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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 03:29 PM Original message |
Polar bear kills teen, seriously injures 4 others |
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markpkessinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
1. What are they doing camping in polar bear territory without a gun? |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 04:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. Polar Bears are on the brink of becoming endangered and should not be shot... |
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markpkessinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 04:22 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Every being's first moral and ethical obligation is to defend itself... |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 04:25 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. I agree. If the bear was attacking, someone should have had a gun to |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-06-11 11:10 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Fortunately in this case, someone did |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 04:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
19. It helps if you read the full article.... |
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markpkessinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 04:47 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. You're right ... should have read more thoroughly |
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Citizen Worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
2. Pepper spray, where was the pepper spray? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
3. I have a bit of wilderness knowledge and experience and I have NEVER heard anyone suggest hitting... |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 04:14 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. They had trip wires to warn themselves if bears approached. |
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markpkessinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 04:15 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. OK, so they get advance warning that they're about to be mauled... |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 04:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. They make a hasty retreat.... I guess |
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markpkessinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 04:26 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. You're not going to outrun a polar bear, particularly over the short run n/t |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 04:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. It's sharks one is supposed to hit in the nose |
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markpkessinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 04:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
15. Polar bears are HUGE |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
4. apex predator vs. ambulating hors d'oeuvre. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 04:18 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Polar bears are pretty feriocious for all their cuteness |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 04:21 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. I believe they are the most dangerous land animal in terms of attacks on people. |
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markpkessinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 04:28 PM Response to Reply #8 |
18. Indeed. "Cute," maybe, but "cuddly?" DEFINITELY NOT. n/t |
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banned from Kos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
6. Seven billion humans - a few thousand polar bears |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-05-11 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
14. We need to stop pushing these creatures to the extremes and destroying their |
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