Okay, I haven't seen in any of these comments where anyone has suggested that the kids were stalking the cubs.  This isn't an exercise in victim blaming; just many of us saying that people need to be vigilant.  And the incident happened on the trails; the kids accessed the trails through the neighborhood, as the article states.  Look, I hear that you're very concerned, and there's nothing wrong with that.  Let's not blow this out of proportion.  It also sounds like this may have happened near you, which might help us understand your response.  I get that.  But it's a pretty big stretch to go from kids stumbling upon a sow with cubs--for WHATEVER reason--to talking about bears that attack humans.  She was behaving defensively.  Peace, Veritas, we don't need to argue.  Thank you for sharing your worries and creating an opportunity for us to have a civil discussion about the situation.