I can see where the officers were concerned about the danger posed by the bear, but they *did* have it confined in a single room. Seems to me that discharging a firearm inside a hospital should be something they'd consider only as a last resort.
What did they kill him twice for??
Can we start a countdown until somebody takes up a collection for its cubs? Because after all, animals don't have a support system like people do.
/sarcasm
They had to kill him, before he hacked into their computer system.
My first thought was that it was looking for drugs, but it sounds like it was trying to hack the computers. It was probably working with the anti-hunting crowd.
I can see where the officers were concerned about the danger posed by the bear, but they *did* have it confined in a single room. Seems to me that discharging a firearm inside a hospital should be something they'd consider only as a last resort.
I guess Al Gore forgot to wire the forrest and the bear wanted a Roadrunner connection for improved game-ing.
Wow! Wow!
This is more than I can bear.
I see that jocks are still playing pranks on nerds. ;)
Just damn.
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In related news, the Kerry campaign has blamed President Bush for the incident.
"It is because George Bush has not provided health care insurance to literally millions of carnivores that they are forced to paw their way into our hospitals. When I am President, there will be free veterinary coverage for all our fine, furry friends."
Once again, the right to arm bears is lacking.
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how come HE gets to wander in and about WITHOUT filling out all the required forms and allowing them to photocopy his insurance card? crikey....it's discrimination, I tell ya....
Reminds me of the one about the big black bear who walked into a bar in Bergin County, New Jersey and said,"Bartender, give me a beer." "I'm sorry," the bartender replied, "but we don't serve beer to big black bears at bars in Bergin County, New Jersey." The bear angrily responded, "Bartender, give me a damn beer right now or there is going to be trouble." The Bartender calmly answered, "I'm sorry, but we certainly don't serve beer to big black belligerent bears at bars in Bergin County, New Jersey." Now the bear is really pissed and yells at the bartender, "Give me a freakin beer right now you good for nothing loser or I'm going to eat that lady sitting at the end of the bar." The bartender shook his head and firmly said, "I'm sorry sir, but we most certainly do not serve beer to big black belligerent bellicose bears at bars in Bergin County, New Jersey." So the bear gets up off the stool walks to the end of the bar, takes one swipe at the lady and kills her and eats her. "Now will you serve me a beer?" "Absolutely not," replied the bartender, "We don't serve beer to big black belligerent, bellicose bears in Bergin County, New Jersey, who are on drugs." "What are you talking about," asked the bear, "I'm not on drugs." "Yes you are," the bartender replied, "That was a barbiturate."
To bad they killed the bear, I would have thought other means could have been taken to get the bear out of the hospital. Black bears are strong, smart and wild, but not vicious. This bear had probably been living out of the hospital dumpster for quite a while, most likely got curious and decided to have a look inside. Shame it cost him his life.
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Didn't he have medical insurance??