[arista]

In Washington DC
another protest on Gaza.


[The man - named by police as Aaron Bushnell
- was an airman on active duty and had see
t himself ablaze in an apparent act
of protest against the war in Gaza.
The 25-year-old from San Antonio, Texas,
said he would "no longer be complicit in genocide,"
according to the AP news agency.
2 hours ago]


[Man who set himself on fire in front
of Israeli embassy in Washington DC has died]


https://news.sky.com/story/man-who-s...-died-13081337

[UserSince2005]

Nut job. At least he only hurt himself.

[arista]

Originally Posted by UserSince2005

Nut job. At least he only hurt himself.

Dead now
Died in Hospital.

[Gusto Brunt]

Just watched the video.

Completely insane.

The truth is, nobody involved in the conflict gives a t*** about his life or what he was standing for.

He died for nothing.

An utter tragedy for his family, though.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Gusto Brunt

Just watched the video.

Completely insane.

The truth is, nobody involved in the conflict gives a t*** about his life or what he was standing for.

He died for nothing.

An utter tragedy for his family, though.

[Gusto Brunt]

Originally Posted by arista

Yeah, that's it.

[arista]

[An Air Force officer who set himself
on fire outside the Israeli embassy in
DC in protest against the war in Gaza
has died in the hospital

Aaron Bushnell, 25, was an
'aspiring engineer' and seeking to
'transition out of the military.'
The US Air Force confirmed on Monday
that he succumbed to his injuries overnight.

He was hospitalized in critical condition
on Sunday after he doused himself in
accelerant and struck a lighter,
causing his body to become consumed
by flames.
DC Fire and EMS said he
sustained 'life-threatening injuries'.]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...i-Embassy.html

[Gusto Brunt]

Originally Posted by arista

[An Air Force officer who set himself
on fire outside the Israeli embassy in
DC in protest against the war in Gaza
has died in the hospital

Aaron Bushnell, 25, was an
'aspiring engineer' and seeking to
'transition out of the military.'
The US Air Force confirmed on Monday
that he succumbed to his injuries overnight.

He was hospitalized in critical condition
on Sunday after he doused himself in
accelerant and struck a lighter,
causing his body to become consumed
by flames.
DC Fire and EMS said he
sustained 'life-threatening injuries'.]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...i-Embassy.html

If you've seen the video, no one would want to live after that.

[arista]

He live-streamed it.

[UserSince2005]

I was in Washington DC when someone did this outside the supreme court in 2022, pretty common thing to happen. Can't remember why he did it.

[LeatherTrumpet]

He must be mentally unstable and if it was not "gaza" it would have been something else

[Gusto Brunt]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

He must be mentally unstable and if it was not "gaza" it would have been something else

Bang on. It's also the most painful death anyone could endure.

[arista]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

He must be mentally unstable and if it was not "gaza" it would have been something else

Sure
He is dead now

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by arista

He was kinda hot before.

Then he got really hot.

[Ammi]

….horrific, I don’t know about siblings but I know that he has living parents…I can’t imagine to see your child do that…and what this morning is different because his life is horrifically lost…?….nothing, nothing at all…I read that he was a devout Christian, as are his parents…why would his God have wanted that for him, to end the life he was given…just beyond words….

[bitontheslide]

nobody of sound mind deliberately sets themselves on fire

[Ammi]

…as horrific as it is, at least he did that and didn’t get a shotgun/weapon and take many other lives with him…

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

nobody of sound mind deliberately sets themselves on fire

I was thinking that .. it’s possibly the worst way to die I would imagine .

I don’t know any of the details and initially I wondered if it was just a veiled threat that went wrong ??

Many don’t know that it’s the fumes that ignite ..


Just a thought


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[Liam-]

More courage and conviction that most western leaders and politicians, it’s a shame he felt that was his only way out

[Gusto Brunt]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

He was kinda hot before.

Then he got really hot.

At 25 he was basically a 'kid'. He threw away his life for nothing. He had potentially 60 years ahead of him.

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Liam-

More courage and conviction that most western leaders and politicians, it’s a shame he felt that was his only way out

He was definitely a troubled soul and not thinking rationally


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[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Liam-

More courage and conviction that most western leaders and politicians, it’s a shame he felt that was his only way out

WHAT ON EARTH?

[Soldier Boy]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…as horrific as it is, at least he did that and didn’t get a shotgun/weapon and take many other lives with him…

I agree, the most likely scenario here is that he was suicidal full stop and made the decision that he wanted to "go out with a bang", so to speak... and very often when that happens, it's a literal bang, i.e. guns or explosives and harming others in the process.

[Soldier Boy]

Originally Posted by Liam-

More courage and conviction that most western leaders and politicians, it’s a shame he felt that was his only way out

Characterising suicide as taking courage and conviction is a really bizarre take but not the first time I've seen this in recent years, which is a bit concerning.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Liam-

More courage and conviction that most western leaders and politicians, it’s a shame he felt that was his only way out

No Liam,
he could have talked to Biden
that would be better.