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Dad arrested for shooting bear that he says came within feet of his kids
WVUE FOX8 Live ^
| April 20, 2025
| Bryant Reed and Emily Van de Riet
Posted on 04/20/2025 6:30:30 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man
BETHLEHEM, Conn. (WFSB/Gray News) – A father in Connecticut was arrested after he said he shot a bear in self-defense to protect his family.
The shooting happened at Todd Topicz’s home in August.
He said that the bear entered the home through the garage, where his two kids were at the time.
“He [the bear] walked right into the garage with people in there. He didn’t care. So, who knows what would’ve happened next time,” Topicz said.
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TOPICS: Conspiracy; Government; Local News; Society
KEYWORDS: banglist; bear; connecticut; shootingbears; wildlife; wrongfullycharged
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The guy had every bit of right to do what he did.
To: Macho MAGA Man
He forgot to shovel and shut up.
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posted on
04/20/2025 6:32:00 PM PDT
by
Repeal The 17th
(Get out of the matrix and get a real life.)
To: Macho MAGA Man
Shoot.
Shovel.
Shut up......................
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posted on
04/20/2025 6:32:49 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Red Badger
Shoot, carve it up, and grill.
I like bear meat.
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posted on
04/20/2025 6:35:42 PM PDT
by
ConservativeMind
(Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
To: Macho MAGA Man
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posted on
04/20/2025 6:38:34 PM PDT
by
gundog
(The ends justify the mean tweets. )
To: Macho MAGA Man
Ok, some places need to get some common sense.
If a wild animal is in your house, or on your property, and a nuisance, shooting it should be just fine.
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posted on
04/20/2025 6:44:30 PM PDT
by
FamiliarFace
(I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
To: Macho MAGA Man
Somebody needs to shoot those you arrested him. They are more dangerous than the bear...
To: Macho MAGA Man
Topicz said he is doing an accelerated rehabilitation program for first-time offenders. As long as he completes the program, no charges will be filed.
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posted on
04/20/2025 6:55:10 PM PDT
by
TangoLimaSierra
(⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
To: dereknunley
It’s Connecticut ... No common sense allowed ...
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posted on
04/20/2025 6:59:26 PM PDT
by
bankwalker
(Feminists, like all Marxists, are ungrateful parasites.)
To: Macho MAGA Man
As if you need any more evidence of “White Privilege”, it was the duty of that guy to sacrifice himself and his family so the planet can heal.
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posted on
04/20/2025 7:01:45 PM PDT
by
SecondAmendment
(The history of the present Federal Government is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations ...)
To: Macho MAGA Man
What’s the crime here? Was he bearly in the house?
To: Macho MAGA Man
Todd Topicz went and shot a bear
When in his house the kids did scare
He split the bear
The Law split hairs
So there.
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posted on
04/20/2025 7:12:01 PM PDT
by
MikelTackNailer
(The Houthis get all the Press while the Blowfish go forgotten.)
To: Macho MAGA Man
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posted on
04/20/2025 7:18:42 PM PDT
by
Rio
To: Macho MAGA Man
Here in PA, people shoot bears for much less offense than that. Many of us will go out deliberately looking for bears to shoot. The woods behind McDonalds are especially good for this activity.
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posted on
04/20/2025 7:19:16 PM PDT
by
Buttons12
( )
To: Buttons12
“ Many of us will go out deliberately looking for bears to shoot. The woods behind McDonalds are especially good for this activity.”
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Shhhhh… HUSH!
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posted on
04/20/2025 7:22:43 PM PDT
by
House Atreides
(I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX)
To: Macho MAGA Man
You’re not allowed to bait bears for hunting, especially using your kids as bait.
To: T.B. Yoits
No Castle Doctrine in Con-necticut?!!!
To: TangoLimaSierra
Topicz said he is doing an accelerated rehabilitation program for first-time offenders. As long as he completes the program, no charges will be filed.
Which means he is paying the costs of a completely bogus criminal prosecution. Depending on his agreement with his attorney, that might be cheaper than paying to defend against the charges, and is "sure thing", but he is feeding the government beast. The moral to the story is don't talk to police/game warden if you shoot a bear. Refuse to say anything and stand on your Fifth Amendment rights. Had this guy done that, they probably couldn't have filed the charges. Some A-hole cop and DA are making their monthly quota because this guy opened his mouth. They are not your friends. If the dead bear has a collar, buy a helium balloon quickly.
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posted on
04/20/2025 7:35:24 PM PDT
by
Dr. Franklin
("A republic, if you can keep it." )
To: Rio
The cub shows up in the last 6 seconds. That raises it to a whole ‘nother level!
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posted on
04/20/2025 7:40:55 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Start with the jab, end on a slab)
To: Macho MAGA Man
What happened to “Stand Your Ground”?
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posted on
04/20/2025 7:42:01 PM PDT
by
BipolarBob
(Never attribute malice to that which can be explained by incompetence.)
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