Lion-Killing Dentist's Email to Patients: My Bad, I Thought It Was LegalGabrielle Bluestone7/30/15 1:00pm43024EditPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkThe most hated dentist in America—no small feat, I assure you—has spoken. Sadly, it seems Dr. Walter James Palmer is under the impression that “ignorance of the law” is a viable defense to allegedly illegally hunting Zimbabwe’s most beloved lion.