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Elderly Polish man attempts self-immolation in protest against the right-wing government
ibtimes.co.uk ^ | October 20, 2017 | Ananya Roy

Posted on 10/20/2017 12:33:10 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

An elderly Polish man on Thursday (19 October) attempted self-immolation in protest against the country's right-wing government. Several leaflets were found near the Palace of Culture in Warsaw where the man poured an inflammable liquid to set himself alight, police said.

The leaflets reportedly carried statements accusing the government of violating the constitution, destroying the constitutional court and damaging the independent judicial system.

Warsaw police spokeswoman Magdalena Bieniek told AFP news agency that the incident took place around 4pm local time (3pm BST) on Thursday. The man suffered extensive burn injuries and was taken to hospital in a "serious condition", she added.

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KEYWORDS: immolation; poland; selfimmolation
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1 posted on 10/20/2017 12:33:10 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

He could have just visited some Muslims and they’d have done it for him...


2 posted on 10/20/2017 12:34:30 AM PDT by TigerClaws
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To: Berlin_Freeper

I hope this will inspire the leaders of the “Resist” movement, and of Antifa, and BLM.


3 posted on 10/20/2017 12:37:19 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: Pollster1

I really wonder what those morons have planned for November 4th

Aren’t there any Freepers infiltrating them and reporting?


4 posted on 10/20/2017 12:39:36 AM PDT by Mr. K (NO CONSEQUENCE OF REPEALING OBAMACARE IS WORSE THAN OBAMACARE ITSELF)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Eyewitness Paulina Piechna-Wieckiewicz told AFP that "a speaker was broadcasting the song I Love And I Understand Freedom" by a 1990s Polish rock band "when the man tried to burn himself".
5 posted on 10/20/2017 12:43:27 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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To: Blue Jays

How do people mess-up this very simple technique?
Completely soak garments and hair with gasoline.
Drink a cup or two of gasoline (instead of coffee) at the immolation site.
Stand in two five-gallon buckets of gasoline while lighting your last cigarette. POOF!


6 posted on 10/20/2017 12:44:31 AM PDT by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

“Ryszard Siwiec (7 March 1909 — 12 September 1968) was a Polish accountant and former Home Army resistance member who was the first person to commit suicide by self-immolation in protest against the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryszard_Siwiec
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“The Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, officially known as Operation Danube, was a joint invasion of Czechoslovakia by five Warsaw Pact nations – the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Hungary, East Germany and Poland – on the night of 20–21 August 1968.[16]

Approximately 250,000[4] Warsaw pact troops attacked Czechoslovakia that night, with Romania and Albania refusing to participate.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Pact_invasion_of_Czechoslovakia


7 posted on 10/20/2017 12:47:00 AM PDT by ETL (See my FR Home page for a closer look at today's Communist/Anarchist protest groups)
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To: TigerClaws
If so then at least he won't have to go far.

Polish President Duda says hopes Turkey will join EU

8 posted on 10/20/2017 12:47:49 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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Ridiculous and stupid. What about the feelings of his children and grandchildren...If you are mad, write a letter to the editor or something. Dont burn yourself alive and hurt your family.


9 posted on 10/20/2017 12:52:44 AM PDT by proud American in Canada ( I appear to have accidentally deleted my tagline. :()
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"...hurt your family..."


Completely agree. He really burned those bridges.

11 posted on 10/20/2017 12:56:43 AM PDT by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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To: proud American in Canada
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12 posted on 10/20/2017 12:59:00 AM PDT by ETL (See my FR Home page for a closer look at today's Communist/Anarchist protest groups)
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To: Mr. K

I expect their plans to fizzle, but I will be ready if I am wrong.


13 posted on 10/20/2017 1:03:08 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: Berlin_Freeper
" poured an inflammable liquid to set himself alight"

o.O ???!?!
14 posted on 10/20/2017 1:09:33 AM PDT by Bikkuri
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To: Bikkuri
in·flam·ma·ble [inˈflaməb(ə)l] ADJECTIVE easily set on fire
15 posted on 10/20/2017 1:17:40 AM PDT by piasa (...)
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To: Blue Jays
Drink a cup or two half a bottle of gasoline (instead of coffee) [see the following] at the immolation site.



Wait 10 or 15 minutes until ignition.
16 posted on 10/20/2017 1:20:02 AM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: Berlin_Freeper

If only all the snowflakes, NFL kneelers, Antifa and Democrats would protest in the same way, we’ll be golden (and reduce their carbon footprint).


17 posted on 10/20/2017 1:38:06 AM PDT by lefty-lie-spy (Stay metal. For the Horde \m/("_")\m/ - via iPhone from Tokyo.)
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To: Mr. K

Stephen Crowder and Not Gay Jared infiltrated one of their rallies recently and got several Antifa spooks arrested for having illegal weapons and sawed off shotguns and whatnot. See the video and hear the story at Louder With Crowder. It’s pretty crazy.


18 posted on 10/20/2017 1:39:37 AM PDT by lefty-lie-spy (Stay metal. For the Horde \m/("_")\m/ - via iPhone from Tokyo.)
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To: piasa

Hmm.. what am I thinking then?
WHich is the one where it is NOT flammable?
(and is this more screwed up Brit stuff?)


19 posted on 10/20/2017 1:43:46 AM PDT by Bikkuri
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Burn Baybee Burn


20 posted on 10/20/2017 1:55:11 AM PDT by A_Former_Democrat ("I am SpartaLee" Hey, NFL, why didn't you any of you bold guys hire Kaepernick? #GoodbyeGoodell)
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