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Man who slapped Macron is medieval LARP geek who lives with his mother – French media | Man who slapped Macron is medieval LARP geek who lives with his mother – French media |
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Damien Tarel, the man accused of slapping French President Emmanuel Macron in the face, is allegedly a medieval Live Action Roleplay (LARP) geek who possessed reproduction weapons, roleplaying games, and a Soviet Union flag. | Damien Tarel, the man accused of slapping French President Emmanuel Macron in the face, is allegedly a medieval Live Action Roleplay (LARP) geek who possessed reproduction weapons, roleplaying games, and a Soviet Union flag. |
Tarel has been named in news reports as the man who was caught on camera shouting “Down with Macron-ism!” and slapping Macron in the face on Tuesday as the president visited Drome. | Tarel has been named in news reports as the man who was caught on camera shouting “Down with Macron-ism!” and slapping Macron in the face on Tuesday as the president visited Drome. |
Tarel was soon tackled and arrested, along with his friend ‘Arthur C.’, with police subsequently searching both of their homes in the area. | Tarel was soon tackled and arrested, along with his friend ‘Arthur C.’, with police subsequently searching both of their homes in the area. |
According to La Parisien, which cited unnamed sources, police allegedly found “many role-playing books, combat simulations, works on the Middle Ages and even a Soviet flag” in Tarel’s property, as well as reproduction weapons used for roleplaying, with La Parisien’s source calling Tarel’s ideological beliefs “ideological mush.” | According to La Parisien, which cited unnamed sources, police allegedly found “many role-playing books, combat simulations, works on the Middle Ages and even a Soviet flag” in Tarel’s property, as well as reproduction weapons used for roleplaying, with La Parisien’s source calling Tarel’s ideological beliefs “ideological mush.” |
The source also told La Parisien that Tarel lives at home with his mother “in a kind of parallel world made of role-playing games, simulations of medieval fights,” and he is allegedly unemployed. | The source also told La Parisien that Tarel lives at home with his mother “in a kind of parallel world made of role-playing games, simulations of medieval fights,” and he is allegedly unemployed. |
Tarel’s Instagram account reinforces his interest in medieval roleplaying, with photos showing the man dressed in period clothes and armor while holding swords and shields. | Tarel’s Instagram account reinforces his interest in medieval roleplaying, with photos showing the man dressed in period clothes and armor while holding swords and shields. |
Tarel’s friend, who has only been identified as ‘Arthur C.’, also had his home searched following the incident on Tuesday. Police allegedly found a legally possessed rifle and a copy of Adolf Hitler’s book ‘Mein Kampf’. | Tarel’s friend, who has only been identified as ‘Arthur C.’, also had his home searched following the incident on Tuesday. Police allegedly found a legally possessed rifle and a copy of Adolf Hitler’s book ‘Mein Kampf’. |
Macron, as well as most French politicians, condemned the “isolated incident” on Tuesday, declaring, “We must not let ultra-violent people take over the public debate. They do not serve it.” | Macron, as well as most French politicians, condemned the “isolated incident” on Tuesday, declaring, “We must not let ultra-violent people take over the public debate. They do not serve it.” |
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