Bear-ly Intelligent

A Minnesota woman was attacked by a bear on Monday. Well, sorta...

Munn said she was walking near a beaver pond in the woods near her home on Friday when she spotted a bear about 30 feet away. The bear charged her immediately, but did not attack, she said.

The bear charged a couple more times, and Munn hit it with a stick and punched it in the nose. The bear then attacked...

Brilliant!

Jumpin' Jesus, lady... You hit me with a stick and punch me in the nose, I'll attack you, too.

As for this bit:

DNR searches for the bear have not been successful. If a bear that matches Munn's description is found, it will be killed and examined for disease.

Do they have congenital idiots for forest rangers, as well? It's quite obvious the bear was simply trying to push the lady back away from its cubs, which were probably drinking from the nearby pond. That's why it charged her, but didn't attack (until the moron hit the bear); it didn't want to become entangled in a fight and leave its cubs alone with the dog nearby. If it had been rabid, it would have attacked instantly and quite probably killed the woman in the first ten seconds, rather than trying to push her back.

Looks to me like the bear is more intelligent than Ms. Munn and the entire pack of forest rangers put together. I sincerely hope they never find it. Worse, if they're that ignorant, they'll probably start shooting every black bear they come across. "Well, it matched the description! Bear. Black. That must've been it!"

Idiots. We've got idiots running out of our ears. I think it's time for a culling.