Posted on 12/24/2006 8:46:28 PM PST by Jacob Kell
A 31-year-old man is in critical condition after setting himself ablaze in an apparent protest over a school district's decision to call winter and spring break, Christmas and Easter break. The protester, reportedly draped in a flag, ignited a decorated Christmas tree, an American flag and a revolutionary flag replica that read "Don't Tread on Me" before pouring a can of fuel on himself in front of the Kern County Court Building in Bakersfield, Calif., yesterday afternoon.
The man, whose name was not released, survived, thanks to the quick action of a sheriff's deputy and several court employees.
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Left nuts toasting on an open pyre.
Well - made a fuel of himself, I'd say.
There's a video at the link.
Man sets himself, Christmas tree ablaze to protest KHSD winter break name change
He's just a nut roasting on an open fire, kerosene dripping on his toes.
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