In a video recently posted by the The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), Hajj Abd Al-Nabi, a chief warrant officer for the police and prison authority in Egypt, reveals that he absolutely loves his work.
"I love my work. I just love it!," he says in Arabic. "I never say 'no' when they need me to work. This is my work in and my livelihood."
He continued:
"When it comes to carrying out my job, I am tough, The murderer has done an abominable thing, and I cannot be soft with him. If I were soft towards this criminal, I wouldn't be able to execute him, but when I'm at home, with my kids, I am as calm as can be."
Taking pride in one's work is of course, a good thing, but then the interview take a turn into the truly weird.
Says Al-Nabi:
"When I was young - about 13 or 14 years old - the dry Ismailiya Canal in Shubra Al-Kheima still had water in it. My hobby was to catch a cat, to place a rope around its neck, to strangle it, and throw it into the water. I would get hold of any animal - even dogs. I would strangle these animals and throw them into the water - even dogs."
Al-Nabi called strangling "a gift" he had, in addition to calling it his "hobby."
You can view the full transcript and video at MEMRI.