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

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 359 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Law enforcement also drew a gun on the burning man during the incident, according to a report by Task and Purpose.

When you're a hammer...

[–] [email protected] 315 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

I read that and was like "of fucking course they did." Honestly the next paragraph makes it even worse, IMO.

Authorities were heard asking the man – “May I help you, sir?” – at first but as soon as he was engulfed in flames they started yelling at him to get down on the ground. They even drew their guns on the burning man before someone pushed them to get fire extinguishers to extinguish the fire.

Threats of physical violence are the only tool they have in their toolbox. THE ONLY tool.

[–] [email protected] 107 points 5 months ago

Threats of physical violence are the only tool they have in their toolbox. THE ONLY tool.

And actual gun violence. They're the sniwflakiest and wimpiest of the all, bringing an AK-47 to a civilised discussion and feeling "threatened".

[–] [email protected] 52 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Let's escalate everything to death

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

casually j-walks across a non busy street

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

casually j-walks across a non busy street

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/california-police-shooting-jaywalking-video-b1806614.html

Sheriff’s deputies from Orange County fatally shot the man, 42-year-old Kurt Reinhold, amid an altercation in September in San Clemente, California.

The video, released on Thursday last week, shows two sheriff's deputies considering whether or not to charge Reinhold with jaywalking, before tackling him to the floor.

Reports say the sheriff’s deputies were on patrol and were assigned to the homeless outreach team, when the shooting took place.

One of the deputies says in the video, "Watch this, he's going to jaywalk," before asking Reinhold: "Are you going to stop or are we going to have to make you stop?

"Jaywalking here? That's ridiculous,” Reinhold adds.

[–] [email protected] 67 points 5 months ago

Acab

[–] [email protected] 64 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This would be hilarious if it was satire, but this ain't the onion.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago

No, but I'm sure you can get shot by police if you have an onion - that's basically a biological weapon to assault delicate cop eyes.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Maybe they thought he had a pocket full of acorns.

[–] the_post_of_tom_joad 15 points 5 months ago

good point, it's possible we just didn't see who he was actually aiming at

the perp

[–] [email protected] 31 points 5 months ago

You can not make this shit up. Jesus fucking Christ what a world.