Other than the occasional tipping of trash cans, bears are mostly harmless around the house (unless there's cubs). While bears are capable of killing and eating you, most of the time they'll leave you alone and go away when you yell at them (again, unless there's cubs involved ... or they're starving, which is real rare).

Black Bears aren't all that aggressive. That doesn't mean you should try to pet them.

Honestly I'd rather have bears as neighbors than Democrats.