SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – KRQE News 13’s Larry Barker first exposed a UNM expedition to find Bigfoot back in October — a foray into the forest paid for by you. Now, a lawmaker wants to make it illegal for state-funded colleges to go hunting for mythical creatures.
The bill comes from a Gallup senator who Larry Barker spoke with during his investigation. The bill would stop trips like the one Dr. Christopher Dyer of the UNM-Gallup campus took last year.
“We took one day and we went up there, yeah, walked around,” Dr. Dyer said.
In response to what happened, Sen. George Munoz is sponsoring a bill that would ban public funds from being spent on “looking for or catching a fictitious creature.”
“It’s sad that we have to do this, that they don’t have the ethics, that UNM doesn’t have the ethics to stop this,” Sen. Munoz said. “And now we have to draft bills to stop something that is not morally right,” Sen. Munoz said.
The senator had a little fun with the bill. It also bans publicly funded searches for Pokemon, leprechauns and the Bogeyman.
Sen. Munoz said what Dr. Dyer did was unfair to students because they pay a lot of money to go to school and it shouldn’t be spent on this.
Outgoing President Bob Frank previously told KRQE News 13 that the Bigfoot expedition was inappropriate and would not happen again.
Aaron M
Another asshole politician.
Pete M
Agreed
Farrell Stormcrow
Do you really think that? Think about it, remember this is a world where science tells us that Sasquatch is not real. So it seems to me, that as a lawmaker, he is right in protecting public money. He isn’t saying you can’t hunt bigfoot, he is saying you cannot spend public money (Tax Money) on it. Seems to me to be a respectful stance under the circumstance. WE might believe Sasquatch exists, but remember, we are in the minority. It’s easy to forget, most of the rest of the world is skeptical.
I for one, wouldn’t want my money to go to expeditions to find leprechauns , or vampires. So I cannot complain if someone doesn’t wish to spend public money this way.
Just my two cents
Pete M
First of all there was nothing “respectful” about it, the way he added Pokemon, leprechauns and stuff. Second of all, if you look up some of the other bullshit being offered by colleges now a days, there’s plenty of things that I don’t like my tax dollars being spent on, but they still offer it.
Aaron M
I absolutely think that. Where does one draw the line on researching the unknown? How many new creatures are discovered in the oceans every year? How many billions of tax dollars do we spend on exploring the Universe and other astronomy related things? We don’t know what we don’t know unless we look for it.
To me, it looks like another politician that thinks he knows what is best for us. I have a huge problem with that way of thinking. There are always people in charge of things that have no business being in charge of things.
Adam E
I live in N.M. the guy could have picked his own back yard, instead of the Sandias. The Chuska mt. Would have been a better range.
Jeff S
Where you at in NM? I’m in the Southeastern part of State.
Tony W
I would be funny though if the professor came back in his own defense saying “it wasn’t, I paid for it”
Mark B
In my opinion you can’t blame the senator for this one. There is Sooo much wasted taxpayer money on ridiculous things and Bigfoot with all the (misinformation and hoaxes) involved with it naturally lends itself to this type of criticism. The senator obviously only knows about the ridiculous side of Bigfoot and acted accordingly. Someday hopefully this will all change.
doug w
Coming from a paid liar and bullshitter . I bet he never spent a day in the bush. Typical washington types into hooker and blow parties…drain the swamp.