I read a few accounts of this incident.

And this is the "Darwin Principle" at it's max!

 

Do you believe this bozo crawled into a cave where a bear was in it's den and he says he was attacked?

 

What a jerk!   What a Boy Scout!

 

http://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2015/12/scout_leader_attacked_by_bear_scouts_uninjured_may.html

Update on event: http://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2015/12/boonton_boy_scout_leader_fought_off_bear_attack_wi.html#incart_river_index

The scouts did the proper thing 100%.

 

Scout leader was kinda stupid.  "I've never seen a bear there before" just means that they may not have been there...  At least he had that hammer...

now the bear gets punished for the dumbass leaders stupidity.  idiot.

As a former senior camp staff member for a number of years that had bears on the reservation, I've seen so many stupid actions by "adult" leaders with wildlife. I've put myself in harm's way many times to shield campers from wildlife. This was extremely stupid.

 

Even a bear in NJ has no Castle Doctrine to fall back on......  the bear had a duty to retreat in his own home......   thus he will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law..... 

Scout leader was kinda stupid.  "I've never seen a bear there before" just means that they may not have been there...  At least he had that hammer...

 

Did you know that more bears are killed with hammers and clubs than with guns?  Or I might have just made that up.  ;-)

Scoutmaster should be charged with "Breaking and Entering with intent to do harm"  ,"Possession of a deadly weapon"(rock hammer)

Possession of a weapon on public grounds" (State Land) . "Injuring wildlife" and get a summons FOR JUST BEING STUPID

He's probably going to be in trouble for violating the Youth Protection policies that the BSA has in place. Sounds like he didn't have another adult in the group. That's a big blunder.

Oh, and at least it wasn't a...