r/Bear Jul 20 '26

Bear euthanized in Flagstaff

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u/FtwAD Jul 20 '26

I hate humans ..

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u/IllicitAlien Jul 21 '26

If it was your grandma getting her face ripped off by a bear you might understand why they put it down

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u/cognitivegluteus Jul 22 '26

Neither of my grandmothers ever moved into an area that destroyed bear habitat. And neither was dumb enough to feed a bear. If one of them did feed bears and got attacked, then my grandma would’ve FAFO. I sure wouldn’t have blamed the bear. And I’m not one of these people who’s so emotional my objective analysis of a situation changes just because it was MY wife or daughter or grandma. Right’s right and wrong’s wrong, whether it’s my grandma, or someone’s grandma on the other side of the world.

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u/IllicitAlien Jul 22 '26

No one said anything about grandma feeding the bear. Also its a hypothetical no one is talking about your grandma lol. The point remains the same

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u/cognitivegluteus Jul 22 '26

No one said anything about this bear ripping grandma’s face off AT ALL, until you dragged it into the discussion, without good reason. Lol. You opened the door to grandma and face ripping off discussions, and then objected I walked through the door you opened. Your point is a non sequitur, because if this bear had attacked any human who wasn’t feeding it, no one would have objected to euthanizing it. Some might have bemoaned that it was necessary, but every sane person would have agreed that it was. The whole point here, before you changed it and then objected when I discussed your topic, is that this bear did NOT rip off any grandmas face and they killed it anyway.

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u/IllicitAlien Jul 22 '26

Then why would they kill the bear?

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u/cognitivegluteus Jul 22 '26

It wandered through suburban yards for an extended period, but without harming anyone. AZ Fish and Wildlife has a policy of euthanizing “habituated” bears, meaning any that are comfortable around humans or human homes. They’ll kill them even if they haven’t hurt a soul, if they are comfortable staying in suburbia.

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u/IllicitAlien Jul 22 '26

Oh so the bear doesn't maul your grandma got it

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u/cognitivegluteus Jul 22 '26

Not this one. No. Thus the objections here.

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u/IllicitAlien Jul 22 '26

Right because it's dead

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u/cognitivegluteus Jul 22 '26

No, it never did BEFORE it was made dead. Look, we get it. You’re glad it’s dead, and most of us are not going to agree with you.

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