Lioness in zoo kills man who invoked God

mimo2005 · 06-05-2006, 10:21 PM

KIEV (Reuters) - A man shouting that God would keep him safe was mauled to death by a lioness in Kiev zoo after he crept into the animal's enclosure, a zoo official said on Monday.

"The man shouted 'God will save me, if he exists', lowered himself by a rope into the enclosure, took his shoes off and went up to the lions," the official said.

"A lioness went straight for him, knocked him down and severed his carotid artery."

The incident, Sunday evening when the zoo was packed with visitors, was the first of its kind at the attraction. Lions and tigers are kept in an "animal island" protected by thick concrete blocks.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060605/...RpBHNlYwM3NTc-

http://www.kiyany.com.ua/news/2006/6/5/17444.htm

This reminds me of the famous "trial by ordeal" a common practise in the medieval age.

Quote:

Trial by ordeal is a judicial practice by which the guilt or innocence of the accused is determined by subjecting them to a painful task. If either the task is completed without injury, or the injuries sustained are healed quickly, the accused is considered innocent. Like trial by combat, it was a judicium Dei: a procedure based on the premise that God would help the innocent.

In Europe, the ordeal was often by fire (using hot metal) or boiling water; its exact nature varied considerably, however

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_by_ordeal

**K-B** · 06-06-2006, 04:06 AM

what a stupid guy

Tumbleweed36 · 06-06-2006, 05:50 AM

Hi,

That guy had to be deaf, because God had to be screaming at him him "get out of there you idiot."

**MunkyPhil** · 06-06-2006, 06:05 AM

I would've chosen penguins, they don't bite quite as hard.

95five-0 · 06-06-2006, 07:09 AM

All I have to say is I am a firm believer in natural selection. That guy was just to dumb to be alive.

bry623 · 06-06-2006, 07:22 AM

What a moron.

elf · 06-06-2006, 07:58 AM

wow...

**MunkyPhil** · 06-06-2006, 08:42 AM

Darwin Award contender.

yustr · 06-06-2006, 10:43 AM

Wasn't there a whole religion whose followers didn't go to doctors because they believed that God would heal them?

Maybe there's no more of them left either.

Darwin Award Contender? Phil, I would think Finalist. But then again its early in the year and there are plenty of morons still out there.

"The total amount of intelligence on the earth is constant. The population is growing."

**JeremyC** · 06-06-2006, 03:58 PM

He just proved that God likes lions way more than humans.

CowboyCurtis · 06-06-2006, 08:46 PM

The man shouted "God will save me, if he exists"

............so does this mean God DOESN'T exist?

**MunkyPhil** · 06-07-2006, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeremyC

He just proved that God likes lions way more than humans.

Or God likes lions more than morons. I have to say I'd be with God on that one, if I believed in God.

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