Part of the problem is the veracity of the information. Who knows at this point what is true. Lots of jumping to conclusions.
BKB

But BKB, you said this..........isn't this YOUR jumping to conclusions? Seems to me it is.

This lion, Cecil we'll call him, was killed unethically by even the lowest of standards IF the stories of how he was taken are true. As Eddie said in the first post, it harms the entire sport of hunting.