Burning man dangerous
Burning man dangerous
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Context: Us airforce member set himself on fire in front of the israeli embassy, but the embassy guard felt the need to point his gun at him.
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Is a person on fire not a danger? What if they decided to immolate more than just themselves?
21 10 ReplyThats never happened, has it?
15 5 ReplyNo idea. I'm not a historian of self-immolation.
13 1 ReplyYou wanna take that chance if you're the officer on the scene? Seems to me having the gun up at the ready but not firing is what we'd want in a situation with a guy on fire because of protest and not having a clue what the fuck might be going on.
5 11 ReplyMaybe have an ounce of compassion, keep the guy alive and waterboard him later like how global powers used to do
12 1 ReplyHow do you expect anyone but a fire rescue trained with equipment to help an immolated dude? You all lack empathy.
2 4 Reply... Fire blankets exist, and putting out someone on fire is part of first aid courses edit also high school chemistry class
4 0 ReplyStandard duty stuff with foot patrol 🙄
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The guy was collapsed and passed out mate. Stop trying to defend cops.
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