Posted on 06/12/2009 1:34:54 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
A 20-year-old man who attempted to kill himself by setting himself on fire at a South Side gas station was under the influence of drugs at the time of the incident, authorities said Thursday.
Police said the man, who was not identified, went to the gas station Wednesday evening in the 1600 block of Somerset Road, purchased $2 worth of gas and then walked to the sidewalk, where he doused himself with the fuel before setting himself on fire.
Witnesses at the scene said the incident happened at about 7 p.m. Wednesday. The witnesses told police they attempted to extinguish the fire, pushing the man to the ground and telling him to roll around.
Police said the man stated that he had been smoking marijuana and had been “freaking out.” Authorities are treating the case as an attempted suicide.
The condition of the man was unknown Thursday. He was airlifted to Brooke Army Medical Center in serious condition on Wednesday.
Well it’s obvious that maryjane causes people to self immolate.
Marijuana causes Global Warming
They should have just told him to “S—t or get off the pot.”
Headline brought up vision of this.
Hey, man, what’s that burning smell?
I would find it more disturbing if he had been in his right frame of mind. I also believe it was likely he did not set himself on fire because he smoked pot, but that he smoked pot so he could blot out in his mind what he planned to do.
That must’ve been some good weed!
Build a man a fire, and he will be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
It doesn’t. This guy has some serious problems.
He was probably being eaten alive by fire ants, and attempted to kill them with fire.
It doesn't. If he was really smoked-up, he would've blown-off the suicide.
NEVER try to kill yourself while stoned. You are sure to eff it up.
Marijuana is never linked to sudden panic attacks, or rapid heart beat, which may cause some people to freak out upon the first time using it?
Something about this brings to mind that old classic "Reefer Madness". Maybe if he'd set himself on fire using too much charcoal lighter fuel trying to light his grill to cook all that food he just picked up at Quickee Mart it would ring more true.
Or maybe he just didn't want to tell the cops he was freaked out on crack. But if pot did this to you, there wouldn't be so many grey-haired hippies left.
Sounds more like he got a hold of some PCP.
I’m serious.
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