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I hear ya loud and clear, Felix...but my amazement with what is being discussed here is how judgemental people are being with the kids and the people that shot the bear.
Number one:
How do we know the kid wanted to be there in the first place? Many parents force their kids to do stuff like this, especially if he was labelled as a troubled teen like the article suggests. Even if he did want to go, how can we say that he was wrong to fight the bear off with whatever came to his mind? He ran on pure instinct, and did not scream like a sissy. He did what his natural self told him he should do, fight the supposed threat off. We cannot condemn him for acting on his impulse to save his life. I don't think we can, anyway. Some states have different laws regarding this issue. I do not know what his state's rules are.
Second: I agree with what has already been desribed in an above post that there was a need to end the bear's life so that he cannot harm anyone else again. Animals can easily become used to humans around. I have squirrels in my back yard that I can almost touch they let me get so close. Nature should not be like that. They should run, and the bear should also have fear of humans. Most animals run instead of fight. The only exception that I am even aware of in nature where an animal would rather fight is the Black Mamba Snake, a native of Africa. Them things will chase down anybody! I am sure there are others, but in general it is not common. It is what diferentiates dangerous animals from harmful animals. A bear is harmful, not dangerous...until it decides humans are no threat. A rattlesnake is harmful, not dangerous, because it wants to be left alone. The day I find one curled up in my bed with me asleep is the day I move to the moon.
Anyway, enough of my mouthing off.
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