Grizzly punishment doesn’t match crime

A central Florida man was smacked by a bear, then struck with a fine. Ernest Stamm, 41, was fined $200 Thursday after pleading no contest to feeding wildlife. In December, Stamm heard a scratch at his front door, answered it and was confronted by a bear. The bear swatted Stamm across the face, and he called for an ambulance. He was treated for scratches. Stamm admitted that he placed food outside for animals, but said it was for cats, not bears.