Oh please.
Are the Gatlinburg police kind of like black bear antifa? /s
Nice selective edit. Context matters. From the article:
Greg was not cited for shooting the bear. He was cited for reckless endangerment and unlawful discharge of a firearm.
The cops would rather he have perished being eaten to death by a 400 pound predator than actually discharged a firearm in self defense.
God help us. Its come to this. The cops actually filed charges against him.
Ok, please correct me if I’m wrong but I thought black bears were herbivores; at least that’s what I was always told about the black bears that live near the coast in SC.
Greg was not cited for shooting the bear. He was cited for reckless endangerment and unlawful discharge of a firearm.I can't imagine a clearer case of self defense. The police seem to resent a mere citizen daring to defend himself in immediate circumstances rather than wait 10-15 minutes for their betters to show up, interrupt the bear's meal (him), shoot the bear, and the man's dog.
The bear would end up dead either way, but they didn't get to shoot him.
Someone must be punished for them not being in on the kill.
And they didn't get to shoot a dog, to (jack)boot.