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-Short Attention Span Theater-
Man sets himself ablaze near White House
2019-05-30
[MAIL] Disturbing footage has emerged of a man setting himself on fire and calmly walking around near the White House as police desperately tried to douse the flames.

The man, who has not yet been identified, set himself on fire on Wednesday on the Ellipse park in downtown Washington D.C.

Video of the incident showed the man walking calmly across the Ellipse near the Washington Mall, an area popular with tourists, with flames covering his body.

Several seconds later, U.S. Secret Service staff could be seen towards him with a fire extinguisher to put out the blaze.

It occurred less than a mile from the White House.
Posted by:Besoeker

#12  motive is he was crazy as shit too set himself on fire
Posted by: chris   2019-05-30 20:33  

#11  tw, shock is a hell of a thing

I didn’t think of that, chris.

Breitbart agrees with JohnQC that he’s dead:

Arnav Gupta of Bethesda Maryland self-immolated near 15th Street and Constitution Ave., located south of the White House around 12:20 p.m. EST, U.S. Secret Serice officials said. National Park Service and U.S. Park Police provided first aid to the individual and was rushed to a nearby hospital shortly after.

U.S. Park Police announced in an earlier Thursday morning statement that Gupta succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday evening.

The Montgomery County Police Department said in a Facebook post that Gupta was last seen by members of his family when leaving his residence at 9:20 a.m. EST.

Police spokesman Sgt. Eduardo Delgado said police have not identified a motive.
Posted by: trailing wife   2019-05-30 17:58  

#10  I read that the man died.
Posted by: JohnQC   2019-05-30 17:42  

#9  tw, shock is a hell of a thing believe me
Posted by: chris   2019-05-30 17:28  

#8  Cosplay gone bad? Flame On, Johnny Storm.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2019-05-30 15:57  

#7  Made an ash of himself.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2019-05-30 15:54  

#6  No note of why. I’m guessing it was an accident of some kind because who does this sort of thing then leaves everyone guessing why?
Posted by: Rjschwarz   2019-05-30 15:26  

#5  "Uhm...can I have my beer back?"
Posted by: Skidmark   2019-05-30 14:44  

#4  I wonder if the “REALLY BAD IDEA” idiot light comes on in the same split second when jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge, climbing into the enclosure to pet the polar bears or setting yourself on fire on the WH lawn? Trouble is we will never know.
Posted by: Capsu78   2019-05-30 14:00  

#3  Calmly walking while aflame? The gentleman does not sound sane.
Posted by: trailing wife   2019-05-30 13:41  

#2  ^ Could not stop thinking about BBQ. Doubly distressing for gentleman of vegetarian persuasion.
Posted by: Gomez Whaimble5487   2019-05-30 12:41  

#1  Lena Dunham brain worm ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2019-05-30 12:27  

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