Apparently a woman was arrested for "disturbing the bears" in Yellow Stone Park, and that is a felony. The punishment if she is convicted is up to a year in jail and or a $10000 fine. A year in jail is ridiculous. She shot them with a camera NOT a machine gun. They used to encourage people to take pics of the animals, and now they are throwing them in jail. I understand the safety angle of it, but if the bear had ripped the woman's head off when it charged her would the bear have been put down for murder, or would they have called it justifiable, because the woman took a shot( with a camera ) at the bear first?
Grant it getting that close to a mother bear and her cubs is just plain stupid, but if we started putting all the stupid people in this world in jail, there would not be anyone left outside to arrest the stupid people. If they feel that a prison sentence is necessary, it should be something more reasonable ( like a month or 2 ).
I say let the punishment fit the crime, not what COULD HAVE HAPPENED, but what DID HAPPEN. Something like a fine and being barred from Yellow Stone Park would be a fairer punishment.
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