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| Evan Almae |
This was taken from AOL:
| quote: | 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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:haha: I wanna go to Las Vegas...yahhhh! |
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| DJ Nuclear |
| quote: | Originally posted by nic01445
pure genius! |
snopes.com says it's not real... |
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| Sirocco |
| it is real is saw it on the news..even a video clip |
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| djSlain |
| hehe, i saw it on the Orielly Factor the other day. i couldn't stop laughing at the girl on it. She just had that pretty smile being asked all these questions with words she didn't understand and still: that smile. hhaah "ok, i went with u on TV, now give me my money" |
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| BTG |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sirocco
it is real is saw it on the news..even a video clip |
me too.
i laughed. |
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| placebo |
| Im definately going to vegas... |
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| montie |
hahaha
, i'll get naked and run around while people chase after me with paintball guns for 1000 bucks |
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| PhloTron |
mos def...it was on Pardon the Interruption and Sportscenter...as well as the USA today...etc etc etc.
BRILLIANT!!! |
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| arctic |
| the lack of pictures makes this thread disapointing :( :p |
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| Vivid Boy |
| i know ppl that have done that in parking lots lol....it was actually pretty in funny...though the girl wasnt naked... |
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