[arista]

Climate activist Wynn Alan Bruce dies
after setting himself on fire outside
US Supreme Court on Earth Day

Wynn Alan Bruce posted a message on his
Facebook page before his death that included a fire
emoji and the date 4/22/2022.]


https://news.sky.com/story/climate-a...h-day-12598570

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...eme-Court.html



[Video of the immediate aftermath on
Friday show police officers as they attempt
to calm Bruce, who can be heard screaming
in the background]


Waste of a Life

[Kizzy]

That is tragic.. you would hope something like that would trigger a change. Sadly I don't think it will, governments and business just don't care.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

That is tragic.. you would hope something like that would trigger a change. Sadly I don't think it will, governments and business just don't care.

Yes that why he wasted his life.

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

That is tragic.. you would hope something like that would trigger a change. Sadly I don't think it will, governments and business just don't care.

Actually it's the complete opposite; things like this CANNOT be seen to trigger a change. If this triggered a change, it would be a signal that people setting themselves on fire "works" and thus could lead to an increase in self-harm behaviours aimed at forcing political change. It's essentially along the same lines as "not negotiating with terrorists".

I also suspect that this poor man must have had some fairly extreme mental health problems, as something this horrific is obviously not actually about climate change... it just happens to be something that he's become fixated on and a focus of his troubles.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Actually it's the complete opposite; things like this CANNOT be seen to trigger a change. If this triggered a change, it would be a signal that people setting themselves on fire "works" and thus could lead to an increase in self-harm behaviours aimed at forcing political change. It's essentially along the same lines as "not negotiating with terrorists".

I also suspect that this poor man must have had some fairly extreme mental health problems, as something this horrific is obviously not actually about climate change... it just happens to be something that he's become fixated on and a focus of his troubles.

Yes Mental Problem at the time of his Death
very possible

[bitontheslide]

he probably wanted to go out with a bit of a stir and he achieved that