Bull kills its third man in 10 years during festival in eastern Spain | World news | The Guardian

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An inquiry was launched on Sunday after a 29-year-old man was gored to death by a bull during a festival in eastern Spain. The man, whose name was not released, died at a hospital in the town of Xativa on Saturday. A regional government official said an investigation into the goring had been opened. The 500 kilogram bull – named Ratón – has killed two other members of the public during festivals over 10 years. Because of the animal's reputation, his owners reportedly earn €10,000 (£8,750) each time it appears at a festival. "He's the one that gets the highest prices," owner Gregorio de Jesus said of Ratón. "But still he works out the cheapest because wherever he goes organizers double the ticket price." Television images showed the man being tossed in the air and then hit along the ground in Xativa's bullring. In Spain, many summer festivals feature bull runs in streets or bullrings, where revellers can come close to the beasts. Witness accounts cited by Valencia's Las Provincias newspaper said the man appeared to be under the influence of alcohol and had been escorted back to his seat in the stands during the bull run immediately before Ratón's appearance. He then made his way back down to the ring before the incident.

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you think after the first two people would get the hint and stop messin wit it......

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Give unto Caesar that what is Caesar's, and lie like hell to keep as much of the rest of your shit as you can.

"If you want something said ask a man...if you want something done, ask a woman" Margaret Thatcher

There are slow learners out there: Kuwait... Iraq... Afghanistan... Libya...

Good on the Bull!

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"Inter arma silent Musae"--when the weapons speak, the muses fall silent.

An't nanum hearm deth, doth hwaet ye willath.

It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished
unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. -Voltaire

Economic Left/Right: -3.88
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.36

bad on the bull, he's gona get himself put down, down, down.....

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Give unto Caesar that what is Caesar's, and lie like hell to keep as much of the rest of your shit as you can.

"If you want something said ask a man...if you want something done, ask a woman" Margaret Thatcher

You don't shoot someone who earns you 10K every time he appears in public.

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