Three points:

1. I think the social media outrage at the death of Cecil is fantastic, and I hope it leads to the demise of trophy hunting. I also hope we can show this level of outrage and sympathy for the human victims of injustice, because right now I've heard more about Cecil on social media than about, say, the Charleston victims or the countless black victims of police violence.

2. People calling for the hunter's painful and excruciating death need to take a damn chill pill. The guy did an awful thing, but he deserves to face justice, not a lynch mob. It's odd to me that we'd react with such passion for a slain animal, then turn around and wish the same pain on a fellow human being.

3. We need to realize that Cecil's death grabbed our attention not because it is the biggest injustice going on, but because Cecil's story is at once emotional and uncontroversial. Countless injustices go on every day, yet we say nothing for fear of generating controversy. The meat industry alone is responsible for way more misery than the needless killing of one majestic feline, but you don't see nearly as many people standing up for Cecil the factory farm chicken. Likewise, trophy hunting is nothing new; we're focusing on it now because an animal "celebrity" died from it.