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The_REAL_Ecumenist

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Wed Jul 13, 2022, 10:44 PM Jul 2022

Oklahoma Man Says Bigfoot Made Him Kill His Fishing Partner, Police Say

A day out hand fishing for catfish on the South Canadian River in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, has turned into a murder investigation after a man claims Bigfoot forced him to kill his friend.
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Larry Sanders, 53, stands charged with first-degree murder after allegedly admitting first to a family member and later to police to killing his noodling fishing partner Jimmy Knighten, who Sanders claimed wanted him dead by the hand of the mythical monster Bigfoot. Noodling is a popular fishing technique used in the southern United States to catch a fish by sticking one’s hand in its mouth.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/oklahoma-man-says-bigfoot-made-him-kill-his-fishing-partner-police-say/ar-AAZtNqV?ocid=U146DHP&li=BBnb7Kz

For ONCE, this isn't about Florida or even the deep south. My mom grew up on Tulsa and I'm sure that if she was here, she'd be mortified...Frankly, I don't know what to say.

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Oklahoma Man Says Bigfoot Made Him Kill His Fishing Partner, Police Say (Original Post) The_REAL_Ecumenist Jul 2022 OP
This story now has me curious about the state of Bigfoot jurisprudence... I wonder if there are RockRaven Jul 2022 #1
An apparently ongoing lawsuit against the state of California to acknowledge Bigfoot's existence muriel_volestrangler Jul 2022 #3
I'm more worried about the Kraken. Way I hear, 3Hotdogs Jul 2022 #2

RockRaven

(14,990 posts)
1. This story now has me curious about the state of Bigfoot jurisprudence... I wonder if there are
Wed Jul 13, 2022, 11:14 PM
Jul 2022

any cases already decided in which the existence or nonexistence of Bigfoot played a role in the verdict. There must be, right? Something with copyright or intellectual property maybe...

muriel_volestrangler

(101,352 posts)
3. An apparently ongoing lawsuit against the state of California to acknowledge Bigfoot's existence
Sat Jul 16, 2022, 06:50 AM
Jul 2022
After an initial encounter in the Pacific Northwest, Claudia Ackley--this time accompanied by her daughters--had an alarming Sasquatch encounter in the Lake Arrowhead area of California. This incident led Claudia to sue the state to acknowledge and protect the Sasquatch, a suit that is still underway.

Since then, Claudia's experiences have gone from alarming to astounding, and include more than Sasquatch alone.

https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b427bb99-0bc7-431c-9523-231b1355e39d/episodes/f5dae6b0-5b3b-41e0-bcff-4f819d72c6f4/type-471-claudia-ackley-we-look-in-their-structures-they-peer-in-our-windows

“If it was a bear, there would be claw marks on the tree,” Ackley explained in an interview shortly after the encounter. Ackley has since revisited the site of the encounter. Near the tree in which the alleged Bigfoot was perched, Ackley has been leaving snacks for the sasquatch. She leaves fruits, corn chips, and cans of Coca-Cola. In an effort to communicate with the being, Ackley has left words such as “candy” and “fur” coupled with pictures or samples of each in an effort “to teach them a little bit of our language to communicate with them.”

The state of California and its agencies have buried their heads in the sand and refuse to acknowledge Bigfoot’s existence. In response, on January 18, 2018, Ackley filed suit in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of San Bernardino. Ackley teamed up documentary filmmaker Todd Standing, producer of the film Discovering Bigfoot, in filing this action. The full complaint can be viewed here, courtesy of Gizmodo.
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Issuing a writ of mandate regarding the existence of Sasquatch would likely require CDFW and CNRA to treat the species similarly to any other recognized mammal. This is rather hilarious to think about. While Ackley, Todd Standing, and thousands of other Bigfoot “eyewitnesses” firmly believe the beef-jerky mascot is the real deal, there are some skeptics. Aside from these dissenters, who could deny the value of requiring the CDFW and CNRA to reroute research and conservation dollars from other known wildlife, and funnel them into much needed research regarding this 800-pound hairy creature?
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Seen by many as a hobby for quacks, Ackley is currently unable to take people on commercial wildlife expeditions to witness Sasquatch in the same way that other guides are paid to escort customers to witness wildlife in defined operating areas. California apparently thinks such an activity would be “fraudulent.” Of course, it is only fraudulent in California’s eyes as a result of the state’s willful refusal to believe in Sasquatch.

http://campbelllawobserver.com/a-right-to-bear-witness-to-bigfoot/
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