As unfortunate as this is, afaik, polar bears are one of the most aggressive animals around, intent on eating pretty much anything that moves. I don’t doubt that it did pose a threat.
There are only two species that are still predators of humans and will actively hunt us: polar bears and bangal tigers.
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Or, you know, just the ones that are actively posing a threat. Like in all such animal situations.
This one was not actively posing a threat.
So it has to actually be bearing down on a group of people before it needs to be euthanized? Really?
There was no hurry. It could have been captured and released back in Greenland, but Iceland won’t do that because of the cost, so they just kill it. How much would you be willing to contribute to prevent a polar bear from being killed?
There was no hurry.
How do you know? Please show me a map of where it was found in relation to places where people live.
It could have been captured and released back in Greenland
How do you know this was actually doable? Why do you think the polar bear would survive being dropped off in a random place?
but Iceland won’t do that because of the cost
And they should be forced to bear a cost burden they can’t afford?
How do you know?
The articles I have read only say that the woman saw it outside her house. There was no indication that it had attempted anything other than rummage through garbage. And the police had to travel about 30 km by boat to get there, so the response time couldn’t have been quick
Please show me a map of where it was found in relation to places where people live.
Well, another article says it was in Höfðaströnd There are only a few buildings there and spread far apart, so the only relevant person is the one woman.
How do you know this was actually doable?
They attempted it before so they thought it was doable. There was a commission to decide how to handle polar bears in the future and all they said was that it cost too much.
And they should be forced to bear a cost burden they can’t afford?
It didn’t say that they couldn’t afford it, just that they wouldn’t pay for it. (You keep rephrasing things in a way that was not intended to try to make your position stronger. That’s called a strawman argument. You should stop that.) And they seem to be getting a lot of complaints from Icelanders that are upset that they killed the bear, so it probably wouldn’t be forced, but something that many Icelanders would be willing to pay.
Since my comment was removed for trolling (I wasn’t trolling, it was just sarcasm), I will rephrase it. If we accept the premises that any polar bear that is a threat should be killed and every polar bear is inherently a threat, then the conclusion is that every polar bear should be killed. I reject the first premise and conclusion.
From the article for those not wanting to read it: "Police realized the polar bear was a threat after viewing a documentary, which informed the officers that polar bears are indeed black under their white fur. One officer is quoted as saying ‘I feel betrayed and hurt.’
Exemplary cop behavior, no notes
I mean yeah its a polar bear. its a threat
ACAB!
-Polar Bears!
ALL COPS ANTI-BEAR!
Shame there isn’t some kind of polar bear rescue that can swoop in in instances like this.
It’s not like he attacked anyone, he was just a bear doing bear things like rooting through garbage.
One article I read stated that it would be very expensive. Meanwhile the bear would starve in Iceland and the population where it came from is stable. This option they choose is unfortunately the best
Yeah, I get the necessity, I just wish there had been a better option. :(
It’s a cold world.
