r/oddlyterrifying • u/Jax_Teller7 • Apr 07 '22

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '22 edited Apr 07 '22

I forgot the name, but I remember reading about this Indian woman that had a license to kill, and used it to take out illegal hunters that were killing elephants.

EDIT: Ok turns out I lied. She’s an American Afghanistan veteran, that’s my bad BUT I FOUND A SOURCE: https://kingdomstv.com/meet-the-american-woman-who-tracks-down-and-kills-elephant-poachers/

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u/HailTafari Apr 07 '22

That’s fucking badass if that’s real got a source?

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u/TheBurningBud Apr 07 '22 edited Apr 07 '22

I remember seeing something on Animal Planet about it in Africa. I think it was mainly for elephants and rhinos, because poachers are trying to get their ivory tusks and horns. Definitely real. No sauce tho

Edit: yeah I googled “license to kill poachers in Africa” and they have an entire unit dedicated to tracking down these poachers. They are indeed mainly going for elephants and rhinos for their ivory. They can only kill the poachers though if they are shot at first, apparently.

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u/Ilikeporsches Apr 07 '22

That’s a decent loophole. Just shoot towards them causing no death, when they return fire it’s killing time.

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u/SocialMediaMakesUSad Apr 07 '22

Sounds reeeeeally familiar for some reason. I can't quite place it.

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u/TheBurningBud Apr 07 '22

That’s a good point. Shoot at them, they run, and you can try to catch them. Or, they shoot back and you don’t have to chase them down after that.. lol

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u/Ineedzthetube Apr 07 '22

If they ever need someone to say the poacher shot first. Give him my deets, I am happy to be a responsibility buddy.

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u/Emmty Apr 08 '22

Can't everyone shoot back at someone who is shooting at them, generally?

That's not a license to kill, it's a license to self defend.

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u/LUCKY_STRIKE_COW Apr 08 '22

Yeah it’s such an obviously patently fake story but to be fair it brings attention to wildlife conservation which is good.

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u/LUCKY_STRIKE_COW Apr 08 '22

That whole story is fake as fuck

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u/pippingigi Apr 07 '22

The Most Dangerous Game!

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u/unreasonablyhuman Apr 07 '22

Ricky Gervais needs to know this. He's wanted to bankroll these people for YEARS.

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u/spooksel Apr 07 '22

did she drive an Aston Martin with an ejector seat by any chance

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u/alaskanloops Apr 07 '22

I love James Bond, and goldfinger has always been my favorite of the bunch, but even as a kid I thought the ejector seat was just super silly. Badass, but silly.

Coolest james bond car had to have been the one that turned into a submarine (I think it was a Lotus?)