NJ State Police officer Bigfoot sighting report

[Ol' Man Mountain]

Hi All,

Hope you all enjoy reading this extremely detailed Bass River State Forest Bigfoot sighting originally reported by a New Jersey State police officer:

http://research.umbc.edu/~frizzell/BRSFreport.html

http://research.umbc.edu/~frizzell/BRSFreport2.html

[1911crazy]

Thats interesting thanks for posting it.             BigBill

[Wisill]

There are a few things that bother me right off the bat about this report, and it may not be the fault of the NJ Trooper, as much as the person who did the interview/investigation.  

First of all we are talking about a trained professional whose job, if not his life depend on attention to detail.  Yet, apparently, his description of the creature he saw is rather vague, and expressed primarily in generalities.  

I'd want to know more details...

Coloring of the hair.... even or mottled?

No ears apparent, but what about raised hair at the side of hide that may suggest small ears against the side of head?

Was leg or arm length ratio out of proportion of what you would expect a human that tall would be.

I also find it amazing that he could tell the hair was 3" long, and from 60 feet away give an accurate description of the eye coloring, yet not see any distinguishing sexual characteristics.  

Also, here we have a State Trooper, that's confronted by a creature, the created, in his own words... "Intense Fear" in him.  Yet, after he tells the lady to get out of there, he jumps in his own car and leaves the area.  He doesn't call for back-up, or get some other sort of help out there to track this thing down, but leaves it there as a threat to a private citizen that may come across it later?  

It just doesn't add up... sorry

[powderman]

WISILL. Got to agree that there are a lot of unanswered questions. The fact that he was a state police officer is inconsequential to his behaviour. There are a lot of folks that don't handle a stressful situation well, he might be one of them.  No doubt he saw something, but we can only guess what. The fact that he left the woman bothers me, he must have been terrified. I admit it sounds kind of hokie, but not all of us handle stress well. I'd love to have his experience.  POWDERMAN.            

[JPSaxMan]

Can you imagine what his comrades would have thought of him if he called for backup and then there was nothing there? He would have been a laughing stock! And maybe he could answer more details than asked for...just maybe

[1911crazy]

It sounds like this guy lost control because he was rattled by something his power and authority as a cop couldn't control nor explain it.  It sounds like he wasn't in defence mode either.  He came face to face with the unknown.

[Wisill]

[quote="JPSaxMan....And maybe he could answer more details than asked for...just maybe [/quote]

Which why I made the statement in my post, the problem may have been the investigator, not the officer.

As far as him calling for backup, he didn't have to report it as a bigfoot, or anything out of the norm, but simply said he met a lady at the park who informed him of an animal acting viciously or something to that effect.  There were supposedly three witnesses, two being adults, that he could have relied on for verification, or don't you believe he made a mental note of the lady's license plate either?  

I base my opinions about his actions reported, on a fairly long history of knowing police officers, how they think and how they act.  I married into a law career oriented family.  My ex-farther-in-law was a Police Chief of a large Township, My now ex-wife's uncle and three of her cousins were on both county and city departments, her brother served part of his military career as an MP in the Marines, my best friend from high school and beyond is a law enforcement officer, and throughout most of my adulthood I've had very close friends who have been police chiefs, as well as patrol officers, you can add at least another dozen there.  I know of many situations they've been in, and the dangers they've faced.  I can honestly say that the main concern for all of them, was the public over themselves.  Not one of them would have ever left something like that running around posing a threat to the general public if they had even a hint that this thing was dangerous.    I also served on an interview board, interviewing and questioning prospective hires for a local police department.  I know how the questions are designed, and what kind of traits they reveal, without the prospective hire even knowing what kind of information they are giving.  I personally think someone like this guy would have been weeded out a long time ago, before he ever put a badge on.  

I have nothing but the utmost respect for law enforcement officers, and in my book this guy, if he is one, just doesn't measure up.