Macedonia fined for Honey-eating Bear

You might be amused by a story about a someone who just can not bear the risks of wildlife:

The case was brought by the exasperated beekeeper after a year of trying vainly to protect his beehives.

For a while, he kept the animal away by buying a generator, lighting up the area, and playing thumping Serbian turbo-folk music.

But when the generator ran out of power and the music fell silent, the bear was back and the honey was gone once more.

Is this case not like suing a landlord for the behavior of a tenant?

The beekeeper should have sued whomever aided and abetted this bear, rather than the organization that provided it habitat, no?

Wonder if anyone will sue Bear Stearns for eating up all the money in Wall Street.

The “ran out of power” argument is interesting too. Perhaps a low-power music device that does not need a generator would have made more sense? Then again, it sounds like Serbian turbo-folk music might need a lot of power, even if running from a USB stick.

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