Man Sets Himself on Fire Near Courthouse Where Trump Is on Trial - eviltoast

Not much info at time of posting what prompted the man to do so

  • SparBrow@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Just curious, but was any of those suicides you arrived to a case of self immolation? I get giving up on life, but I can just off the top of my head think of 5 ways to off myself that would be much less painful and take less effort.

    Setting yourself on fire kinda has a history of being the most extreme form of protest. This guy clearly did it because he believed that he needed to wake people up to the reality of the world he found himself in. But yes, he was probably also depressed. I don’t blame him. The conclusion he came to is goddamn depressing for all of us. Unless you’re a billionaire.