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"At the scene of the self-immolation a few hours later."
pic.twitter.com/dq1jtB3f7X --- katetastic (@katetastic)June 29, 2014
legion wrote:Think they were aiming to miss with the hose. What would you have done?
legion wrote:Think they were aiming to miss with the hose. What would you have done?
Man who set himself on fire conscious while being transported to hospital 新宿南口で男性が焼身自殺図る 「集団的自衛権の行使容認に反対」演説後 http://t.co/UoVgtBKGCz
---Tokyo Reporter (@tokyoreporter)June 29, 2014
Man self immolates in Shinjuku in protest at PM Shinzo Abe government’s collective self-defense law changes
japantrends.com / 2014Jun29
...Details are very fuzzy at this time. He seemed to use some kind of gasoline or alcohol, and judging by his appearance from photos looks like he was in his sixties. This means he would remember Japan’s previous logistical involvement in America’s war in Vietnam in previous decades, which prompted mass protests and also at least one similar act self-immolation. And it goes without saying that this protester’s public suicide recalls those of the Buddhist monks in Vietnam in the 1960′s.
At the time of writing nothing has been reported in the mainstream media nor have any details about the victim’s name been announced. It is unknown if the man survived, though he was filmed being extinguished by the fire services after he fell off the girders onto the bridge below.
Man sets himself on fire in Japan in defense protest: witnesses
Reuters-- Sun Jun 29, 2014 6:15
A man in Japan set himself on fire at a busy intersection in Tokyo on Sunday in an apparent protest against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plans to ease limits of the country's pacifist constitution, police and witnesses said.
Japan is poised for a historic shift in its defense policy by ending a ban that has kept the military from fighting abroad since World War Two.
Abe's cabinet is expected to adopt as early as Tuesday a resolution revising a long-standing interpretation of the U.S.-drafted constitution to lift the ban after his ruling party finalizes an agreement with its junior partner.[ID:nL4N0P810Z]
It was not immediately clear whether the man survived.
A police spokeswoman confirmed the incident occurred...more...
Hijinx wrote:And, of course, on the Abe-friendly NHK news report, now, it's North Korea, North Korea, North Korea. Why would we want to lead off a broadcast with a major protest event in the heart of Tokyo that goes against Abe's militarization of Japan?...
... It's NHK's duty to support Abe's agenda. Every time I watch NHK, it makes me proud of myself that I don't pay--I'm really a humanitarian.
Samurai_Jerk wrote:By the way, is it just me or did the fireman seem to make the situation worse by pulling the guy down?
Coligny wrote:Samurai_Jerk wrote:By the way, is it just me or did the fireman seem to make the situation worse by pulling the guy down?
I don't think they have a chapter on the fireman handbook for dealing with "loony setting himself on fire on top of an iron bridge".
And you know how good they are with improvisation...
Coligny wrote:+1 BBQ anyone...
legion wrote:Not a hot topic I guess, despite being a burning issue it hasn't ignited debate.
Hijinx wrote:But I did get a hankering for marshmallows after watching the vid.
Russell wrote:Hijinx wrote:But I did get a hankering for marshmallows after watching the vid.
So, you customarily fry your marshmallows over burning people?!?
Hijinx wrote:Russell wrote:Hijinx wrote:But I did get a hankering for marshmallows after watching the vid.
So, you customarily fry your marshmallows over burning people?!?
Is there another way?
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