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Man who set himself on fire on the Mall dies of injuries
Wash Post ^ | 10/5/13 | Justin Jouvenal and Mark Berman,

Posted on 10/05/2013 9:37:01 AM PDT by jimbo123

A man who was critically injured when he poured gasoline over his body and set himself on fire on the Mall on Friday has died of his injuries, according to D.C. police.

The man was airlifted to MedStar Washington Hospital Medical Center, where he died about 9 p.m. Friday, said Officer Araz Alali, a D.C. police spokesman.

The man could not immediately be identified because his burns were so severe. Medical personnel will try to determine who he was using DNA analysis, Alali said.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: dies; fire; globalwarming; injuries; nationalmall
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He'll be identified after his Twitter and Facebook pages are deleted.
1 posted on 10/05/2013 9:37:01 AM PDT by jimbo123
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I spent time in that burn unit. It is one of the best in the country.


2 posted on 10/05/2013 9:38:36 AM PDT by bmwcyle (People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
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The heat is ...... (boom boom boom boom) ON!


3 posted on 10/05/2013 9:40:14 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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Why would you make such a ‘protest’ without making sure everyone knew what it was about?

Just horrible...


4 posted on 10/05/2013 9:40:36 AM PDT by Twotone (Marte Et Clypeo)
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The authorities know who he is. He brought a video camera, put it on a tripod and filmed himself torching himself. They’re just waiting to identify him until they can scrub his twitter and facebook pages.


5 posted on 10/05/2013 9:42:35 AM PDT by jimbo123
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And, he will be any right wing extremist they want him to be.


6 posted on 10/05/2013 9:44:31 AM PDT by Bronzy
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Why would you make such a ‘protest’ without making sure everyone knew what it was about?

He was holding a note explaining the whole thing... but the note was on paper, so that didn't work out so well. Obama voter.

7 posted on 10/05/2013 9:47:35 AM PDT by Cementjungle
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He FILMED himself??? Seriously??? Why aren’t there other pics. of him....EVERYONE has a cell phone camera and there had to be a lot of people around.


8 posted on 10/05/2013 9:48:26 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion......the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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Is there a name?

Has his Facebook and Twitter been wiped clean yet?


9 posted on 10/05/2013 9:48:31 AM PDT by GeronL
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Maybe they’re waiting to notify his family.


10 posted on 10/05/2013 9:49:52 AM PDT by livius
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More proof that nothing good ever comes from pouring gasoline on yourself and setting yourself on fire.


11 posted on 10/05/2013 9:50:06 AM PDT by SamAdams76
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He filmed himself. And others caught the BBQ on cell phone video. One of the bystanders who put him out complained that others were filming him rather than helping.


12 posted on 10/05/2013 9:52:37 AM PDT by jimbo123
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Father I pray for the peace of this tortured man’s soul.


13 posted on 10/05/2013 9:54:01 AM PDT by McGavin999
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Reminds me of the scene in M*A*S*H when someone substituted water for gas during one of Klinger's protests.


14 posted on 10/05/2013 9:54:06 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement ("World Peace 1.20.09.")
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He stayed warm for the rest of his life.


15 posted on 10/05/2013 9:54:18 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: ConservativeStatement

16 posted on 10/05/2013 9:57:22 AM PDT by jimbo123
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How could I forget?!


17 posted on 10/05/2013 9:58:43 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement ("World Peace 1.20.09.")
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Nothing to see here - move along.


18 posted on 10/05/2013 10:01:04 AM PDT by Darteaus94025 (Phony President)
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He's entered his afterlife pre-cooked.

Leni

19 posted on 10/05/2013 10:04:25 AM PDT by MinuteGal
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Well we know what his race was.....black.


20 posted on 10/05/2013 10:06:25 AM PDT by dfwgator
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