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Self-immolation of Aaron Bushnell (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

A police officer approached the scene, aimed a gun at Bushnell off-camera and ordered him to "get on the ground" multiple times

The fuck is wrong with you America?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Dumbfucks. Dumbfucks with guns.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

"Stop resisting!"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Sorry but I'm really tired of seeing the image of the man on fire everytime i open my lemmy app or reddit etc. PLEASE start tagging it as nsfw. I really really really don't want to see the footage in any way.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

It's the new normal that the ruling class want.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Do you imagine everyone in charge as moustache-twirling cartoon villains?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

I mean, they do seem to be working towards that goal, yeah

[–] [email protected] -2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Hamas praised the act and expressed "heartfelt condolences" to the friends and family of Bushnell, announcing in a statement to Telegram that "he immortalised his name as a defender of human values and the oppression of the suffering Palestinian people because of the American administration and its unjust policies" while describing him as a "heroic pilot."

Tragic, he traded his life and his allegiance for some posthumous praise by Hamas. 3rd degree burns are not a good way to go.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

He traded his life to protest genocide of a people by their colonizers.

Don’t worry, someday your body will fight off the brainworms and you will see we were the bad guys all along.