JuanMa
07-18-2003, 01:01 PM
This is so shameful and despicable!!
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LAS VEGAS, July 18 (Reuters) - Outraged by a Las Vegas company that claims
to offer men a chance to stalk and shoot naked women in the Nevada desert
with paintball guns, women's groups and government agencies were scrambling
to find a way to shut down such "Bambi" hunts. "As soon as I found out about
this, I called for an investigation," Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman said.
"Las Vegas is a place where anything goes, but this crosses the line if this
is real."
REAL MEN OUTDOOR Productions Inc., insists it is doing nothing
illegal and only providing another variety of adult entertainment in a city
celebrated for sin. But critics, some of whom maintain that the hunts may be
a hoax to drum up publicity for sales of a "Hunting for Bambi" video, say it
should be shut down. The company has a Las Vegas business license to sell a
$20 video of hunters chasing nude women through the woods as a spoof on
hunting videos that feature men hunting deer. That video was staged, Real
Men spokesman David Krekelberg said, but it gave rise to the idea of hosting
hunts with paintball guns and charging men $10,000 for such weekend tours.
Krekelberg said the company has so far hosted 18 "Bambi" hunts in
undisclosed locations around Las Vegas. In each, a hunter faces off with two
women dressed in nothing but sneakers, each of whom receive $1,000 and can
earn up to $2,500 if they make it through the hour without being struck by
the paintball, he said. But Jodi Tyson, director of the Nevada Coalition
Against Sexual Violence called the "Bambi" hunts offensive, dangerous and
exploitative. The world's largest paintball products maker, Brass Eagle Inc
, has also protested the hunts.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is also looking into speculation
that the hunts have taken place without permits on public property. About 90
percent of Nevada is owned by the federal government. "In our patrol of the
lands, if they're out there without a permit and we find them, we would cite
them," BLM spokeswoman Jo Simpson said. Krekelberg denied that any of the
hunts had occurred on federal property, saying only that they occur on
private estates in southern Nevada. He refused to say where out of fear of
sabotage, noting that "there are nuts out there who would come in and throw
a wrench in there." He also asserted the women were not being mistreated,
noting that they can wear goggles and helmets for protection if they wish.
[ July 18, 2003, 02:02 PM: Message edited by: JuanMa ]
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LAS VEGAS, July 18 (Reuters) - Outraged by a Las Vegas company that claims
to offer men a chance to stalk and shoot naked women in the Nevada desert
with paintball guns, women's groups and government agencies were scrambling
to find a way to shut down such "Bambi" hunts. "As soon as I found out about
this, I called for an investigation," Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman said.
"Las Vegas is a place where anything goes, but this crosses the line if this
is real."
REAL MEN OUTDOOR Productions Inc., insists it is doing nothing
illegal and only providing another variety of adult entertainment in a city
celebrated for sin. But critics, some of whom maintain that the hunts may be
a hoax to drum up publicity for sales of a "Hunting for Bambi" video, say it
should be shut down. The company has a Las Vegas business license to sell a
$20 video of hunters chasing nude women through the woods as a spoof on
hunting videos that feature men hunting deer. That video was staged, Real
Men spokesman David Krekelberg said, but it gave rise to the idea of hosting
hunts with paintball guns and charging men $10,000 for such weekend tours.
Krekelberg said the company has so far hosted 18 "Bambi" hunts in
undisclosed locations around Las Vegas. In each, a hunter faces off with two
women dressed in nothing but sneakers, each of whom receive $1,000 and can
earn up to $2,500 if they make it through the hour without being struck by
the paintball, he said. But Jodi Tyson, director of the Nevada Coalition
Against Sexual Violence called the "Bambi" hunts offensive, dangerous and
exploitative. The world's largest paintball products maker, Brass Eagle Inc
, has also protested the hunts.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is also looking into speculation
that the hunts have taken place without permits on public property. About 90
percent of Nevada is owned by the federal government. "In our patrol of the
lands, if they're out there without a permit and we find them, we would cite
them," BLM spokeswoman Jo Simpson said. Krekelberg denied that any of the
hunts had occurred on federal property, saying only that they occur on
private estates in southern Nevada. He refused to say where out of fear of
sabotage, noting that "there are nuts out there who would come in and throw
a wrench in there." He also asserted the women were not being mistreated,
noting that they can wear goggles and helmets for protection if they wish.
[ July 18, 2003, 02:02 PM: Message edited by: JuanMa ]