Only in Santa Cruz California could this happen Thairie Ritchie vigil: Chants, remembrances and a demand for information

Lookout Santa Cruz ^ | February 3, 2025 | BY CHRISTOPHER NEELY

[artichokegrower]

More than 300 people gathered Sunday to grieve and honor Thairie Ritchie, the prominent local civil rights activist who set himself on fire Jan. 20 atop Santa Cruz's Black Lives Matter street mural. As Ritchie faces a "a long and challenging recovery," several speakers recalled his activism and renewed demands for the City of Santa Cruz to release more information about the incident.

[artichokegrower]

These folks bought candles to a protest honoring a guy who lit himself on fire. Not a good look

[rktman]

Burning light on the hill.

[cgbg]

I am not going to make any comments about DEI and not doing the job correctly—because that would be cruel and insensitive to the people who want to steal stuff from white people and then kill us off....

[Vendome]

Weird.

I was just thinking about smores....

[PeterPrinciple]

renewed demands for the City of Santa Cruz to release more information about the incident.

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matches or lighter

where did he buy the gas

what type of gas can

did he inhale

what was in his pockets

did anyone pee on him to put the fire out?

[Sirius Lee]

Thairie Ritchie, the prominent local civil rights activist who set himself on fire

[DallasBiff]

Was in Santa Cruz some 15 years ago, drove down from Daly City on the PCH, it was a beautiful day and drive hardly any traffic.

I went to the pier, and Santa Cruz seemed somewhat normal.

[wildcard_redneck]

I don’t think the idiot thought he would survive it. But he has and he’s in a world of pain.

[artichokegrower]

“More than 300 people marched the eight blocks from the Bike Church to city hall, carried by a soundtrack of Nas and Wu-Tang Clan, and alternating chants of Ritchie’s name and “free Palestine.””

All the members of Hamas could light themselves on fire and the world would be a better place

[leaning conservative]

What information is there to be released???? HE set himself, very stupidly I might add, on fire.

[Sirius Lee]

soundtrack of Nas and Wu-Tang Clan

"All the members of Hamas could light themselves on fire and the world would be a better place"

I like your thinking, and it would be better if the retards use a certain song by The Doors for their soundtrack.

[Huskrrrr]

I’m waiting for The View hosts to copy.

[sasquatch]

‘did anyone pee on him to put the fire out?’

I was working on a lightning strike fire in the Klamath Nat. Forest while waiting for the local VFD to show. The chief was surprised to find a ‘civilian’ on site. (It was across the river; had to swim it.) We talked for a bit and he asked if I wanted to join the dept. Qualifications?
Have you ever pissed on a camp fire?
Sure.
You’re qualified...Did you put it out?
No.
You’ll never make Chief.

[usurper]

I was just thinking about smores....

I just bought some Little Smokies for Super Bowl.

[No name given]

At all.

[Iron Munro]

They should be upset!

Open barbequing is discouraged in California during the wildfire season...

He created more air pollution than a couple dozen wood burning pizza ovens.

[null and void]

I like your thinking, and it would be better if the retards use a certain song by The Doors for their soundtrack.

Aw.... c'mon, baby!

[HartleyMBaldwin]

it would be better if the retards use a certain song by The Doors for their soundtrack

I was thinking more of a song by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown.

[markman46]

the man set himself on fire, the city of santa cruz has to answer to WHO??? about why. the grandkids of the hippys want answers, they be stupid

[VanShuyten]

Why didn’t he get arrested for defacing a sacred BLM sign?