An Australian police officer who was convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting a 95-year-old care home resident with a Taser gun avoided jail time on Friday. Senior constable Kristian White, who was fired after being convicted for the death of Clare Nowland in 2023, will instead serve a two-year community correction order - effectively a good behaviour bond - and 425 hours of community service. Judge Ian Harrison said White's offence fell "at the lower end of objective seriousness" for manslaughter.
According to biologists, around 1,900 black bears reside in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. If you do the math, that's about two bears per square mile....