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“Well what you got there son is a wild liberal on the loose.  I don’t blame ya if you wanna try to shoot it, not at all.  What we do round here is leave our cars unlocked in case that liberal gets too vicious.  We can all hear your cries for help so don’t bother tryna steal anything cause we’ll know who done it.  They call that trust and cooperation round here.”
That's really tragic. I'm not sure, since the article doesn't mention it, but the bear was probably looking for food. Here in Manitoba, we have Churchill which is known as the polar bear capital of the world. You can see polar bears digging through trash and it's absolutely heartbreaking. >

Isn't that the town where you have to keep all cars unlocked incase someone needs to get away from a bear? >

That's the one! >

I have questions (which you may or may not be able to answer):


Is petty, car-related crime like radio theft a problem there?


At what level of "persistent threat of polar bear attack" do (or should) area residents recognize a problem that is probably best resolved by ceding the land back to the local (huge and predatory) wildlife? >

I guess that it’s so remote the community is so small that living out there requires trust and cooperation. >


trust and cooperation

Sorry, I'm American; can you translate that from Canadian for me?