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Authorities say a rare polar bear spotted in Iceland was shot by police after being considered a threat.

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  • Vampire [any]
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    2 months ago

    No dogs around, so these intrepid cops adapted to the situation and got the job done using what was available

    • BrikoX@lemmy.zipM
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      2 months ago

      The bear was killed Thursday afternoon in the northwest of Iceland after police consulted the Environment Agency, which declined to have the animal relocated, Westfjords Police Chief Helgi Jensson told The Associated Press.

      Environment Agency is to blame here, not the cops.

      • Kuori [she/her]
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        2 months ago

        the headline writers are to blame here, not the commenters

      • Nakoichi [they/them]
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        2 months ago

        Environment agency is just another type of cop. Not that policing environmental regulations is necessarily bad but they are still literally cops dude.

        • BrikoX@lemmy.zipM
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          2 months ago

          If they were park rangers, sure, but a random career government bureaucrat has no enforcement authority here.