Jesus...and zoo guards save man in Taiwan lion's den

[claude]

Surely this is a sign that Jesus is pleased at GW's re-election.


Jesus...and zoo guards save man in Taiwan lion's den

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - A lion attacked a man who jumped into the animal's enclosure and shouted: "Jesus will save you!" at the big cat Wednesday at the zoo in Taiwan's capital.

Cable TV stations showed the lion ripping a jacket off the man as he stood in a grassy enclosure that held two of the animals.

Without panicking, the man fell back on a stone ridge and the lion then jumped at him, biting him in the arm. The lion then clawed at his trousers before retreating.

The man then calmly stood with his arms outstretched in front of the two animals.

A witness, Hsu Li-jen, told cable station CTI the man shouted: "Jesus will save you" at the animals.

Guards drove the lions away with water hoses and police shot the animals with tranquillizer darts. The man, identified only by his surname, Chen, then picked up his jacket and climbed out of the pen. He was taken to the hospital for tests.

"He had bite marks both at the front and back of his leg," Doctor Wang Yao-ching told CTI.

Another doctor said Chen, 46, also had psychological problems.

"He took this dangerous action today because he imagined he heard voices," psychiatrist Teng Hui-wen said, adding his case is still being investigated.

[jesus marion joseph]

I saw this footage during my lunch break, as I was looking at TV sets. I couldn't tell if the guy fell into the enclosre or climbed in, but the lions were clearly agitated by his presence, and it looked like they probably would have eventually killed him.

[Coda]

I saw it too on TV, that guy is loony tunes. The lion must have tasted salt.

[Captain Hate]

Good things those cats are so well fed.

[Jazzzoline]

The concept isn't new though:
"throwing a christian to lions" has been quite an entertainment.

[Sergio Zamora]

It's been a while since the last time a Christian was thrown to the lions. I know a few I'd like to see thrown.

[Dan G]

Not too many christians throw themselves to the lions though. Maybe he was a jehovah's witness - they're obligated to preach to everyone.

[Pete C]

Go, Lions!

[Slurpy]

Originally Posted by claude

"He took this dangerous action because he imagined he heard voices"

Why did this immediately remind me of Gee Dubya?

[Gary Sisco]

'Cause Bush don't imagine voices, partner. His are real.

Too bad the lion wasn't hungry. If the nitwit hasn't reproduced yet, the lion could've helped the gene pool along a bit.