Haaretz reports the man was taken to a local hospital Wednesday night after setting himself on fire in front of the Israeli consulate at 20 Park Plaza.
Boston paramedics and firefighters responded to Park Plaza and Columbus Avenue at 8:13 p.m. where, after dousing the man, identified as Matt Nelson, found him with second-degree burns over roughly 70% of his body.
In a video - originally posted to YouTube, which then took it down - Nelson said his "extreme act of protest" was against US support for Israel and Israel's actions in Gaza.
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I think he finally did it!
By Kinopio
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 1:39pm
I think he finally did it! Lighting himself on fire stopped the atrocities that have been going on thousands of miles away since way before he was born. Everyone just decided to come to their senses! Bravo!
It ended his life though.
By Lee
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 2:12pm
Nothing to cheer about.
No, but
By Terrapin
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 3:08pm
I'd nominate him for a Darwin award.
How about instead...
By Pete X
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 3:56pm
you could show an ounce of empathy for someone so overwhelmed by the indiscriminate killings of tens of thousands of civilians that they felt sacrificing their life in protest was the best response.
Just because you don't give a shit or maybe even think that those killings are justified, doesn't mean you can't spare a thought for how another human might think about an ongoing tragedy and what the value of their own life means to them.
I'm going with Darwin Award here
By ScottB
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 4:12pm
If you're that psychologically unstable then perhaps it's best that you don't pass those genes on to future generations.
Sacrificing your life in protest is never the correct response. If you value your life so little, maybe put it on the line by volunteering to be an aid worker in Gaza (there's a need!) or in any other number of dangerous places.
Because you know so much.
By Lee
Tue, 09/17/2024 - 5:13pm
You can pass judgment.
No award for either of you, dunces.
Please tell us you didn't take biology ...
By SwirlyGrrl
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 7:49pm
Your ignorance is on full display here.
Mental illness is not entirely genetic - some is experiential, some is developmental.
Of course its easier to parrot Nazi eugenic bullshit than learn some actual factual information that is readily available.
Is “indiscriminate” an
By Frelmont
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 9:29am
Is “indiscriminate” an accurate term?
Well...
By lbb
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 10:08am
...what does the word mean to you?
I mean, not to inflame the situation, but some believe that to the Israeli government, the killings target Palestinians without concern for threat or culpability. Depending on your point of view, you could call that "indiscriminate"...or you could say no, of course the killings are quite selective. They've simply selected all Palestinians. So...what do you mean when you use that word?
The word is loaded.
By Frelmont
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 12:07pm
The word is loaded.
Oh the irony
By Pete X
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 4:32pm
Coming from someone like yourself who uses a language simulator to spew meaningless graffiti all over the comments section, your criticism of "indiscriminate" holds a lot of weight.
Strictly speaking Israel only
By Frelmont
Wed, 09/18/2024 - 6:04pm
Strictly speaking Israel only selected terrorist forces as targets, it was Hamas et al. who selected/condemned “their people” as the means to realize their war aims.
Disingenuous
By lbb
Thu, 09/19/2024 - 10:18am
Here's another word for you to add to your vocabulary: disingenuous. It's when someone pretends not to understand the subtext or context of a statement or event.
So all people living in Gaza are "terrorists" because they don't have the means to opt out of this bullshit?
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