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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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[–] matcha_addict@lemy.lol 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Someone had to yell "fire extinguisher not guns!" for them to even consider doing anything other than raise guns at a burning man.

I'm being anti assuming cops will be helpful buddies when you do things near an embassy.

That is the point I make. Never trust cops. They will rarely ever be helpful.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 0 points 8 months ago

And as I've argued/miscommunicated with folks a few times here: they aren't expected to be so. They aren't there to help. They are there to secure the embassy