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US Soldier Sets Himself on Fire outside Israeli Embassy in Washington to Protest Gaza War (www.news18.com)

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“I will no longer be complicit in genocide [in Gaza]. I am about to engage in an extreme act of protest,” the man apparently said before setting himself alight and repeatedly shouting “Free Palestine!”

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[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

He's on fire! Shooting him wouldn't stop a bigger boom!

I'll give the cops this: they probably were not trained on what to do if someone lights themselves on fire. They just fell back on basic training.

[–] Gabu@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's murica, they weren't trained at all.

[–] lanolinoil@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

They did the one thing they were trained to do -- Pull first ask ~~questions~~ for fire extinguishers later