“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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  • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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    8 months ago

    He’s on fire! Shooting him wouldn’t stop a bigger boom!

    I’ll give the cops this: they probably were not trained on what to do if someone lights themselves on fire. They just fell back on basic training.

      • lanolinoil@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        They did the one thing they were trained to do – Pull first ask questions for fire extinguishers later