Dead bear found covered in blood holding Obama signs!

[Christians4LessGvt]

be afraid people, be very afraid,



Dead bear covered with Obama signs found at school

Oct 21, 2008

CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) Police at Western Carolina University and wildlife officials were investigating the discovery early Monday of a dead bear cub draped with a pair of Barack Obama campaign signs.

Leila Tvedt, associate vice chancellor for public relations, said Monday night that maintenance workers found the 75-pound bear cub shot to death in front of the school's administration building at the entrance to campus. The Obama yard signs were stapled together and placed over the bear's head, Tvedt said.

The bear had been shot in the head, Tvedt said.

"Western Carolina University deplores the inappropriate behavior that has led to this troubling incident," Tvedt said. "We cannot speculate on the motives of the people involved nor who those people might be. Campus police are cooperating fully with authorities to investigate this matter."

University police called in state Wildlife Resources officials to remove the body and help in the investigation.

Bear season is under way in western North Carolina.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5igVGB_hHJfX2Odof8OgJyEPkCLPwD93UJIT83

[Xavier_Onassis]

There are some deeply weird people in North Carolina.

[fatman]

be afraid people, be very afraid,

Of what?  I don't see a dead bear being much of a threat to anyone.

Now if it were a live bear packing Obama signs, that might be a little worrisome.

[hnumpah]

Police: Dead bear under Obama signs a prank
Students told authorities they took political signs at random

CULLOWHEE, N.C. - Authorities in North Carolina said the dumping of a dead bear cub draped in Barack Obama signs was a student prank, not a political statement.

Officials said seven Western Carolina University students were involved, and possible charges are being discussed with the local prosecutor.

The students told authorities they took political signs at random to cover the bear's wound and prevent blood from spilling into the bed of the truck they were driving.

Officials say the students discovered the cub, which had been shot in the head, while camping over the weekend and brought it back to a gathering at an apartment near campus Sunday night. It was during that gathering, say officials, that a student suggested placing the bear at the base of a statue at the main entrance to the campus.

Maintenance workers found the bear cub's body early Monday morning near the school's entrance.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27313631/

[Xavier_Onassis]

why should anyone be afraid of a dead bear?

[Plane]

That might be a felony if done in Ga.

[Xavier_Onassis]

Be very fearful that someone might move the dead bear to Georgia and you might be arrested for a felony for it?

I tend to think not.

[Plane]

Be very fearful that someone might move the dead bear to Georgia and you might be arrested for a felony for it?

I tend to think not.

?

That seems far fetched .
But does NC have animal cruelty laws that amount to felony?