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In reply to the discussion: Neo-Nazi mauled by lions in Barcelona zoo [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(106,623 posts)15. And he's a police officer - on leave from the beginning of the year
Justo José M.P is a local policeman from the town of Gelida, Barcelona province, who is currently on leave, news agency Efe reported.
http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/12/08/inenglish/1418037311_833987.html
http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/12/08/inenglish/1418037311_833987.html
And the Daily Mail (always to be taken with a pinch of salt):
The man who was mauled by a pack of lions after jumping into their enclosure at Barcelona Zoo, is a former police officer who now spends his time as a neo Nazi activist.
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It has now emerged that that as well as being a former head of the municipal police force in Gelida near Barcelona, he had also spent 13 years working as a Civil Guard, but has been on paid leave from the force since earlier this year.
Jose told a local reporter earlier this year how he went on extended leave after he lost custody of his son, divorced his wife, and lost his mother.
He also described himself as a survivalist, claiming he slept in the countryside most nights with just a poncho to cover his face although friends let him use their homes to shave and wash.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2865392/Pictured-terrifying-moment-man-mauled-lion-Barcelona-zoo-jumped-enclosure.html
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It has now emerged that that as well as being a former head of the municipal police force in Gelida near Barcelona, he had also spent 13 years working as a Civil Guard, but has been on paid leave from the force since earlier this year.
Jose told a local reporter earlier this year how he went on extended leave after he lost custody of his son, divorced his wife, and lost his mother.
He also described himself as a survivalist, claiming he slept in the countryside most nights with just a poncho to cover his face although friends let him use their homes to shave and wash.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2865392/Pictured-terrifying-moment-man-mauled-lion-Barcelona-zoo-jumped-enclosure.html
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No doubt about it, they were toying with him otherwise he would have died within the first minutes.
Rex
Dec 2014
#11
Agreed 20-40 seconds at most after they got to him he would be done if they wanted to kill him.
stevenleser
Dec 2014
#14
And he's a police officer - on leave from the beginning of the year
muriel_volestrangler
Dec 2014
#15
OK, neo-Nazis are not noted for their brains, but still WHY JUMP INTO A LION ENCLOSURE?!
LeftishBrit
Dec 2014
#34