Comments on: Woman Hit By Car While Fleeing Bear

By: sausage1

sausage1 — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:26:07 +0000

I’m reading it but I don’t believe it. Why kill it? What next, taking out donkeys for braying? Absurd!

By: Mothmanfan

Mothmanfan — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:10:55 +0000

First I have to say the woman wasn’t seriously injured.

But second, I would like so say, what the heck!?

Poor bear. Obviously the woman had been doing something that upset it.

By: Greg102

Greg102 — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 02:04:56 +0000

Well first of all a pregnant woman outran the bear??? Obviously the bear wasn’t really trying to get her. She would have never out ran it. So here is another case where a bear is just being a bear and gets killed. I’m glad the woman is ok, but seriously the bear didn’t need to get killed. It’s their instinct to chase if you start running. But they’re not addressing how she actually out ran the bear. what a tragedy.

By: Andrew Minnesota

Andrew Minnesota — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:51:57 +0000

If you’re in any sort of wilderness (even forested areas in a fairly residentual area) you should be familiar with how to act around the wildlife. I can understand naturally panicing, however the bear’s natural response is to chase something that runs away because she just triggered it into hunter mode. I still don’t think it should have to be put down, on the news I saw them putting it into a carrier it’s just as easy to release it somewhere far away.

By: cryptidsrus

cryptidsrus — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:12:48 +0000

I somwhat agree with Crypto-Enthused.

Although she did the wrong thing in fleeing, the woman should not be castigated the way she’s being castigated. She acted out of fear. When one sees a massive bear bearing down on one, not everybody is going to react by “standing their ground” and confronting it. Sometimes (a lot of the times, unfortunately) sheer cellular terror takes over and the “fight or flight” instinct takes control. Her actions most probably aggravated the whole thing, but she should not be raked over the coals for being human.

I never thought I’d get to see the day when “political correctness” spills over into animal-human interaction “etiquette.”
Although I ALSO don’t think the guy who hit her should be “put down.” Punished, yes, but not “euthanized.”

By: Andrew Minnesota

Andrew Minnesota — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:53:19 +0000

I saw this report earlier today the lady said the bear was nearby so she screamed and ran, when she did this it chased after her. She did none of the correct actions for dealing with a bear and if anything instigated the bear chasing her by fleeing. The sad thing is that a bear is going to be put down (who knows if it’s even the right one, she’s clearly not a bear expert) because she did all the wrong actions when she met the bear while walking through the woods.

By: Crypto-Enthused

Crypto-Enthused — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:44:17 +0000

Ok folks. Let’s try to keep things in perspective, yes another bear gets put down and it should be put down. I am an animal lover also, but when they start attacking we need to start defending. It should be noted that the bear’s actions after the fact were more responsible than the driver of the car. The bear stuck around and the driver didn’t. By the way, this poor excuse for a human should be put down also. I hope the woman and her expected child are ok.

By: Bast

Bast — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:02:02 +0000

Wait, what? She identified this bear? How? Did it give her a business card? Or what? Why was she, oh, never mind. Like another poster said, another innocent bear, killed for no reason.

By: The Forthcoming

The Forthcoming — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:13:53 +0000

Thank God that she’s ok. It could have been much worse…

By: kolobe

kolobe — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:47:37 +0000

Identified it? Then euthanized it? Another inocent bear bites the dust, for no reason.