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Man Sets Himself On Fire On National Mall, Near White House
Sky News ^ | 10/4/13

Posted on 10/04/2013 3:21:08 PM PDT by Kartographer

A man set himself on fire in a part of Washington DC close to the US Capitol, local officials have said.

A fire official said a man has been flown to the hospital after suffering major burns.

Witnesses said they saw the man dump a red canister of petrol on his head and then set himself on fire.

One witness Vanessa Sink, wrote on Twitter: "Just witnessed the craziest thing ever... a man set himself on fire and danced down the Mall.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: suicide
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To: beelzepug

Here we are ... Fiftieth anniversary.


61 posted on 10/04/2013 5:39:54 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: DuncanWaring

No kidding. Beach Boys, girl groups, cruising Main St., going to the drive-in...where the heck did fifty years go when we weren’t looking?


62 posted on 10/04/2013 5:47:58 PM PDT by beelzepug (if any alphabets are watchin', I'll be coming home right after the meetin')
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To: Neil E. Wright
Oh, good grief! Are there no editors?

The author probably spelled it "scene" and the "editor" said, "You idiot! Don't you know how to spell?"

63 posted on 10/04/2013 5:50:32 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Dick Obama is more inexperienced now than he was before he was elected.)
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To: humblegunner
Miley Cyrus the ball is in your court.

Literally....LOL!

64 posted on 10/04/2013 5:52:05 PM PDT by eddie willers
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To: humblegunner; eddie willers
Miley Cyrus the ball is in your court.

I'll give her the gas and matches if she'll set that damn tongue on fire.

65 posted on 10/04/2013 5:56:54 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Dick Obama is more inexperienced now than he was before he was elected.)
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To: Sarah Barracuda
Why can’t all Obama supporters set themselves on fire

I vote that we encourage such behavior!

66 posted on 10/04/2013 5:59:33 PM PDT by meyer (What would John Hancock do?)
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To: Kartographer

A new day, a new wacko.


67 posted on 10/04/2013 6:01:18 PM PDT by bgill (This reply was mined before it was posted.)
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To: RBStealth

“schizophrenics are the canary in the coal mine for us right now.”

That was a brilliant observation. The wisdom from some freepers shines through more and more. How can the death of that man or the young woman killed be funny for some of you. Many Americans have faced despair because of this presidents policies and politics. He IS the most divisive
president in history. Lincoln has nothing on him. It’s going to get much worst my friends.


68 posted on 10/04/2013 6:10:02 PM PDT by OftheOhio (never could dance but always could kata - Romeo company)
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To: Oratam
You, Sir, are a card and you must be dealt with!

Thanks for the smile.
One of the great things about this site.
69 posted on 10/04/2013 6:43:01 PM PDT by novemberslady
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To: Kartographer

Maybe he should have just beaten up a Barrycade if he wanted to die...


70 posted on 10/04/2013 7:19:17 PM PDT by kiryandil (turning Americans into felons, one obnoxious drunk at a time (Zero Tolerance!!!))
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To: Kartographer

WOW! Must have took great restraint not to shoot him to death!


71 posted on 10/04/2013 7:39:18 PM PDT by redk
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To: CodeToad

Well - could be that’s the only way he thought he could fight was by making a statement... not saying that ‘s the case could just be a crazy, but it wouldn’t suprise me either way


72 posted on 10/04/2013 7:41:22 PM PDT by reed13k (For evil to triumph it is only necessary for good men to do nothing.)
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To: Kartographer

The “END”, truly IS near.


73 posted on 10/04/2013 9:21:43 PM PDT by ourworldawry
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To: Kartographer
For all of us old farts, Deja Vue! Thich Quang Duc had his little cookout in June, and President Diem and his brother Ngo Dinh Nhu were dead in the back of an APC by November.

Now, all we need is Moochie to start making snippy little comments about a Tea Party Barbeque, and four more fundamentalists to get clumsy with matches, and then we can ask if those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it...

74 posted on 10/04/2013 9:31:00 PM PDT by jonascord (Hurrah for the Bonny Blue Flag that bears a Single Star!)
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To: Kartographer
Almost half a century ago, there were a few who committed acts of self-immolation in protest to the Vietnam War.

Does anyone have any idea as to the motivation of this particular person? Or did he have any motivation?

75 posted on 10/04/2013 9:56:26 PM PDT by AmericanExceptionalist (Democrats believe in discussing the full spectrum of ideas, all the way from far left to center-left)
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To: Kartographer
This link seems to have the most details, as well as some pictures of the guy on fire, though they are (thankfully) pixelated.

NY Daily News.

Multiple witnesses are saying there was a second man with a tripod and camera set up who seems to have been with the guy and filming him as he set himself on fire.

This is sounding more like it was intended to be some kind of political statement. I wonder if we'll ever know.

76 posted on 10/05/2013 2:26:07 AM PDT by lonevoice (Today I broke my personal record for most consecutive days lived)
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To: Kartographer

SOUNDS LIKE SOME CRAZY DEMOCRAT!


77 posted on 10/05/2013 7:19:12 AM PDT by PLD
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To: Rodm
Are all gov worker that fat?

Fat?? These folks are the thinner examples

78 posted on 10/05/2013 8:53:02 AM PDT by Gasshog (Welcome to the United States of Stupidos!)
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To: OftheOhio
That was a brilliant observation. The wisdom from some freepers shines through more and more. How can the death of that man or the young woman killed be funny for some of you. Many Americans have faced despair because of this presidents policies and politics. He IS the most divisive president in history. Lincoln has nothing on him. It’s going to get much worst my friends.

I'm sure drinking and drug use is up too. My gradeschool buddy installs breathilizers in cars for the State of West Virginia where the offenders generally have to have them put in via court order to keep their license. He just got the job and already has 100 installs to do. People who have a loose attachment to reality or have nothing to lose will snap.

It's like in the 1983 movie "Country" where during the Farm Crisis back then where Sam Shepard tried to comfort a friend losing his farm who was holding a cat and a rifle. Sam left his friend and saw the cat come around the corner after his friend committed suicide. I remember the farm crisis of the late 1970's and very early 1980's plus all the steel mills closing. IIRC, that was the time when you had various groups and people like Gordon Kahl dying in a shootout with the Feds as well.
79 posted on 10/05/2013 7:53:40 PM PDT by Nowhere Man (L.C. Greenwood - Pittsburgh Steeler - RIP (1946-2013))
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To: Nowhere Man; OftheOhio

And anyhow who’s laughing? Nobody I could see. Mentally ill people are under more pressure here. That’s a simple fact Jack. The heart rending tragedy of such people doesn’t make the topic off limits to such observations. And anyhow God never went on vacation. People do not go crazy beyond God’s control.


80 posted on 10/05/2013 7:58:35 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (The Lion of Judah will roar again if you give him a big hug and a cheer and mean it. See my page.)
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