tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651656564842797172.post6365096427090750225..comments2023-10-10T04:18:23.631-04:00Comments on The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog: Judge awards $1.9M to family of boy killed by bearSmokyMountainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12288538940523306530noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651656564842797172.post-2251968428956376372011-05-06T17:54:39.116-04:002011-05-06T17:54:39.116-04:00Receiving millions will not bring their child back...Receiving millions will not bring their child back. What needs to happen from this event is for people to become more aware of the necessary precautions when traveling in the wild. It was't anyone's fault in particular, it was a lack of information given/researched.Stephania Andradehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11680259066377315947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651656564842797172.post-41312968015242810522011-05-06T00:53:44.547-04:002011-05-06T00:53:44.547-04:00I'm not in favor of lawsuits. But had I been w...I'm not in favor of lawsuits. But had I been warned of recent bear attack in the area I might choose a different campsite in a different part of the park. I don't think the gov should pay...but I think they should have issued a warning. 12 hours is plenty of time to do so. if we find it necessary to kill bears that attack humans (because they might do it again) then I think it's necessary to warn people when we can't find those bears. How do we know the family didn't try to bear proof their food and simply over looked a few items. You can't tell me you have never forgotten about one or more items of food. Especially an 11 year old boy...how are you going to expect him to remember all the food he brought? And what if the family told him not to have food in the tent but he decided to sneak a late night snack? Can you expect an 11 year old boy to follow proper bear safety? And then...had he been warned...maybe he would have out of fear. I think there is more to this situation then we know.My Life Outdoorshttp://www.mylifeoutdoors.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651656564842797172.post-3508680280072825492011-05-05T18:33:25.097-04:002011-05-05T18:33:25.097-04:00Anon - you make some excellent points. I wonder if...Anon - you make some excellent points. I wonder if there was anyone on the jury that had a lot of experience camping and backpacking in bear country. Any bear behavior experts on the jury? Would it have made a difference in the outcome?The Smoky Mountain Hikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05019731497259511008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651656564842797172.post-6247403398406505812011-05-05T18:08:05.831-04:002011-05-05T18:08:05.831-04:00Were I on the jury, I would have found the family ...Were I on the jury, I would have found the family 100% at fault for having food or food products in their tent. The notion that the Forest Service, or any other governmental agency, bore any fault is reliant upon the presumption that a warning would have altered the result. This family had food in their tents. Assuming a warning existed, do you think they would have paid it any heed? In other words, do you really believe they wouldn't have camped if they had known about bear activity? This is BS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651656564842797172.post-37606580728006560322011-05-05T17:29:09.204-04:002011-05-05T17:29:09.204-04:00I have to say I'm a little skeptical of the go...I have to say I'm a little skeptical of the government/park writing a check for this amount. As you say, it seems like a slippery slope....but then again, if it were my child, I might feel differently.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160384873425742631noreply@blogger.com