Friday, May 25, 2012

Shooting the bear


Easton police shot a yearling bear last Sunday.  It was a black bear, and according to today’s Morning Call, had not threatened anyone.  It was wandering around Easton, lost.  Police Chief Carl Scalzo said his officers had to shoot the bear to make sure it wouldn’t attack anyone. 
It was a black bear.  Not a polar bear.  Not a grizzly bear.  Not a rabid bear.  
“Public safety comes first for us,” the chief was quoted as saying.  Stupidity, evidently, is a very close second.

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