Posted on 09/16/2024 11:49:00 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
A man was rushed to the hospital with severe burn wounds after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli consulate in Boston.
Matt Nelson said in a video he uploaded to YouTube before arriving at the location that he was about to engage in an “extreme act of protest” due to “the ongoing genocide in Gaza.”
Nelson’s identity and motive were not immediately apparent following the incident, which took place Wednesday evening. The video surfaced on Friday.
The incident marks at least the third instance of self-immolation in the United States outside of an Israeli consulate or embassy in protest of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.
In late February, Aaron Bushnell, a US airman wearing his military uniform, died after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. Bushnell uploaded a since-removed video to the video game streaming platform Twitch declaring his views on the war and saying he “will no longer be complicit in genocide.”
Bushnell’s death came nearly three months after a still-unknown protester engaged in a similar act at the Israeli consulate in Atlanta, where she suffered critical injuries.
Security camera footage from Boston shows Nelson pacing backwards and forwards outside a hotel near the consulate before pouring gasoline on himself and setting himself on fire, local station NBC10 reported. Witnesses then ran over to help put out the fire.
Suffering from severe burn wounds, Nelson was then transported by ambulance to Massachusetts General Hospital, according to a police report. A spokesperson for the Boston Police Department declined to comment further on the case, saying only that it was an “active investigation.”
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They should let them burn, gather wood to keep the fire burning. When it burns out sweep up the ashes and throw the bones in the dumpster.
I guess he showed them!
They’re copying the acts of Buddhist monks in Vietnam, they think this lead to the end of the war. They’re wrong.
It was only the drafting of liberal college students that Vietnam protests took off.
This is the adult version of a child holding his breath until his gets his way.
Only works with really weak parents!
VERY BIG! :)
I’ll chip in for whatever they need if they do a gofundme :)
If he’s still kicking, ya gotta think he’s regretting this in a huge way by now! :)
Darwin Award contestant.
Come on baby light my fire
Wanna do this? I’ll buy the gasoline, just bring your own matches.
You first.
Nothing proves dedication to a cause like setting yourself on fire. How can anyone be a true social justice warrior if his or her body is not covered in skin grafts? All you pretenders take note. This is the proven way to get everyone’s attention and to gain worshipful praise from your peers.
I remember the monks in South Vietnam(remember that country?) setting themselves on fire. A few idiots in the US tried it but began screaming for help when the flames suddenly started licking their legs. One even sued bystanders because they did not stop him.
But then, monkey see, monkey do.
Just for you, I decided to post it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlGclIZV5JQ
I’m sure Netanyahu will stop going after Hamas now.
Whatsamatter? Y’all chicken? Buckbucbucbucbuck!
LOL. Every sequel.
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