Comments on: What They Do In Dictatorships

By: james huggins

james huggins — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:17:40 +0000

The bear had already tried to get some pigs belonging to the children and 5 of those kids were in the home. If he was successful in driving the bear out of the yard there’s no way he could get the bear to leave the area as those pigs were still out there. And of course the young people were still there and might be in danger whenever leaving the house. Eliminating the bear was dad’s responsibility.

By: Myron Pauli

Myron Pauli — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:11:25 +0000

If there is a plausible claim of self-defense, the charges should be dropped or he should be acquitted. If the bear was shot for sport or commerce, I have less sympathy because I do think we share a planet with "nature". The assumption of innocence and self-defense should be in favor of the property owner. I'm thinking, however, of people shooting eagles who "overfly" their property.... and I am slightly leery about hunting animals to extinction (in spite of support of property rights) [Thanks for making this point. See you Saturday.]

By: nelson

nelson — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:01:55 +0000

aw, bears; how cute.

– Shoot. Shovel. Shut-up.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:57:38 +0000

WAIT A MINUTE! It seems to me that Mr Hill was OPERATING UNDER government’s newly to-be-introduced legal position: THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE! Bears are omnivores…kids and farm animals, i.e. pigs, are protein. Bears get hunger pangs when they do not eat enough. Bears have BIG TEETH and CLAWS…DANGEROUS WEAPONS by any standard. Therefore, under the auspices of a PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE, Mr Hill took the appropriate action – shooting the bear – and saved his children and his family’s future sustenance. In fact, I think the BEAR SHOULD BE CHARGED WITH A HATE CRIME! The brute should know that its strengths and weapons are far superior to an unarmed human, thus, the bear engaged in PREMEDITATED DESIGNS to harm the children – the least able to defend themselves against the bear’s savagery.

ps: Yesterday, a commentor discussing his position that there are numerous “sides” vying for power in Libya, BUT most likely no elections will take place until all the guns are collected – that would be the prudent thing to do. Hmmm, what “sides” are bears and which are the “Hills”?

By: james huggins

james huggins — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:40:28 +0000

Another thought on the bear story. I would like to see one of those Berkely sociology majors if they happened on a bear in their back yard. Shooting would be out of the question as that would be the reaction of a man. And, of course he wouldn’t be able to run until he changed his shorts. Life is full of these thorny decisions when one is a complete fool.

By: james huggins

james huggins — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:35:15 +0000

I wondered if Ilana would would pick up on this story. When I read it I was not surprised. All must remember that the chickified political correctness varies inversely with logic and common sense. If I find a rat in my garage am I allowed to trap it?