Skip to comments.
Prominent Lawyer in Fight for Gay Rights Dies After Setting Himself on Fire in Prospect Park
New York Times ^
| April 14, 2018
| JEFFERY C. MAYS
Posted on 04/15/2018 5:55:50 AM PDT by reaganaut1
A lawyer nationally known for being a champion of gay rights died after setting himself on fire in Prospect Park in Brooklyn early Saturday morning and leaving a note exhorting people to lead less selfish lives as a way to protect the planet, the police said.
The remains of the lawyer, David S. Buckel, 60, were found near Prospect Park West in a field near baseball diamonds and the main loop used by joggers and bikers.
Mr. Buckel left a note in a shopping cart not far from his body and also emailed it to several news media outlets, including The New York Times.
Mr. Buckel was the lead attorney in Brandon v. County of Richardson, in which a Nebraska county sheriff was found liable for failing to protect Brandon Teena, a transgender man who was murdered in Falls City, Neb. Hilary Swank won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Mr. Teena in the 1999 movie Boys Dont Cry.
While serving as marriage project director and senior counsel at Lambda Legal, a national organization that fights for the civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, Mr. Buckel was the strategist behind important same-sex marriage cases in New Jersey and Iowa.
Friends said that after he left the organization, Mr. Buckel became involved in environmental causes, which he alluded to in his note as the reason he decided to end his life by self-immolation with fossil fuels.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: brooklyn; climatechange; davidbuckel; fossilfuels; globalwarminhghoax; goodriddance; homosexualagenda; homosexuals; newyork; prospectpark; soylentgreen; suicide
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-59 next last
I don't want crazy people to kill themselves. I also do not want them to be running the country, which seems to be happening a lot these days.
To: reaganaut1
"Welcome to the Woodshuck Festival: Three Days of Peace, Love, and Death"
2
posted on
04/15/2018 5:59:23 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Ads for Chappaquiddick warn of scenes of tobacco use. What about the hazards of drunk driving?)
To: reaganaut1
He’s hardly the first far left homosexual activist to be certifiably mentally ill and to take his or her own life.
3
posted on
04/15/2018 6:00:15 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Ads for Chappaquiddick warn of scenes of tobacco use. What about the hazards of drunk driving?)
To: reaganaut1
Mr. Buckel became involved in environmental causes, which he alluded to in his note as the reason he decided to end his life by self-immolation with fossil fuels.
That makes sense........................
4
posted on
04/15/2018 6:00:16 AM PDT
by
PeterPrinciple
(Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
To: reaganaut1
Good, now we can rename April 15th from 'Tax Day' to 'Liberal Whacko Self-Immolation Day'
Perhaps it'll catch on.
5
posted on
04/15/2018 6:04:47 AM PDT
by
PROCON
(Repeal the Gun-Free School Zone Act, Protect Our Children!)
Comment #6 Removed by Moderator
To: reaganaut1
How insensitive! Didn’t you consider his carbon footprint?
7
posted on
04/15/2018 6:09:41 AM PDT
by
50sDad
(A Liberal prevents me from telling you anything here)
To: reaganaut1
8
posted on
04/15/2018 6:10:09 AM PDT
by
Tea Party Terrorist
(A bad peace is better than a good war.)
To: reaganaut1
So the environmental buttwipe lit himself on fire? Did he pay a carbon tax for that?
9
posted on
04/15/2018 6:13:37 AM PDT
by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you)
To: reaganaut1
10
posted on
04/15/2018 6:17:59 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
To: reaganaut1
Wow. This has to be the first documented case of a wacko environmentalist in LUV with Mudder Erf, actually walking the walk instead of just talking the talk.
Can’t not be impressed a little...
11
posted on
04/15/2018 6:20:27 AM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
To: reaganaut1
Well, that’s one protest that went up in smoke.
12
posted on
04/15/2018 6:21:52 AM PDT
by
TheCipher
(To my mind Judas Iscariot was nothing but a low, mean, premature Congressman. - Mark Twain)
To: reaganaut1
Soylent Green Is People.
Now he’s part of it.
13
posted on
04/15/2018 6:21:55 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: reaganaut1
I was severely scalded when I was 25. I had a hard time staying conciouse long enough to call an ambulance. Nobody deserves to die likebthis.
14
posted on
04/15/2018 6:24:58 AM PDT
by
CrazyIvan
(A gentleman arms himself for the protection of others.)
To: reaganaut1
So now the police are liable for failures to protect or is this reserved for a higher class of citizen then say myself?
15
posted on
04/15/2018 6:25:05 AM PDT
by
junta
("Peace is a racket", testimony from crime boss Barrack Hussein Obama.)
To: reaganaut1
At least he got a head start on things
16
posted on
04/15/2018 6:26:11 AM PDT
by
sipow
To: a fool in paradise
His love interest dumped him, my guess. Prominent lawyer tells us all he was educated and mentally ill. Political agenda had nothing to do with it
17
posted on
04/15/2018 6:28:27 AM PDT
by
ronnie raygun
(Trump plays chess the rest are still playing checkers)
To: reaganaut1
Since he was a lawyer, it brings new meaning to liar - liar pants on fire.
18
posted on
04/15/2018 6:29:24 AM PDT
by
nesnah
(Liberals - the petulant children of politics)
To: reaganaut1
Did he use gasoline to make the fire?
19
posted on
04/15/2018 6:29:50 AM PDT
by
jmaroneps37
(Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
To: a fool in paradise
Firing yourself up is so gay. Lets all celebrate the open closet door with a heart warming event.
20
posted on
04/15/2018 6:32:23 AM PDT
by
Neoliberalnot
(MSM is our greatest threat. Disney, Comcast, Google Hollywood, NYTimes, WaPo, CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC ...)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-59 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson