Bear in zoo biting lady - do you intervene with firearm?

[a-sheepdog]

There is no way that I would shoot an animal that was acting naturally. She put herself in that situation and can get herself out.....or not. I would let her get eaten if she is that dumb.

 

[fallout mike]

She probably has or will have kids too. Wow

 

[NavyLCDR]

If it was my wife, I'd throw the bear a breath mint when he was done.

Ex-wife yes! Current wife, no way. 1. She would never even think to cross the first fence. 2. I hope I would stop her before she did, if she even thought about it.

 

[parsimonious_instead]

Really? People think big animals are invincible or something. Neither bears, nor lions, nor tigers are immune to bullets.

Yes, if I was actually hunting for bears, I would take something else, but in defense of a person who is being attacked, a service caliber handgun will still work.

Even a .22 through the ear will kill a polar bear...

Google for "Proarms Podcast" and you'll come across Massad Ayoob himself interviewing police who tracked and shot the menagerie of privately kept animals when they were maliciously released some time ago by an antisocial resident of Zanesville Ohio.

Lots of interesting info with a focus on effectiveness of various rounds against exotic wildlife, but one of the standouts was an officer killing a sizable bear with a single shot from his .40 caliber Glock.

 

[zkc1677095]

I'd probably shoot the husband/boyfriend to put him out of what is most certainly his obvious misery.

 

[Magnuumpwr]

To see if I have this right. Say you have fenced in property with a trained guard dog. Someone (Adult woman or man) jumps your fence and gets attacked by your expensive dog and a CC person hears the attack. Your saying you would want the CC to come and shoot your dog to save the trespasser? If that is what you want, why the heck did you put up the fence? It is not like the dog was roaming free and attacked someone. (This would be something very different)

 

[Old Shooter]

I was thinking about what if I'd been there. Would I have drawn my 1911 and shot it point blank?

Me too....I'd have shot her right between the eyes!

Oh, wait. Were you asking about shooting the bear???

 

[Teachu2]

Remember - SHOOT THE HOSTAGE!

 

[22-rimfire]

Darwinism... bears got to eat too.

 

[jerkface11]

1. Yeah that was stupid. Does that rise to the level of , "She deserves to DIE stupid?" NO. I'm sure she is MUCH smarter now.

Getting within arms length of a polar bear isn't "deserves to die stupid"????

 

[BP44]

Like I said before this is a funny thread with to many variables to answer with any certainty. Lets have a come to reason break shall we. Most folks are dumb it's a sad fact of life, most folks are cowards, most folks are not productive members of society. The few good ones have to protect/guide the "others" when issues happen. A snide poke such as let the bear eat her is fun for all but it's the wrong awnser to a question that was not asked. I have to agree with an earlier post that this boils down to the point of would you use your gun to defend the public in public.

Some of the responses this post has drummed up make our forum seem so calloused and "hard". I blame video games for all of our 1000yrd stare want to be members. Lots of Tuffys on the Internet

Just how I feel..

 

[Iramo94]

Are we seriously considering allowing a human being to be ripped apart by a bear? :banghead: Sorry, I don't think I can do that. Let God judge her decisions in a few decades.
I personally don't think there is such a thing as "so stupid she deserves to die."

 

[jerkface11]

I personally don't think there is such a thing as "so stupid she deserves to die."

Jumping two fences to get closer to a polar bear is. The bear did nothing wrong so why kill it?

 

[mortablunt]

Of course you intervene. How could you not?

 

[Certaindeaf]

Many people have essentially called/judged her dumb hence she should die.. what if she were a mental defective and or child? It's pretty hard to judge someone's IQ by looking at them. Yes, children and dumb people do dumb things.. I see no reason to relish in and or allow their death.

 

[dirtengineer]

I generally have more compassion for folks who lack intelligence, not less.

 

[jerkface11]

Ok if she had jumped into traffic would you shoot the truck driver bearing down on her?

 

[mljdeckard]

In the OP's situation, probably not. There are too many factors that might complicate the shot.

However, imagine if a big predator got loose in a zoo, and had carte blanche to help himself to a tourist buffet. In THAT situation I might stay within sight to see if I needed to drop it before the zookeepers could put him down.

I'm really not as worried about charges or lawsuits, in Utah animals are a strict liability, the animal is always wrong. If they are charging or chewing on someone, and I have a clear low-risk shot, I am not worried about potential consequences.

 

[Neverwinter]

Most folks are dumb it's a sad fact of life, most folks are cowards, most folks are not productive members of society. The few good ones have to protect/guide the "others" when issues happen. A snide poke such as let the bear eat her is fun for all but it's the wrong awnser to a question that was not asked. I have to agree with an earlier post that this boils down to the point of would you use your gun to defend the public in public.

That is not how the current zeitgeist of selfishness is manifesting itself. There has been a decided push toward moving away from helping the poor and unfortunate, and this will demonstrate itself in the sentiment of "let the bear eat her".

The ones who would step in to save her but subscribe to the zeitgeist are either self-contradictory or more enamored with the idea of using their gun to defend the public in public than actual kindness.

 

[rodensouth]

Yeah, I guess the bear was just doing what it evolved to do. Shortly after I would too, by administering carefully placed 10mm rounds into said bear until I ran out of mags.

Just like the bear, I would feel no remorse. I would likely sympathize with its caretakers, if they were respectful of my actions. They can get a new pet to lock up in their enclosure, not so with a mom or daughter.

Would Darwin not think this the natural order of things?

 

[JShirley]

Any of you who posted IBTL instead of just reporting this nonsense- you are wrong.