NYT- Since the summer, a black bear known as Hank the Tank has made a 500-pound nuisance of himself in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., breaking into more than two dozen homes to rummage for food and leaving a trail of damage behind.
So far, nobody has been able to deter Hank, said Peter Tira, a spokesman for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Department officials and the local police have tried to “haze” the bear with paintballs, bean bags, sirens and Tasers, but he is too drawn to humans and their food to stay away for long.
“It’s easier to find leftover pizza than to go in the forest,” Mr. Tira said on Sunday.
Residents have called the police about Hank more than 100 times since July as he continues to rampage through Tahoe Keys, a gated community about 190 miles northeast of San Francisco.
Now the authorities are trying to trap Hank and possibly euthanize him.
Over the last couple years we’ve seen cancel culture come for celebrities, comedians, and criminals alike. But now this disease on our country is now coming for one of the pedestals of American exceptionalism, Hank the Tank. I mean how can you look at this large lad and tell me he should cancelled:
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Humans made him this way. They left out their garbage and now they want to treat Hank like some, for the simple crime of not letting their food go to waste (+ a few light B&Es).
Today’s wokesters (jokesters that are woke) are all about body positivity & inclusiveness when it suits their narrative but once a 500 pound bear comes through their door and eats their dinner all of a sudden it’s a problem. Disgusting.
Plus you gotta wonder if these gated community Californians would’ve called the cops if it was a polar bear breaking into their homes instead of a black bear.
But it’s no shock that in today’s America, local law enforcement is once again looking to euthanize a non-violent offender of color before giving him a trial by peers. And what is death but a cancellation. The ultimate cancellation. God’s cancellation if you will.
But this story just goes to show how little imagination these bureaucrats have now. They go straight to killing instead of doing the right thing…..squeezing all the money out of the situation as possible…the American way.
They should be selling Hank the Tank merch by the truckload or strapping a Go-Pro to his head and charging $5/person to watch a Hank live-stream. Hell I’d even watch a “Biggest Loser” type show where they get Hank back down to Hibernation season weight.
You’d make enough money to cover the food cost, whatever property damage and then some. I’m sure the state would even make enough to put some money into education or public services military grade equipment.
Let’s all hope the California Department of Fish and Wildlife doesn’t follow through on its’ threat to the life of Hank the Tank. He is the true embodiment of an American; overweight with an addiction problem, trouble sleeping, & the target of state sponsored violence. I fear a 500 pond bear sized hole in our hearts could be the final straw in breaking this country once and for all.