'I'm a eat you': Crazed naked man high on bath salts threatens to eat police officers as they try to

Daily Mail ^ | 11:37 EST, 3 July 2012 | Daily Mail Reporter

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Newest 'cannibal': Karl Laventure apparently told police he wanted to eat their faces

Laventure appeared out of some woods and was seen running naked around a golf range near Atlanta, swinging a club around his head and screaming.

At first, they tried using pepper spray to stop him, but that left him undeterred.

'He didn't even wipe his eyes, he just kept them open,'

They then turned to their Tasers and though that momentarily shocked Laventure to the ground, it did not stop him.

Trouble: It took several police officers a significant amount of effort to subdue Karl Laventure when he was allegedly high on bathsalts

'We had to Tase him approximately five more times on scene to get him down. It took several officers to hold him down to get him cuffed,'

He was still talking gibberish, cussing, saying he wanted to eat us, other people

The video shows him talking about the deceased rappers Biggie and Tupac, making animal sounds, and continuing to threaten the police officers.

Strong: Police sprayed him with pepper spray and shocked him with a taser five times before they were able to get him on the ground

Interrupted: Witnesses saw a naked Laventure running around the Atlanta Golf Center on June 14 'making animal noises'

Among other things he said "I'm'a eat you. I'll eat you, I don't want to eat you but I will,"

Though they controlled him enough to force him to a nearby hospital, he attacked one of the nurses on the scene and another fight ensued.

There have been a number of 'cannibal' incidents linked to bath salts in recent weeks.

Bath salts, a synthetic amphetamine cocktail known as 'the new LSD'

[Bratch]

[RandallFlagg]

Thanks to null and void for the ping.

[null and void]

How many zombie movies have there been that emphasize the singular fact, SHOOT THE HEAD WITH A BIG GUN!

Apparently not quite enough.

[null and void]

Heck, I remember that they used to tell us we could protect ourselves from a nuclear fireball by hiding under a wood desk.

A drill that had special urgency for me. I was a Brat on a Marine Corps airbase in the south east during the Cuban Missile Crisis...

[I see my hands]

You could compare the effects of bath salts to a bad LSD trip but you'd be no more accurate than if you compared them to the effects of eating too much food on Thanksgiving. It's a different arena.

[Old Sarge]

Hey, Randall, add me to the List, plis?

MrB, I also found this book, bought it as a laugh for my stepdaughter:

Neither of us are laughing anymore...

[stephenjohnbanker]

What are “bath salts” ?

[Darksheare]

Popularized street name for a synthetic drug that makes you really loopy.

[faithhopecharity]

But are cops kosher?

[Cyber Liberty]

I think it's a good candidate thread. IIRC, we almost picked off one of these cannibal/bath-salts threads last month. The "Baby I'm a Want You" (by Bread/David Gates in the early '70's) meme has a lure.

[Tax-chick]

Where’s the Animal Kingdom Weirdness?

[MrB]

I listened to WWZ on audiobook...
I think that’s the way to do it, it was actually pretty good.

[Darksheare]

He ran across the golf course in the buff growling and making noises.
That’s a plus.

[stephenjohnbanker]

” Popularized street name for a synthetic drug that makes you really loopy.”

As if we don’t have enough insanity going on, now people strip naked, and eat faces : )

[Darksheare]

Yeah, I know.
Isn’t it great.

[Tax-chick]

True. And the golf club is a nice touch, kind of makes a person think of Scotland.

[RandallFlagg]

You’re on the list. Thanks.

[Darksheare]

The guys at the driving range should have just let fly with a volley at him.

[Abathar]

I have to say, if my buddies and I are out on a foursome and a naked guy start running around the course making animal noises and threatening to eat people we would have hit every ball in the bags at his ass and had a great old time.

[RandallFlagg]

I listened to WWZ on audiobook...
I think that’s the way to do it, it was actually pretty good.

Mark Hamill as Todd Wainio: "C'mon, Zack! Let's f**kin DO THIS!"