exactly! why would they euthanize him? the bear is a hero! they shouldve tranquilized him and moved him to the best forest in the US with the prettiest lady bears and he could live out the rest of his bear days as the awesome stud he is.

Texas probably offered him a job.

Once the bear feasts on human flesh, it must be euthanized.

Otherwise it looks for MORE of us. Because we're tasty.

IRESPOND,

How do you figure the bear saved lots of people from their deaths? The man did time for killing someone that he thought had sexually molested a family member. he was NOT a serial killer. Still, the bear got a bad rap for simply doing what bears do, i.e. being a scavenger.

So not only will Canada refuse to use the death penalty against humans, they'll actually PAROLE murderers. But if a bear is a bear and finds some meat to eat, they'll kill the bear? I'm rapidly losing all respect for Canada.

We parole them down here also what was your point?

maybe the bear was using bath salts.

He may not have been that bad of a murderer - when you can say the likes of O J Simpson and Casey Anthony were found not guilty.

The people that killed the bear should be jailed why not move the bear deep in the woods and give him a MEDAL OR BRING HIM DOWN HERE AND GIVE HIM A GUN AND BADGE

The bear should have been offered a job within our prison system, what a shame they killed the poor animal.

How exactly is the bear a hero, it killed someone who had taken Justice into his own hands for the sexual assault of one of his family. I would have done the same if anyone messes with my family in such a manner. That is why it is called the legal system now, instead of the Justice system. Because there is no Justice anymore, unless you do it yourself.

Well now, I think people here are jumping to some rather odd conclusions. Okay, so first off we have a convicted murderer who served his time and was out on parole. Now, the circumstances of his murder charge are relevant, because he killed a man who had (at least theoretically) sexually assaulted one of his kin. I know a lot of people would have cheered such an action-- a rapist getting his comeuppance-- but instead, we want to give this bear-- who likely scavenged an already dead man (corpse) from his car-- a medal? This man led a tragic life and seems to have offed himself. Rather than looking critically at the facts-- he acted in defense of a family member when the justice system failed him, but perhaps came to recognize he may have been mistaken and was surmounted with guilt so crushing that he decided to end his life (?? - speculation)-- we instead worry about a bear that may have scavenged his leftovers. Strange. I just didn't expect that from Newsvine.

SingBiker

I fully agree. It is easy for some of the people to judge on the stigma of anyone who has done time. While I do not condone what they did - perhaps the justice system failed them. A family member was molested, and they wanted the justice that was not administered. They served their time to society. They were not the first to do so, nor will they be the last.

You truly think there is justice in our justice system?

Well, yes, I do feel bad that the bear was killed. All he did was find a body and eat it...you know, like bears naturally do.

But yes, I feel bad that the man died and that someone was sexually assaulted. The whole thing is unfortunate.

The bear took out the trash and made it his stash ...

Instead of euthanizing the bear ... they should have fed him Donald Trump ... he'd stop eating humans!

Thank you, WMG! That's one for reason and rationality. Just don't expect it to make much sense to most posters....Logic is not the ruling faculty at work in many of them.

Whatever the man's sins, he was apparently good enough for the bear......

they bear sould have received a reward... Canada was saved an additional expense on a loser!

Poor bear so hungry he had to eat that POS.

Randolph Vance

Once the bear feasts on human flesh, it must be euthanized.

Otherwise it looks for MORE of us. Because we're tasty.

That is not true. We taste like the food we ingest - which is mostly processed crap anymore. I imagine we taste like @!$%#.

Are you suggesting that perhaps the burial and protection was not a food cache, but more of a toxic dump the wise bear was keeping everything protected from?......I could buy that.

Notice that the guy killed someone who sexually assaulted his family member. Not sure where the karma is.

Oh Viewer,I was about to respond exactly the same way.Your post says it All!

One other thing, to bad they killed that poor bear!I hope he or she didn't have indigestion before they killed it!

They should not have killed that animal.My condolences to the bears family!

Did any of you even read the story? The "murderer" killed someone that sexually assaulted one of his family members. If anyone did that to one of my family members, they'd have hell to pay. But legally, they'd just be a "missing person" case because their body would never be found. Our so-called "justice" system is anything but that these days, mostly due to idiots who serve on juries like those in Florida. And there's that incompetent Attorney General Eric Holder (and during the Clinton years, I thought Janet Reno was horrible - but hey she saved America from those pesky Branch Dividians!).

why kill the bear, he was just acting like bears do , getting rid of vermin, what a ridiculous waste of wildlife, idiots!

Expecting people to actually READ the article before posting is asking WAY too much.

Sane Central

Expecting people to actually READ the article before posting is asking WAY too much.

Exactly correct, but it's likely because most of them are just kids with a PC, and/or your typical uniformed Blogger willing to believe anything the lame stream media spoon feeds them. For example, the catchy title of the story..... wantingly and deceitfully concocted to entice morons with itchy fingers.

.....Wagner and two others were charged with killing a man who they believed had sexually assaulted their family member.

I'd have to admit, if someone sexually abused one of my children or my wife, they'd be joining Wagner's victim as well. No mercy for those who abuse innocent children.

He may not have been that bad of a murderer...

Cheetah - when is murder not "that bad"?

Had this article been about the original murder (man kills rapist of his daughter), everybody on here would be calling him a hero.

@WMG-21

Sad isn't it? Though the article doesn't make clear if the bear was scavenging or if it killed him. If it had killed him then you don't want it to associate humans as a food source. Its real easy to say "it's just doing what bears do" when it's not you or a loved one.

How many animals would say "Oh a predator just killed a loved one of mine, but it was just doing what it does so we should leave it alone", probably none.

First of all, for those of you who sympathize with the bear's victim, he murdered someone that was THOUGHT to have sexually assaulted a family member. That person was found NOT GUILTY. And we know how often false arrests and accusations occur.

Usually people who take the law into their own hands have low intelligence, and just go by their feelings or peer's suggestions. It's called mob action. Performed by the ignorant.

Obvious disbelief and...."Yeah right!"

Logically there is too much coincidence in this coverup story that one would have to be extremely gullible or niave to consider that by mere happen stance a bear mysteriously mauls then devours a recent parolee. Sounds to me like reasonable evidence for revenge.

And from the responses in this forum; it is reasonable to believe that most people are ignorant, sub-human and devoid of any kind of logic, morality and ethics.

Our society is no longer a society, but a mere fading remnant of humanization.

KARMA

So you say that bears get used to their victims flesh and want some more. It's like patato chips. You can't eat just one. Now we need to find a bear that's developed a taste for the flesh of internet trolls.

Too bad most people are just reading the headline and not the story. The headlines as most people know are very misleading. Please READ the article before making silly comments.

BTW euthanising the bear is the right thing to do....as far as that bear is concerned now humans are easy prey now.

That person was found NOT GUILTY.

So was OJ Simpson and Casey Anthony. By a bunch of biased idiot jurors. Being pronounced "not guilty" by an alleged peer or jurors does NOT mean you didn't do the crime! Oh but people like you Lou77777 probably AUTOMATICALLY convinced yourselves that Zimmerman was guilty of a racially motivated murder!

When the facts are on your side, argue the facts.

When the law is on your side, argue the law.

When neither is on your side, pound the table.

You are pounding the table.

Normally I would consider this guy dog crap for what he did. I guess being bear crap works just as well......

10 tackle

You are the judge and jury and obviously much wiser than the rest of the world. did you read the story where the person was aquited? Sine none of us have any knowledge of the case, we cannot know or suppose guilt.

I would say that perhaps we should train bears to take out the trash for us since our own legal system seems to be far from being efficient in getting rid of violent crime and the moral ineptatude of our society.

Our cops would rather write a speading ticket than bring justice to a bonified criminal like the guy selling his children for prostitution or trading for drugs. If you just want to become the Punisher, there is not shortage of hunting groung for dirtbags.

The speculation that the person was already dead is a good one. Black Bears do not usually hunt humans, but they are scavengers for dead meat as well as herbivores.Even a mother Black bear would not hunt a human for a meal, but would maul someone the protect her cubs.

At least the bear had the decency to bury him.

AGAIN, Lynseypug,

If a bear tastes HUMAN FLESH, it MUST be euthanized!

It not only had eaten human flesh, it was storing it in a food stash spot.

QUIT defending what has become Jeffrey Dahmer reincarnated as a BEAR!

The real scumbag is the sexual predator who was killed some time ago. This poor sap did us all a favor. He paid the ultimate price for seeking justice. This guy would probably have made a great neighbor. Just don't molest any member of his family and you would be just fine.

wireman: Read the article.The man was found innocent before these vigilante scum murdered.As for the bear he was only doing the BEAR Necessity.

Strange. I just didn't expect that from Newsvine.

you get an amazing number of people on newsvine that sorely lack in reading comprehension. or perhaps that was sarcasm?

1) the eaten murderer was on parole for killing someone that allegedly molested a family member, generally if someone molests a family member of mine, they need killing, although locking them up securely and permanantly would be acceptable

2) once a wild animal has eaten a human, they are far more likely to do so again, therefore they are far more dangerous than a normal wild animal

james, He got out on parole. He was not in jail very long for a guy who killed somebody. Some cases are extremely hard to prove. If you think this guy killed somebody just to see him die, then you probably think OJ is innocent too.

Newsflash for ya james: Everyone in jail is not really guilty of a crime, however, I like to believe most are. And, everyone walking free out on the streets is not an honest, hardworking individual. I like to believe most are.

rockmebritney

exactly! why would they euthanize him?

Because "they" -- meaning the Canadian authorities -- know that once a wild animal gets a taste for human flesh, it will CONTINUE to go after human flesh. Think about it: That bear eats one human, then decides that it LIKES the taste of human flesh, learns to associate the presence of humans with it's now-favorite kind of meat-food -- and starts killing more humans so it can get more of that tasty meat-food.

Y'all REALLY want to put more people at risk just because YOU think the bear is a "hero"?

I hope that all those who are calling for the immediate execution of anyone who is merely ACCUSED of murder/pedophilia/etc has one of their own family accused of murder/pedophilia/etc, so that they can know what it is like to see their loved ones HOUNDED by people who know nothing about what really happened.

Better yet, let those who are calling for blood be the ones to be accused.

A little known bit of trivia about bears. they will almost never eat clowns.

Presumably because they taste funny.

Once the bear feasts on human flesh, it must be euthanized. Otherwise it looks for MORE of us. Because we're tasty.

Yes, it's the same problem with Zombies.

I don't care what the CDC says.

thanks for the touches of humor in this whole stupid story. Seagulls, wolves, buzxzards, worms, dogs, foxes and you name it all serve nature's needs by disposing of rotten, dead carrion. This bear unfortunately got punished from the stupid human community for doing an environmental good dead and doin what comes naturally!!!There are not enough animals in the world now, and far too many humans. Bad humans. the bear should not get a medal unless he killed the ex-con, but since he mayhave just eaten what he found already dead, not so much do I think he is a true hero. However he does deserve a memorial service on behalf of environmentally aware humans (there are very few of us) who cheer his eating what is oout in the open (in a car, but dead, anyway), instead of raiding hikers' cars and tents for their food, not to mention eating campers. The bear was punished for his selfless act. No good deed goes unpunished.

@Lou7777777

I agree, this is why I'm never out for blood when I hear a story (especially one I know so very little about) because as you beautifully put it, people "just go by their feelings or peer's suggestions. It's called mob action.Performed by the ignorant".

@The Quacked One

Fancy how it sometimes feels like your the only one who knows what it like to have a loved on accused for a crime, yet strangers who never met your loved one before are out for their blood even when they know nothing. If this is true for you, I can say I have great sympathy for you as I know what it's like.

Finally to everyone saying an animal would get a taste for human flesh just from scavenging, there’s a big difference between scavenging and hunting. Just because an animal scavenges on the remains of a dead animal, doesn’t mean it would actually hunt it. Many scavengers will feed on animals they do not view
as prey but do not hunt them (especially if it was an animal too dangerous to hunt alive). The main issue would be if a predator kills a person, then it would view humans as prey.

So if someone dies, don't bury them and just feed them to the local dogs at the pound? Since it is environmentally kosher, all is well . That would be much better financially not to mention not needing to use good land for someone who has no need for any space anymore.

from the quacked one

Think about it: That bear eats one human, then decides that it LIKES the taste of human flesh, learns to associate the presence of humans with it's now-favorite kind of meat-food

I wonder if we can teach a few bears what poli (TICS) ians taste like and clean out some of the riff raff .......... (sarc. off)

Most animals, including dogs, and zoo animals are euthanized after attacking humans. It's the safe procedure to do. Most wild animals that attack humans are desperate for food, and will attack humans again. The only "domesticated" animal that I can remember in recent history that was not euthanized, was the Tiger that attacked at the Sigfried and Roy show. That show ended permanently, even as Roy recovered from the injuries.

trust2112,

How exactly is the bear a hero, it killed someone who had taken Justice into his own hands for the sexual assault of one of his family. I would have done the same if anyone messes with my family in such a manner. That is why it is called the legal system now, instead of the Justice system. Because there is no Justice anymore, unless you do it yourself.

The individual that this guy killed was found not guilty of sexually assaulting his family member. Karma indeed. You know no details of the assault yet you want to take justice into your own hands. I would be careful if I were you if you plan on doing any camping in the wild.

rapists - lets be real no "sexual assault" crap get away it all the time, if someone raped your sister, or mother and got away it youd want them dead too. the bear didnt kill him, he killed himself- in light of what happened it seems like he was good guy .

Bill Billington said:

maybe the bear was using bath salts.

Oh, soooo ill-timed --- but ooooh so funny! I'm guilty of laughing out loud :X

The ignorance just keep on ticking.

Why do so many of you defend the murderer? He killed somebody who sexually assaulted a family member? How do you know that? The person he killed was exonerated - not guilty. This guy killed an innocent man!

He murdered a member of the pedophile community and pedobear exacted a terrible revenge. That's all there is to it.

Sometimes you get the bear...and sometimes the bear gets you. Ouch!

Oregon Robert, Thank you!

"But Yogi, the Ranger's not going to like it."

Lost in Florida

Re: Zombies and the CDC

I find it interesting that the CDC would even dignify, or comment on Zombies.

When an organisation that is funded by Government and Private Enterprise tells me the "obvious". I tend to think they are liars.

Therefore, keep a shotgun handy.

Therefore, keep a shotgun handy.

shotgun-check

chainsaw and gas- check

tire iron- check

rubber chicken- check...

lynseypug,once an animal of any kind has eaten human flesh, they are no longer leery and must be put down as soon as possible in order to prevent repeat attacks

So not only will Canada refuse to use the death penalty against humans, they'll actually PAROLE murderers. But if a bear is a bear and finds some meat to eat, they'll kill the bear? I'm rapidly losing all respect for Canada.

@lynseypug.......I'll take the liberty of speaking for Canada, we couldn't care less about your respect.

Humans did get justice. The man was out on parole. The circumstances surrounding the murder is probably why he got paroled.

Some days you get the bear and some days the bear gets you.

Admiral: What? I'm amazed, the comments I typically see on newsvine are calls for vigilante justice. People are so easily outraged and want someone strung up on a tree or shot when they "feel" the suspect has assaulted or killed another person, or what have you (and most people say they would kill anyone who hurt someone in their family in such a way). And now, everyone is condemning this man who did just that to someone that allegedly sexually assaulted someone in his family, which he did in fact spend years in prison for, and are hailing the bear as a hero? People all too often speak out of both sides of their mouths. Incredible.

Instead of killing the bear, they should have relocated him to AZ and signed him up with the Border Patrol...

Admiral, what if the person he murdered really was guilty of sexually assaulting a family member? What if someone you love was sexually assaulted? Don't you think that, just maybe, this murderer was justified, despite breaking the law? The world is not black and white and I don't think it's fair to assume he was scum just because he served time and/or was "convicted" (guilty or not) of murder.

Thou shall not kill … vengeance is mine sayeth the lord but he subcontracts.

Roger, If you're totally comfortable in putting vengeance in the hands of "the lord" then good for you. I'm not, however, and so I think some form of social vengeance can be called for (not in this case but Sandusky, for example).

Randolph.....I've never eaten human flesh before, so I wouldn't know if we're "tasty" or not. Do we taste like chicken or something?? And afterall, the bear shoulda been given a medal and a job at the penitentiary, not killed

I thought Canadians were seriously laid back. What's up?

Good grief, it was a bear. It didn't care about justice, it was hungry. Conservation officials as a matter of policy kill large animals that kill or eat humans, even if they are already dead.

I remember an article a short while ago that an older man was pulled from a crapper, maybe this bear heard of the crapper incident and thought WTH and grabbed this guy. $H!T happens and everyone is making connections all over the place. I didn't see how long this person was in prison for, maybe he got 38 years or maybe he spent 6 months. Maybe the sexual predator was or maybe he was just the wrong guy. Innocent people are convicted and guilty people are freed like Forest Gump stated SH!T HAPPENS :-) Wy not take the article for what it was limited entertainment

KUDO's to the Bear!! Don't kill the bear!

Maybe, they could use him to patrol the perimeter of a prison!!

(Kind of like a moat, but on land..)

You break out, the bear gets his favorite snack!!!

Sounds like a Win Win!!!

Works for Me!!!

He was killer of someone that supposedly sexually assaulted a family member. What if you mother, sister, daughter, cousin, etc.. was sexually assaulted? Do you think murder can sometimes be justified even if not illegal? I guess my point is, don't just assume that this guy was a scum-bag just because he was convicted of a crime. If someone sexually assaulted one of my loved ones, there is a good chance I would be going to prison for murder.

Well he is a scum bag..he murdered someone. Reread the article and youll find the "sexual assaulter" was found not guilty shortly before he was killed..

so were casey anthony and o.j. ...

Was that "Grizzly"? A big grizzly bear stalking a state park movie, made for TV movie, came out not long after "Jaws".

YES to your answer it was grizzly staring the guy from rat patrol, andrew pine and richard jeckel. Also talk about a BEAR MARKET

You should check out "Night of the Grizzly", starring Clint Walker (1966). God how I loved the Rat Patrol.

I bet the guy ate a snickers bar right before the bear ate him!

ohhh, steve was delicious! ;P

Did the guy that was eaten kill the wrong person that sexually assaulted a family member? If not, then kudos for him for ridding the earth of another degenerate POS.

Not sure I agree with the reasoning of killing the bear because it had tasted human flesh. Unless it was killing humans instead of its 'natural' food source, IMO, it is doubtful that the bear would turn man-killer.

Yea, they just wanted to kill something, anything...and the bear happened to be there.

I don't know tiny, I'm all about protecting animals and a lot of the time I see humans as the real problem in wildlife issues but once a bear sees humans as food, it's over and it will look for human flesh again. What if some kids were hiking, boyscouts for example? I personally wouldn't want that bear eating or maiming some innocent kid. Let's talk about the bigger "conservation" issues and how we can do a better job of keeping the wild "wild" but I think putting down the bear was the right call.

Yes, I am far more concerned abut the fate of this bear who was only trying to survive in the way nature intended. Talk about no good deed going unpunished!!!Mind your own business, eat only what's already dead and in the process clean up the garbage, and what do you get for it? A bunch of stupid Canadian police who remind me of nothing as much as the idiotic tiny people in "Gulliver's Travels," or if you will, the Red Queen and her soldiers in "Alice in Wonderland." off with all their heads. Too many people anyway on the planet, not enough animals, particularly polar bears are h aviing a hard time surviving in our man-made global warming scenario. So the guy "thought" or "felt" he was killing a person responsible for a crime against his family member? God help us all if everyone turns to vigilante justice based only on their own miserable, often stupid and ignorant "feelings." There's areason why civilized societies have a rule of law and it's called police and law enformcenent officers and courts. You idiots failed to read the story enough to see that the person this miserable soul killed to get convicted of murder was actually acquitted of the crime he was convinced this guy had done. The guy must have committed suiicide after this misguided act of vigilante justice, thereaby creating miserayt and hell among at least two families and the poor bear, that wasn't even doing anything as mean as this creature or some other person has done.

I wouldn't be surprised if the family member was sexually assaulted by a member of his/her family and not the guy that was accused of the crime. Might have fingered the wrong guy.

Nope, that is still murder. You can't take justice in your own hands.

One can only hope the guy was dead before the bear dragged him out of his car.

The murder victim was found not guilty of sexual assault. So the murderer took matters into his own hands. That murderer (and his accomplice) just brought further shame and distress to a family that was already dysfunctional.

Again, ONCE they taste human flesh, they crave it.

The same way you would crave a White Castles.

Why is the OP talking about US conservation officers? This incident happened in Canada, which is a different country.

Who craves White Castles ?

read article closely person tried for sexual assault found not guilty before being murdered

You mean Canada is a country

He killed the person who had been acquitted of assaulting his family member.

Killing the bear was ass-nine.

Rocky, I agree but it's hard to know the reality of the situation. People are convicted wrongly for crimes and people are often cleared of crimes on technicalities. We just lack the information to make a reasonable opinion, I think.

Coastal Exchange, you are one of the few posters on Newsvine who actually give logical, reasonable responses.

Actually, Coastal Exchange is rationalizing murder. Either we have the rule of law in civilized society or we condone vigilantism. If we reject the legal process, then the paroled convict and his accomplices should have been killed by his victim's survivors. He was only a suspect in a sexual assault, he was found not guilty but they still killed him. Isn't it then expected that his survivors are entitled to revenge? Where does it end?

How many of you wanna bet that someone in the family is guilty of the assault and not the murdered victim?

The "poor" bear now had a taste for human flesh. THAT made it dangerous to any other living person. How is that so hard to figure out?

I'm pretty sure every bear is born with the taste for human flesh. It's more a case of opportunity than anything else. People are killed and eaten by bears on a fairly regular basis. Do you honestly think that these bears need indoctrinated in some way to "human flesh"?

*facepalm*

East Coast,

"taste for human fresh," there's a good body (so to speak) of evidence we really don't taste all that yummy. How lucky for us. The only critters who actively set out to dine on us are too old to hunt done tastier prey; viz. LIONS in Africa who because of the age are chased out the pride by the LIONESSes (who do the hunting). "Man eating tigers" in India are also old, and prey elderly or a very small humans who are literally and figuratively "easy meat." Frequently when sharks chomp humans, they don't consume the flesh. It's an aggression/territory thing more than a food thing. The bear was probably just out of hibernation and couldn't find a tasty elk or deer handy by. Poor bear.

POLAR bears ARE born with the taste for human flesh and WILL actively hunt humans.

Yes, the fact that this bear killed an already dead man who killed himself. He smelled fresh meat and went for it. Tear open a Volvo-Spam can to get it and voila, soylent green in the raw.

What they SHOULD have done is gotten Jerry Sandusky and fed HIM to the same bear and THEN you kill the bear!

(Oh hell, I just thought of an awesome way to clear out death row inmates!)

LoneW, You're right you can't fix stupid people just don't get it, We would all look like Pork Chops to that bear ..... LOL

Ditto lonwollfen

Bears view all other animals as prey when they can get their hands on them. In the case of humans they tend to avoid the as they have an instinct that they are dangerous to them. Most bear encounters that hurt humans are when you come up on one accidently and they kill or maul you. All this talk in here favoring the bear is useless chatter. The rule usually is if the bear harms a human it is killed end of story. The Nancy Grace (everyone is guilty line) works for some I guess but they are no better than the back fence gossiping women we used to talk about.

Or if in the case where a bear runs wild.

Like in the John K. cartoon - "Booboo Runs Wild".

Search for that on YouTube.

BLAAAAAAAAAUUUUUGGGHHHH!!!!

Bear attacks where a bear actually eats a human are so incredibly rare. There are actually many more cases of human cannibalism. They're just not covered by the media. That is of course until the face eater...

You know, it is possible to understand that we aren't the top of the food chain if we don't have a gun with us, and to feel sad that the bear was killed when it wasn't attacking anyone or wandering into a town eating people. It is possible at the same time to understand that humans do tend to kill any creature they feel threatens them in some way.

Feeling compassion for the bear doesn't make people stupid or mean they can't understand why the action was taken, nor does it mean that they can't also feel compassion for the humans. There is enough compassion available for all.

So if I don't like your post then I have a reason to mess you up and as long as I have a reason it's OK, right? And once again he killed a man who had been acquitted of committing his "reason". Walk softly around me, I find reasons easy to come by except here. There's not much reason here!

Sorry, bears are not born with a taste for human flesh, Randolph. Some bears are born carnivores and last time I checked we are made of meat. If we are in his/her habitat and can't out run him, we are considered a meal. If there is an animal slower than us, the bear is not going to pass up that animal because he prefers human protein. As many have said before, evidence shows that much of wildlife doesn't find us tasty. The bear in this story was not a polar or grizzly bear, but a black bear. We had a black bear that used to walk through our yard to the chicken coop next door, not for the chicken, but for the mash that the farmer threw out and the blackberries growing wild. Chasing things is not their style, unless they are a mama with cubs to protect.

Being found not guilty is a judicial ruling, not necessarily a factual one. It can be different than being actually innocent. Apparently he believed there had been a miscarriage of justice.

That doesn't justify murdering someone. As for the bear,it should've just been relocated to an unpopulated area, not killed. Sounds to me like the bear just happened upon the corpse and ate it. Big deal. That's what bears do.

Being found not guilty is a judicial ruling, not necessarily a factual one

Whatttttt?

Bread-like o.j. and that bitch in Fla. The prosecution's evidence did not render a guilty verdict. We do not know the facts of the case to comment on his actions.

"Not guilty" does not always equal "innocence." My great-uncle was tried and found innocent of molesting my aunt when she was a little girl (this was decades ago). He did it, they just didn't have enough proof to convict him. Three years ago, his granddaughter pressed charges against him for molesting her. Fortunately, she did have enough proof. During the trial, 7 other women came forward with testimony that he molested them too. He is in prison for the rest of his life now. Just because he was found not guilty 30 years ago does NOT mean he was innocent.

We don't know the story behind the case, but if I were sure someone molested my child and they didn't get convicted, I would be tempted to take matters into my own hands too. I think it is a sad situation all around. He shouldn't have killed a guy who may or may not have molested his family member. I hope his family finds peace in this terrible situation.

breadex - in other words, you can commit the crime, but be found not guilty. In other words, judicially, you are not guilty. Factually, you did it. That does not mean it was the case here.

Just because someone is found not guilty doesn't mean they were innocent. In lots of cases information that could convict is withheld for various reasons. Perhaps this person had personal information that proved to him the sexual assault was true.

not guilty does not mean the accused didn't do it, it merely means there wasn't enough evidence for the jury to convict. you can be found not guilty and still BE guilty. familiarize yourself with legal terms.

that bear was killed before he could get word out. the remains of treadwell and his girlfriend were still in the bear when it was necropsied.

Bears eat dead things. So what?

Why would you insult a bear by comparing it to Dahmer.The bear didn't lure the meal nor drug the meal and I'm pretty sure the bear was not hanging around homosexual bars to get a bite to eat.

People eat dead things too and probably more often than bears. Check your freezer.

Randolph, you don't have to be rude. One can wish the bear hadn't been killed and still know that humans will kill what they are afraid of...no need to be nasty.

Oh Randolph, we all eat dead things, but we don't have sexual relations with them like Dahmer, so your comparison is silly and not accurate ;)

Jeezz, we're ALL of the animal kingdom. We ALL eat each other. We KILL each other. Doesn't make since to kill the bear. It's just doing what we ALL do.

Geez WHY euthanize the Bear for petes sakes!!!!!!

New series coming this fall on CTV: "Bear, the Bounty Hunter"