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Onkel Neal 04-15-18 07:40 AM
Lawyer sets himself on fire at Prospect Park in protest suicide against fossil fuels
 
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/...icle-1.3933598

Groan, wth is wrong with some people?

So much material here, but aside from the fact that a lawyer just took himself out of the gene pool and curiously opted not to go solar, I guess it is sad a human life was taken.

And then
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“I am David Buckel and I just killed myself by fire as a protest suicide,” read a hand-written suicide note left near the blackened circle of burned grass. “I apologize to you for the mess.”
:k_confused:

Eichhörnchen 04-15-18 08:04 AM
A tormented soul

Aktungbby 04-15-18 09:59 AM
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A nationally known advocate for gay rights and the environment died Saturday in a fiery Prospect Park suicide, with his self-immolation meant as a wake-up call to save the planet.
SO HE CREATES A LITTLE 'GLOBAL WARMING' AND A 'TOXIC WASTE' SITE IN A PUBLIC PARK TO MAKE HIS POINT...A BREACH IN MY SENSE OF LOGIC HERE!:timeout:

Mr Quatro 04-15-18 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen (Post 2549487)
A tormented soul
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nationally known advocate for gay rights
When a rock star dies of a drug related problem they always say, "He couldn't cope with his demons" Same thing here ... his passion caused the problem :yep:

Jimbuna 04-15-18 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr Quatro (Post 2549512)
When a rock star dies of a drug related problem they always say, "He couldn't cope with his demons" Same thing here ... his passion caused the problem :yep:
True that :yep:

Skybird 04-15-18 10:50 AM
Myself grinning from one ear to the other, this story maybe rivals my link to the Palestinian tire story I posted earlier today. :up: Using fossil fuel to set yourself ablaze in protest to using fossil fuel...? Sure this is no standup comedian competition?

No, I do not think that really every loss of life always has to be mourned about.

Platapus 04-15-18 10:59 AM
That is one serious way to protest!

les green01 04-15-18 11:02 AM
sound like a moron

August 04-15-18 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by les green01 (Post 2549522)
sound like a moron
A hypocritical one too, sending up a big cloud of gasoline emissions. Couldn't he find a less polluting way of offing himself?

Rockstar 04-15-18 11:32 AM
A big magnifying glass could have done the trick.

http://cdn.trendhunterstatic.com/thu...ing-glass.jpeg

Onkel Neal 04-15-18 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Skybird (Post 2549519)
Myself grinning from one ear to the other, this story maybe rivals my link to the Palestinian tire story I posted earlier today. :up: Using fossil fuel to set yourself ablaze in protest to using fossil fuel...? Sure this is no standup comedian competition?

No, I do not think that really every loss of life always has to be mourned about.
That's true, I think he was someone who needed help, but the way he did it was pathetic and funny at the same time.

em2nought 04-15-18 02:29 PM
I'm just thankful he didn't try to deal a blow to the second amendment on his way out.

aanker 04-15-18 04:32 PM
Aktungbby quote:
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SO HE CREATES A LITTLE 'GLOBAL WARMING' AND A 'TOXIC WASTE' SITE IN A PUBLIC PARK TO MAKE HIS POINT...A BREACH IN MY SENSE OF LOGIC HERE!
Some Buddhist monks would pour gas over their heads and set themselves ablaze to protest during the Vietnam war. I always thought that was a waste of a life back then.... this guy, I don't know.

em2nought 04-15-18 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by aanker (Post 2549564)
Aktungbby quote:

.... this guy, I don't know.
One less lefty lawyer. :hmmm:

Sean C 04-15-18 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by aanker (Post 2549564)
Some Buddhist monks would pour gas over their heads and set themselves ablaze to protest during the Vietnam war. I always thought that was a waste of a life back then.
They still do to protest China's occupation & interference in their affairs. As a Buddhist this is an important issue to me. There have been over 150 self-immolations in Tibet/China since 2009. The latest was on March 7th of this year. You can look at as a waste, but it's the monks' way of showing their devotion to their way of life and their spiritual leader - the Dalai Lama. They would rather die a horribly painful death than renounce either.

I do think this lawyer guy was an absolute idiot, though.


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