Sets Himself On Fire At Starbucks
[su_center_ad]He walked into a Southern California Starbucks, went into the bathroom, and poured flammable liquid on himself.
A man was hurt with “extensive burns” after lighting himself on fire inside the bathroom of a Southern California Starbucks on Tuesday morning, officials said.
Los Angeles fire officials said they “arrived to find a fire out in a coffee shop” in the 15300 block of Sherman Way in Van Nuys before 8:20 a.m.[su_csky_ad]
D.B. Hirsch is a political activist, news junkie, and retired ad copy writer and spin doctor. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Anomaly 100 February 17th, 2015 at 2:36 pm
Good grief.
tracey marie February 17th, 2015 at 2:37 pm
Imagine the depths of sadness, illness or desperation that would make a person do such a painful thing to themselves. How sad.
Anomaly 100 February 17th, 2015 at 3:45 pm
I can’t even imagine it.
tracey marie February 17th, 2015 at 4:14 pm
Scarey, I hope I never feel that alone
Khary A February 17th, 2015 at 2:41 pm
The symbolism in this man’s act is palpable. A burnt offering of himself on the corporate alter of blind consumerism. I’m not sure whether to lament for the man or commend his resolve.
Larry Schmitt February 17th, 2015 at 3:53 pm
The comments on the KNBC website are completely heartless. Evidently a lot of people think this is funny. I’m glad there are no similar comments here.
Khary A February 17th, 2015 at 4:33 pm
People are cultivating their callous nature. Everyone thinks themselves to be a comedian…especially when the pain is applied elsewhere than them.
KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker February 17th, 2015 at 5:04 pm
This poor lost soul.
It’s just heartbreaking that he came to this.
I’m and atheist but one has to think: “There but for the grace of FSM, go I”.
Khary A February 17th, 2015 at 5:32 pm
You could always go Joker and say ” All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy.”.
Bunya February 17th, 2015 at 9:15 pm
This is so heartbreaking. It pains me to see something like this.
Candide Thirtythree February 18th, 2015 at 2:52 am
maybe he was making meth in a bottle, someone did say they heard an explosion.
They call it shake and bake and a number of people have blow up in bathrooms.
http://alcoholism.about.com/od/meth/a/shake_and_bake.htm