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In reply to the discussion: Effects from the man who set himself on fire that nobody is talking about: [View all]markodochartaigh
(1,712 posts)13. Didn't he use an accelerant of some kind?
I haven't actually watched the video, except of the reporters reactions. But it doesn't seem to be like someone whose apron caught on fire at a barbecue. If he went up in flames that quickly it seems that no one could have helped him at all without endangering themselves, until the fire extinguisher arrived. Also, like saving a drowning person, a panicked person on fire is likely to fight against their rescuer. Probably few people over 30 would be strong enough to provide effective aid, certainly not before they caught on fire themselves.
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niyad
Apr 2024
OP
Those are good points, we can't act as if individual violence doesn't affect us as a whole
Walleye
Apr 2024
#1
What do you mean? They got there with the fire extinguisher in less than 2 minutes. The man was determined to
mucifer
Apr 2024
#31
Maybe because his attorney changed his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity
MorbidButterflyTat
Apr 2024
#28
I was definitely thinking of how people who witnessed this could be affected.
electric_blue68
Apr 2024
#11