Tasered man bursts into flames

The Washington Examiner ^ | 07-21-2009 | AP

[theruleshavechanged]

A man whose relatives say had been sniffing gasoline burst into flames after a police officer Tasered him as he ran at officials carrying a container of fuel, police said Tuesday.

The man, identified by his family as 36-year-old Ronald Mitchell, was in critical condition at a Perth hospital in Western Australia state following Monday's incident in Warburton, an Aboriginal community 950 miles (1,540 kilometers) northeast of Perth.

[theruleshavechanged]

Note to self. . . don't taser people for sniffing gasoline

[livius]

Gads! People sniff gasoline?

You learn something new every day, most of it not good.

[wastedyears]

The proper conditions for spontaneous human combustion?

[Tijeras_Slim]

This never happens with biodiesel, don’t ask me how I know.

[VRWCmember]

Additional note to self: Don’t sniff gasoline, and especially don’t run at police carrying a container of gasoline after sniffing it.

[wastedyears]

I went to school with a kid that used to eat Elmer’s glue.

We were 6 at the time. I’m not sure I want to know how the kid turned out.

[cripplecreek]

Thank you.

[rarestia]

There’s a doctored picture opportunity here, I can just see it.

[MrB]

This guy IS that kid!

[the invisib1e hand]

I think we're seeing the birth of a new cultural expression: Instead of, say this:

Bringing up that subject would be like throwing a match on a bucket of gasoline!

people might start saying this:

Bringing up that subject would be like tasering an Aussie whose been sniffing gasoline!

[TheClintons-STILLAnti-American]

That dude is HOT!

[Ramius]

Hmm... well, there’s something you don’t see every day.

[ConservativeMind]

Is this the smoking gun behind the Spinal Tap drummers?

[VRWCmember]

Don’t Tase Me, Bro (to the tune of Don’t Bring Me Down by Electric Light Orchestra)

I asked a question and you got all upset, (Don’t Tase me, Bro)
You didn’t answer and you still haven’t yet.
Don’t tase me Bro, no no no no no, oooo-woooo, hooo.
I’ll tell you once more before I wrythe on the floor
Don’t tase me, Bro.

You make a speech and you get lots of cash, (Don’t Tase me, Bro)
One little question and I’m thrown on my ass,
Don’t tase me Bro, no no no no no, oooo-woooo, hooo.
I’ll tell you once more before I wrythe on the floor
Don’t tase me, Bro.

Don’t tase me, Bro, ahhhhhhhg
Don’t tase me, Bro, Yeeaaaaaargh
Don’t tase me, Bro, ouch
Don’t tase me, Bro.

Whatever happened to my freedom of speech, (Don’t Tase me, Bro)
Am I a thug or did the cops overreach,
Don’t tase me Bro, no no no no no, oooo-woooo, hooo.
I’ll tell you once more before I wrythe on the floor
Don’t tase me, Bro.

I should be studying for mid-term exams, (Don’t Tase me, Bro)
Instead of preening for the videocams.
Don’t tase me Bro, no no no no no, oooo-woooo, hooo.
I’ll tell you once more before I wrythe on the floor
Don’t tase me, Bro.

Don’t tase me, Bro, ahhhhhhhg
Don’t tase me, Bro, Yeeaaaaaargh
Don’t tase me, Bro, ouch
Don’t tase me, Bro.

You’ve got a nightstick and some cuffs and a gun, (Don’t Tase me, Bro)
You grabbed me like I was a crook on the run.
Don’t tase me Bro, no no no no no, oooo-woooo, hooo.
I’ll tell you once more before I wrythe on the floor
Don’t tase me, Bro.

You got me shakin got me screamin’ in pain, (Don’t Tase me, Bro)
I’m gonna sue you if you tase me again,
Don’t tase me Bro, no no no no no, oooo-woooo, hooo.
I’ll tell you once more before I wrythe on the floor
Don’t tase me, Bro.

[listenhillary]

If he gets better, will be be a “Post Toastie”?

[BulletBobCo]

Put another shrimp on the barbie!

[reagan_fanatic]

Never tase a man who has gas - the shart alone would be horrific.

[techcor]

Wasn’t there a CSI episode about this? With a MythBusters cross-over.

[wastedyears]

Ask and ye shall receive.

[Kakaze]

Good Lord.