Depressed Man Tries to Feed Himself to Tigers, Gets Rejected

[joseephuss]

http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/02/19/depressed-man-tries-to-feed-himself-to-tigers-gets-rejected/

Depressed Man Tries to Feed Himself to Tigers, Gets Rejected


Entering the tiger enclosure at the Chengdu Zoo in China’s southwest Sichuan province, a man made vigorous, but unsuccessful, attempts to entice the animals to eat him, a Chinese newspaper reported on Tuesday.

“I asked them to bite me and let them eat my meat, and so I did not fight back,” 27-year old Yang Jinhai told the Chengdu Business Daily.

 

[JoeyBoy718]

As if his self-esteem couldn't get any lower.

 

[Fletch]

Nobody wanted to eat his meat. LOL

Just "Beat It"!

 

[burmafrd]

those cats are not dumb; they knew something was wrong with him and did not want to poison themselves

 

[iceberg]

 

[Stryker44]

He probably would have gotten a better response had he ran around in there and triggered their predator instinct.

 

[Tabascocat]

Maybe there wasn't enough soy sauce for the tigers

Tigers like to hunt and chase their prey. That is if they had any predatory instinct left or maybe they just ate, who knows. Burm could also be correct in that they sensed something amiss about him.

If he tries again, go slap a hippo

 

[Stryker44]

Tough also to believe this guy was Chinese. Typically they are tougher than this and more cold, less emotional.

 

[joseephuss]

Tough also to believe this guy was Chinese. Typically they are tougher than this and more cold, less emotional.

It isn't that difficult to believe. With a population of almost 1.5 billion I am sure China has a few people with mental or emotional issues.

 

[BigStar]

There are three Asian countries in the top 10 comparing suicide rates by country. South Korea #2, China #6, and Japan #10. US is #33...something is wrong in Greenland (evidently it is linked to insomnia and the continuous daylight in the summer months - linked in with depression-alcoholism). They are ranked #1 by a mile... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate

 

[DFWJC]

There are three Asian countries in the top 10 comparing suicide rates by country. South Korea #2, China #6, and Japan #10. US is #33...something is wrong in Greenland (evidently it is linked to insomnia and the continuous daylight in the summer months - linked in with depression-alcoholism). They are ranked #1 by a mile... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate

Not sure about China, but South Korea and Japan have huge teen suicide rates in part due to the pressure to succeed. They hire tutors to study deep into the night..long after regular school. The parents pay a fortune and the pressure is immense. I'm all for had study habits and busting tail to acheive more in life...but jeesh, a little bit of balance would be good too.

 

[BigStar]

Not sure about China, but South Korea and Japan have huge teen suicide rates in part due to the pressure to succeed. The hire tutor to study deep into the night..long after regualr school. The parents pay a fortune and the pressure is immense. I'm all for had study habits and and busting tial to achieve mor ein life...but jeesh, a little bit of balance would be good too.

I agree, and was surprised that Japan wasn't raked higher (with the culture's history invovling seppuku, kamizake pilots, etc.) tbh. Maybe that has to do with superior mental illness awareness/treatment in that country compared to S.Korea ?

 

[Nova]

He probably would have gotten a better response had he ran around in there and triggered their predator instinct.

Maybe wear some zebra patterned pants.

 

[FiveRings]

Given the subject matter of the thread, I figured the controversy would be over depression, or mental health, not prejudices. Well done, guys

 

[ologan]

those cats are not dumb; they knew something was wrong with him and did not want to poison themselves

Besides, they'd be hungry again in a couple of hours! Lends new meaning to the term " poo poo platter".

 

[BigStar]

Given the subject matter of the thread, I figured the controversy would be over depression, or mental health, not prejudices. Well done, guys

You have a good point. I was trying to tie the two together but didn't want to see the usual "weak minded" replies...but you are correct in that I let my personal (pos/neg bias) about Japanese culture sway the topic. My bad.