Are women safer if they encounter a bear or a man in the woods?

Seems like there are many crackpot men, but this site is full of their female counterparts.

In many tourist areas, you're better off meeting a bear. E.g. Yosemite

Visitors who encounter a bear should keep their distance for safety and respect for themselves and the animal. . . . Attacks are rare, and no one has been killed or seriously injured by a black bear in Yosemite. [Ever.]

https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/nature/bears.htm

On the other hand, these are just a few of the assaults by men in the last few years:

A professional rock climber has been convicted of several sexual assaults at Yosemite National Park, prosecutors say.
https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/yosemite-rock-climber-faces-life-in-prison-after-conviction-on-sexual-assaults/

Park facilities employee sentenced to 12 years for attempted aggravated sexual abuse, abusive sexual contact, assault with intent to commit aggravated sexual abuse, assault with intent to commit abusive sexual contact, and assault by striking or wounding

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/defendant-yosemite-national-park-sexual-assault-case-sentenced-more-12-years-prison

[A Yosemite Valley motel employee] confessed to the murder of Joie Armstrong. Over the next six hours, he also confessed to murdering the Sunds and Pelosso. He admitted to having had violent fantasies about killing women for the past 30 years and recounted every detail.

https://www.myyosemitepark.com/park/history/yosemite-serial-killer/

Man.

@INeedToClingToSomething you need to watch it again

If I come across a close encounter with a bear I am very likely to get my face ripped off. Has anyone actually SEEN the results of a bear encounter. It's not fucking pretty and once they go for you they WILL not leave it until you are literally in pieces.
That's the point you're not! The overwhelming majority of bear encounters of all types result in the bear leaving. Not attacking!!!

His stats are ridiculous though. He's basically saying because you are unlikely to come across a bear, then the answer has to be bear. In which case the question makes zero sense.

I find this debate a bit ludicrous tbh. But if I had to say I would definitely say man if we are assuming these are very small woods and I would definitely come across said man or bear. Statistically, the man is not likely to be a rapist, murderer or predator. There isn't a single man that I know (personally or professionally) that I wouldn't be happy to be trapped in a small room with let alone a wood tbh but most rapes and violence against women and girls are done by people they know anyhow. and not strangers in woods.

If I come across a close encounter with a bear I am very likely to get my face ripped off. Has anyone actually SEEN the results of a bear encounter. It's not fucking pretty and once they go for you they WILL not leave it until you are literally in pieces.

If it came to it I have much more chance of fending off a man than a bear.

If the man in question was definitely a rapist/murderer/predator then it would be a much harder choice. He's more likely to hunt me out, whereas I might be able to hide from a bear. But if it came to hand to hand combat then I'd have way more chance of beating a man than a bear even if the odds are definitely not in my favour.

Shortly followed by

www.instagram.com/reel/C6epSEZJ_j7/?igsh=MXEzcTZsa2RrZWllYQ==

I think I might love this guy!

Wow! Watch this

www.instagram.com/reel/C6cFD06px1E/?igsh=OG1pMXF1cWg3MHJq

Maybe a curfew for men or ankle monitors.

Of course they do. Most rapes and assaults aren't even reported. Men who rape and assault women don't exactly advertise it.

But we aren’t allowed to shoot the man. Even if he rapes us or tries to rape us.

I would be a bit more scared of the bear.

If I had to choose, I would be in the woods with the man.

Yes, the man could be a rapist, and the bear isn’t in to that, good point. If he was a rapist he might not kill though. With the bear it will either run away or hurt you really badly or kill.

The probability of the man having bad intentions is low. You have just said a man, so statistically, how likely are they to be violent? Whilst a man is stronger than me generally, I know how to tackle one, and would kick and bite the right place. I do not know much about bears but I cannot negotiate with it, I cannot outwit it verbally and a bear can outrun me and climb trees and are powerful, I think.

Question, what about a baby left with man or bear? What now?

I think that’s more of a call for men to behave better, not that they will. In Australia a woman was just killed by a man in the woods, what’s your solution? Bury your head in the sand and pretend these things don’t happen? Don’t let women talk about them? Do you acknowledge that women are vulnerable in some situations with men?

Depends if the bear has cubs !.

I don’t think it was even that serious tbh, I’m pretty sure it started as a stupid - stop people in the streets and ask a random question thing.

But then a load of real angry men made it go viral.

In this thread though, people are saying they're vulnerable in the woods and being out by themselves.
Is segregation OK then? Just general being out by yourself?
As that's the logical conclusion.

Maybe not, but they’re more civilised than some men.

Yes, in some cases segregation, in areas where women are vulnerable, we need safe guarding because women’s safety matters more than mens feelings. We could also ban abusive porn and, here’s a really radical one, men could behave better.

Oh and hate to point this out to you but bears aren't people

Good answer well responded!
😂🙄
What's your solution then? Is it segregation or something else?

No, of course not, people can't help being fearful . Just shouldn't base society round your own fears/prejudice which is what segregation is.

Stop being so offensive towards bears then 🙄

Are you saying that womens perfectly justified fears shouldnt be tolerated?

What shouldn't be tolerated?? Women expressing their justified and explainable wariness of men? How do you intend to shut women up?