing dentist in Bloomington, issued a statement addressing the killing on July 1 of Cecil, which has sparked outrage around the globe. Cecil was a protected lion in a natural reserve, and was led out of the area by the poachers including Walter Palmer. What standard are we setting for African Growth and Development if we allow the two Zimbabwean men to be prosecuted, but allow the American dentist to walk free? He shot the lion and paid for it to be killed either way, and should thus face the Zimbabwe officials who are investigating this event. If it is not possible to extradite him for this crime, then it is up to this administration and the attorney general to follow and seek prosecution of said criminal act.
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