Hunting Women With Paintballs

[dlinkwit27]

LAS VEGAS (July 17) - 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.

07/17/03 21:55 ET

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poor lady's. what wouild osses them to do this, well...ok..drugs. dumb question. still, i feel bad for them, if it is true.

[randman]

Oh it's sad but true. I saw video on CNN. One of the women interviewed was a "professional dancer" just wanting to earn some extra money.

It really is a sad, sick world.

[Cylob]

You could form-up some vigilantes to hunt the hunters (using acid-filled, flesh burning balls). Even better if you could outnumber them 10-1.

[dlinkwit27]

Originally posted by Cylob
You could form-up some vigilantes to hunt the hunters (using acid-filled, flesh burning balls). Even better if you could outnumber them 10-1.

I was thinking of that, but how would we go about finding where the hunts took place?

[Mr_007]

good!

[Cylob]

Originally posted by dlinkwit27
I was thinking of that, but how would we go about finding where the hunts took place?

You could try to join the club and then infiltrate it. Make-out you've a real passion for the game. And later of course, let the bastards have it.

They'll just have paint balls and a few perverts, you'll have a small army. If I had the means I'd make an appearance in a tank, complete with jumbo paint balls.

We'd have Mr_007 on our side - he could man the flame-thrower.

[Starbucks]

These women are only going to get cash if they make it without getting marked. It's pretty much a lose-lose situation for the women.

[Cylob]

dlinkwit, we could also buy our own band of cossacks just to add to the mix. That would be:

Specialised paint-ball tank (me)
Flame-thrower (Mr_007)
Band of cossacks (100 in number)

You could co-ordinate from a helicopter, unless of course you'd prefer to man the paintball gatling gun.

Perverted paintballers would be history.

[dlinkwit27]

how bout paintball-napalm? hm.....

[ShyShy]

you know, i used to think that not much could shock my anymore. but this just proved me wrong. THAT'S WAY BEYOND FUCKED UP.



Cylob, i want to be the official "nut crusher".

[Mattress]

While I agree that this is fucked up, why is this worse than something like prostitution? If the women are willing to take the job and know what it entails and people are willing to pay for this, why shouldn't this be allowed to happen?

[Cylob]

Cylob: Specialised paint-ball tank.
Mr_007: Flame-thrower
Dlinkwit: Napalm
ShyShy: Nut Crusher

Plus, band of cossacks (100 in number)

[Bilbo Baggins]

Am I the only one who finds this prety funny and /or cool?

I also expected more "shooting your load" jokes.

[mikm]

sicko.

Can I fly the F-16?

[SemiTechGeek]

Can we at least have a Navy?

[Cylob]

Cylob: Specialised paint-ball tank.
Mr_007: Flame-thrower
Dlinkwit: Napalm
ShyShy: Nut Crusher
M2K - F-16 (with lazer-guided paint-bombs)
SemiTechGeek - Aegis Cruiser off the coast (with paint-filled missiles)

Plus, band of cossacks (100 in number)

[DragonSon]

Can I be the Marine Corps?