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Lista de leyes: Es ilegal matar a un pie grande en Washington

Hola, cazadores de bestias míticas, esto es para ustedes. En serio, chicos, esto es increíble. Al parecer, el pie grande, el legendario ser parecido a Pie Grande que, según se dice, vaga por el noroeste del Pacífico y Canadá, es una especie protegida. Así es, si cazas un pie grande en un condado del estado de Washington, te enfrentarás a una multa de $10,000 y hasta cinco años de cárcel.

Esta inusual orden de protección se remonta a 1969, cuando las autoridades del condado de Skamania, un idílico paraje rural a orillas del río Columbia, observaron un aumento de cazadores de pies grandes armados que vagaban por sus bosques. Inicialmente, la ordenanza conllevaba una multa de 1000 dólares y hasta un año de cárcel, pero con el auge de las cámaras de video y el aumento de personas que buscaban ver por primera vez a la misteriosa criatura del bosque, el condado codificó la medida en 1984. Como resultado, matar a un pie grande se ha convertido en un delito grave con graves penas de cárcel.

¿Suena extraño? Bueno, históricamente Washington no es el único. De hecho, se rumorea que un alcalde al otro lado de la frontera, en la Columbia Británica, tenía una ordenanza similar vigente ya en el siglo XIX. Aunque esa ley ya no está en vigor, quizá estos tipos tengan razón. Vivir y dejar vivir, ¿no?

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