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US Soldier Sets Himself on Fire outside Israeli Embassy in Washington to Protest Gaza War (www.news18.com)
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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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[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 376 points 9 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...

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 332 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 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.

[–] unwarlikeExtortion@lemmy.ml 114 points 9 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".

[–] ReiRose@lemmy.world 54 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Let's escalate everything to death

[–] Button777777@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

casually j-walks across a non busy street

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 9 points 9 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.

[–] lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 9 months ago

I dunno spreading the war to Yemin, Lebanon, heck even Iran sounds pretty smart. Think of all the jobs or something for Average Americans et cetera

[–] mofongo@lemm.ee 71 points 9 months ago

Acab

[–] Zozano@lemy.lol 68 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 11 points 9 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.

[–] Aleric@lemmy.world 50 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Maybe they thought he had a pocket full of acorns.

[–] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 17 points 9 months ago

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

the perp

[–] arymandias@feddit.de 34 points 9 months ago

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