Man on fire in IL Mall had Chemcials strapped on body-Jumping 2 stories at kids waiting for Santa

Yahoo Wire ^ | November 23, 2001 | AP Top Story

[codebreaker]

Jeremy Wolf said the man appeared to have containers of cleaning chemicals strapped to his chest. He has stretched his leg over the railing as if to jump down to the center court, where hundereds of shoppers were waiting in line.

"I could literally see his face on fire," Wolf said."

The man who was not carrying any identification was taken to Rcokford's (IL.)OSF St. Anthony's medical center (from Cherryvale Mall) and was to be transferred to Loyola University Medical Center.

[codebreaker]

lol 'Count every vote!'

[codebreaker]

Could he mean freedom for those who have been disenfrachised and 'oppressed' by their right wing extremists?

[Z-28]

Mandatory metal detectors, bomb-sniffing dogs, and federal security screeners (unionized) at all shopping malls, now!

And stun-guns to all greeters at Wal-mart.

[meridia]

Yesterday I recall seeing a news trailer at the bottom of one of the cable news channels advising anyone who notices the unusual purchase of cleaning chemicals to report it to the authorities. The news flas specifically mentioned "cleaning" chemicals

Thanks for passing this on. I didn't watch much TV at all in the last 48 hours, so I had no idea.

Do ya think that ALL our Santas are being targeted as SYMBOLS of the "infidels"?

[lowbridge]

Jeremy Wolf said the man appeared to have containers of cleaning chemicals strapped to his chest. He has stretched his leg over the railing as if to jump down to the center court, where hundereds of shoppers were waiting in line. "I could literally see his face on fire," Wolf said."

See? This is what happens to terrorist school drop outs. I'm probably giving this loon too much credit, he must've flunked out. Osama obviously gave this guy an F before showing him the cave exit.

The man who was not carrying any identification

Damn! If only he was carrying some sort of federally mandated ID card, this never would have happened! See why we need Federal ID cards now?

was taken to Rcokford's (IL.)OSF St. Anthony's medical center (from Cherryvale Mall) and was to be transferred to Loyola University Medical Center.

What? They didn't let him burn?

[MissAmericanPie]

We may never know, sigh. The import of this man's self sacrifice will just have to be guessed at until the swelling in his tongue goes down.

[Uncle Meat]

Yeah,but all he ever heard is that Islam is a peaceful religion/kill the infadels[subliminal]message over and over.He was just probably got" peace and liberty for all"with"kill the infidel"confused.

[codebreaker]

Stun guns and plastic bullets for the food court!

[freeperfromnj]

Am I missing something here? Why don't I find this amusing? I can't remember anyone ever pulling a crazy stunt like this at a Mall on the busiest shopping day of the year.

[codebreaker]

What do the muslim terrorists have against Santa?

[truthkeeper]

He was screaming "freedom and liberty for all", not "I want a recount".
By the way, did you know that Al Gore invented malls?

Well, he certainly invented recounts.

[MissAmericanPie]

I have to say you are right, the man is obviously one confused individual.

[Tai_Chung]

They couldn't find a crop-duster, so they used a human substitute. He saw the warning label on the cleaning solution that said it was harmful if taken orally. He assumed if he screamed orally before spraying the solution on all the children waiting for Santa that he would redeem himself for flunking out of terrorist school. He didn't anticipate falling so quickly without having the chance to spray anyone.

[codebreaker]

Why did the 'terrorist suspect' wait until midday to do this-were they making sure that it would be the busiest time to see Santa?

Childrens movies starting around midday, is that traditionally the busiest time for a mall on a weekend/holiday

[Tai_Chung]

What do the muslim terrorists have against Santa?

Santa Claus seen Cutting off His Beard in Kabul

[Gritty]

Two shoppers subdued him and extinguished the fire that burned him. Security guards put out the burning packages.

I see the militia was on duty at the mall. The security guards just came along afterwards to help clean up the mess.

[concerned about politics]

Liberal. They all chose pro-death."

[Lazamataz]

What? They didn't let him burn?

Janet Reno's busy running for Florida governortrix.

[spanky_mcfarland]

Human yule log tribute perhaps?