Man self-immolates (burns hinself alive) in front of U.S. Supreme Court building.

[GoingAwayParty]

Man dies after setting himself on fire in front of Supreme Court building

The Metropolitan Police Department identified the man as Wynn Bruce, of Boulder, Colorado.

www.nbcnews.com

No reason is given in the article. Everything is reducible to "mental illness". I think it would be useful for peopoe to do this to protest for the right to commit suicide.

 

[WorthlessTrash]

My SI and the possibility that I would be saved only to be scarred and burnt would prevent me from doing so.

 

[GoingAwayParty]

My SI and the possibility that I would be saved only to be scarred and burnt would prevent me from doing so.

You don't necessarily have to burn yourself alive, but public suicide as a protest for the right to do it in private and comfort would be helpful. If twenty or thirty people got together and drank SN in front of the Supreme Court...

 

[Achlys]

You don't necessarily have to burn yourself alive, but pubkic suiciding for the right to do it in private and comfort wouod be helpful. If twenty or thirty people got together and drank SN in front of the Supreme Court...

Many of them would be treated and live, I would wager. On another note, I'd find it hard to believe that the government would permit assisted suicide due to people publicly ctb. All would be branded as deranged in the public's eye, I think.

 

[dreadpirateroberts69]

That's fucking metal as shit. Shame that there wasn't a known cause he was protesting about.

 

[WorthlessTrash]

I saw an episode of Chicago Med this week where a patient was starving himself to protest something. He was force fed through a court order and then set himself on fire in the hospital, then passed away.

 

[Weebster]

Like that will accomplish anything

 

[lifecouldbedream]

Like that will accomplish anything

Exactly. I think it would just traumatize a bunch of strangers without really doing much.

 

[Weebster]

Exactly. I think it would just traumatize a bunch of strangers without really doing much.

Well strangers suck, so I guess his death wasn't in vain.

 

[thedaywillcome]

I saw an episode of Chicago Med this week where a patient was starving himself to protest something. He was force fed through a court order and then set himself on fire in the hospital, then passed away.

He is free, I am jealous.

 

[Cathy Ames]

That's fucking metal as shit. Shame that there wasn't a known cause he was protesting about.

Yeah, I imagine/assume that there was an actual purpose or cause behind this. Maybe the note was destroyed or they don't want to say what it was.

 

[Alex6216]

I'm jealous of his super high pain tolerance.

 

[MelancholyMagic]

According to someone on reddit (so take with a grain of salt): "His Facebook account makes it seem like he self immolated for either environmental or war related reasons."


Note that yesterday (April 22) was Earth day. So maybe that had something to do with it?

 

[Cathy Ames]

This is really bothering me. He did this thing to make a statement... and the statement was not heard. It took at least half a day for him to die and he had a lot of pain. And he didn't actually make his statement. Poor guy.

 

[FuneralCry]

That sounds like a horrifying way to leave this world, in my opinion it sounds like the worst way to ctb. Rest in peace.

 

[WorthlessTrash]

That sounds like a horrifying way to leave this world, in my opinion it sounds like the worst way to ctb. Rest in peace.

I think electrocution would suck just as bad.

 

[T90-Alpha]

I think it is Really selfish for someone to CTB in public. If you decide to CTB in public, it only hurts the cause of expanding the right
to catch the bus.

 

[Journeytoletgo]

That is sad he must have been in so much pain, however I guess he did it to make a statement. I'm glad this site is around as I wouldn't want to traumatize others especially the public. I think CTB should be a private act however this toxic society doesn't have peaceful methods for those suffering to get out so people take drastic measures to escape the pain in public places

 

[Shu]

According to someone on reddit (so take with a grain of salt): "His Facebook account makes it seem like he self immolated for either environmental or war related reasons."


Note that yesterday (April 22) was Earth day. So maybe that had something to do with it?

He was from Boulder. There was definitely a reason behind it.

 

[brashwriting]

Man, Marshal Curley is gonna be pissed! I kind of feel for her. But she's also a ball buster, so I kinda don't.

 

[Klo]

If he was trying to make a statement it has not worked. There is no reporting on why he might have done this

 

[Shu]

According to someone on reddit (so take with a grain of salt): "His Facebook account makes it seem like he self immolated for either environmental or war related reasons."


Note that yesterday (April 22) was Earth day. So maybe that had something to do with it?

 

[waitingforrest]

I saw an episode of Chicago Med this week where a patient was starving himself to protest something. He was force fed through a court order and then set himself on fire in the hospital, then passed away.

God, I hate the idea of being forced fed. Doctors often don't care about eating disorders and food sensitivities.

 

[NearlyIrrelevantCake]

He planned this. He posted when and how he would die a year ago.

 

[SuicidallyCurious]

Rip

 

[piger]

Man dies after setting himself on fire in front of Supreme Court building

The Metropolitan Police Department identified the man as Wynn Bruce, of Boulder, Colorado.

www.nbcnews.com

No reason is given in the article. Everything is reducible to "mental illness". I think it would be useful for peopoe to do this to protest for the right to commit suicide.

Honestly my plan was to do something similar but on the Golden Gate Bridge and then leave a note to gaslight shit but the media isn't gonna ever take any action seriously even if they take the bait. They'll warp whatever messages you leave behind and disregard it completely like they did here. No mass protest, uprising, or funny destruction on vital internet infrastructure will ever have an intended effect or narrative. Plus, the media isn't allowed to talk about suicide too much.

 

[sandalphon]

That's fucking metal as shit. Shame that there wasn't a known cause he was protesting about.

There is. The person who died is a known climate change activist.

 

[newave3]

Lose Bruce is just another mentally ill leftist. Actually, that's redundant since all leftists are mentally ill.

 

[GoingAwayParty]

Lose Bruce is just another mentally ill leftist. Actually, that's redundant since all leftists are mentally ill.

He made his death have meaning.

Honestly my plan was to do something similar but on the Golden Gate Bridge and then leave a note to gaslight shit but the media isn't gonna ever take any action seriously even if they take the bait. They'll warp whatever messages you leave behind and disregard it completely like they did here. No mass protest, uprising, or funny destruction on vital internet infrastructure will ever have an intended effect or narrative. Plus, the media isn't allowed to talk about suicide too much.

You can always leave YouTube videos.

 

[SuicidallyCurious]

Lose Bruce is just another mentally ill leftist. Actually, that's redundant since all leftists are mentally ill.

One big facet of mental illness is being out of touch with reality. That would definitely apply to people who say global warming isn't happening