Comments on: Armed and mental

By: Frank

Frank — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:35:28 +0000

Is this true that some people have their priorities so screwed up or are so soft in the head that they choose to commit suicide just because their hobby, passion, call it what you like, has been curtailed by the laws of civilized behaviour? I have half a suspicion that it could be a publicity ploy by the FKNK to latch on the ‘jahasra msieken’ Maltese way of thinking. If I were the FKNK I would not go about declaring from the rooftops that most of the organization’s members are of unsound mind.

By: Mandy Mallia

Mandy Mallia — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:20:12 +0000

In reply to Jon Shaw.

And they’ve done it again:

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090928/local/finch-trappers-admitted-to-hospital-with-depression-fknk

By: M Anastasi

M Anastasi — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:02:14 +0000

Mizieb frame up: Not mentioned by FKNK
Dogs not retrieving dead birds: what hunter is going to let his dog retrieve a dead bird – and do what with it? Report himself?
Picnickers at Mizieb: hunter’s families, nanniet, kugini, kunjati, pogguti, hbieb etc.
Hunting is a sport: not referred to as a sport anymore, as one team is armed with guns and the other armed with feathers.
Hunting is a Maltese tradition: ever seen a coachload of tourists stopping to photograph and admire birds being shot at? It’s not found in tourist brochures either.
Hobby: either let us kill birds or we’ll get depressed and make a scene.
Poacher: a fictitious character played by a hunter in order to look appealing.

By: Jon Shaw

Jon Shaw — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:15:18 +0000

I was surprised to hear the hunter’s federation publicly announce such suicides. It’s rather sad to hear of such news, (irrespective if one is a hunter or not). Yet another concern would be that it can ‘entice’ others to do the same.

In my opinion, this announcement was made to add attention and sensationalism to their meeting but the after-affects could be drastic.

By: Meerkat:)

Meerkat:) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:44:58 +0000

One word: Cuckoo

By: eros

eros — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:16:48 +0000

Today around 1.00pm I was at Armier Bay when a flock of large black birds (I am totally ignorant as to species) flew in from the sea, and within seconds a barrage of guns opened fire on them. A friend thought it was a village feast nearby, such was the intensity of noise. I am not sure if the killing season is open, or even if they can shoot on Sunday at that time and place. What I know is that if it is a choice between the hunters and the birds to survive, I will choose the birds any day.

By: Leonard

Leonard — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 03:24:26 +0000

“What’s the quickest way out of here?” “Through the roof!” Loved Crazy Harry.

If what the Hunters’ Federation said is true, it’s sad. But other than gaining some compassion, what’s the point? Let’s say people have been driven to commit suicide because divorce is not part of our legal system; even the most pro-divorce lobbyists would not base their arguments on such incidents. And that’s how it should be. Hunters’ Federation should go for other options if it wants to achieve tangible results.