A man has been found with his hands nailed to a tree close to a popular hiking trail in the US state of New Mexico, police say.
The unidentified man was discovered by city refuse collectors at around 08:30 local time on Monday in Albuquerque after they heard his cries for help.
The nails were about 3in (7.6cm) long, and had been driven through his hands, but he survived.
Police say the man is not co-operating with their investigation.
He was found less than a mile from the trail, according to the Albuquerque Journal.
Celina Espinoza, a spokeswoman for the city police department, told the newspaper "officers found a man who seemed confused, standing in front of a tree with his hands next to his shoulders".
His hands were not bleeding, she said, adding that there was one nail in each hand.
They removed him from the tree, and took him to hospital.
Ms Espinoza says that officers are not sure how long he was there and why this happened to him.
Police are appealing for the public's help.
It's a hobby
It's a hobby
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Things were breaking bad for him until the police arrived. Not cooperating? He should call Saul.
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I can't think of any way he did this to himself without leaving rather a lot of evidence at the scene which narrows it down a little.
Rather creepy.
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Rather creepy.
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Bicycle Bill
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Anyone who would do something like that is someone that I'd maybe think twice about ratting out too.Lord Jim wrote:A good chance it was done by someone he's afraid to rat out...
What would he do if he was really pissed off at you?
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Must have been a palm tree...
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I'm thinking that this unfortunate fellow either owes money to a loan shark, (who wanted to send him a message about the virtues of paying his debts) or that he may be an under-performing member of a gang who was being encouraged him to improve his performance, or that he might be a member of a rival gang who was attacked for some reason, and that he preferred to settle the issue without the involvement of law enforcement...
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For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
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He doesn't remember anything - he was hammered at the time.
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Yep, you nailed it!MajGenl.Meade wrote:He doesn't remember anything - he was hammered at the time.
“In a world whose absurdity appears to be so impenetrable, we simply must reach a greater degree of understanding among us, a greater sincerity.”
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He was trying out for the lead in next December's passion play. And nailed it.
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I'm betting gang related. Probably an initiation "ritual".Police say the man is not co-operating with their investigation.
If it were a rival gang, I would think he would be dead rather than left alive.