The Assassination of Yogi the Bear

There probably is an episode somewhere of Yogi Bear, or his bosom pal Boo Boo, getting his head stuck inside a jar while being chased around by Ranger Smith -- it's a cartoon staple after all. Further proof that real-life is ultimately, Akira aside, bleaker than cartoon life is this story from CNN:

Minnesota wildlife officials tried for six days to capture a bear that had a plastic jar stuck over its head, but ended up killing the animal after it wandered into a city during a festival.

The wild black bear -- whose head got stuck inside a 2½-gallon clear plastic jug presumably while foraging for food -- ambled into the city of Frazee, about 200 miles northwest of the Twin Cities, during the town's busy Turkey Days celebration.

Why kill the bear, and not just tranquilize it? Said the authorities, they had tried to tranquilize the bear during its six-day ordeal, but they failed.