Toto, I’ve got a feeling we’re not in Tunisia anymore…
A “green” activist who was a pioneering lawyer for gay and transgender rights — including in the notorious “Boys Don’t Cry” rape murder case — committed suicide by setting himself on fire Saturday morning in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park in a grisly act of protest against the ecological destruction of the Earth.
David Buckel, 60, left behind a charred corpse and a typed suicide note that said he was burning himself to death using “fossil fuel” to reflect how mankind was likewise killing itself, police sources said.
Strangely out of character, though. These types generally look for other people to kill.
I sense today’s theme.
Fat Lycra clad, transgendered bodybuilders, running in marathons for the fun of it, self combusting.
To quote Jimmy Kimmel: “Riddance.”
By not giving prior notice of his immolation, he deprived many people of the opportunity to use the fire for cooking wienies and toasting marshmallows, thereby wasting fossil fuel. Selfish git. Only one wiener got cooked.
Lets hope he’s started a trend.
I believe there is a Lawyer joke in there somewhere ?
Or a gay Lawyer joke?
Or a Global Warmist eco-Lawyer joke?
Or a three-fer joke!?
This is what happens when you stop drinking beer.
One less.
This is the result of consuming too many soy lattes
Don’t know if this qualifies as irony, but his act really is the only way to accomplish their goals, reduce CO2 emissions through depopulation. Unfortunately for idiots like him, only pampered western types have any interest in reducing CO2. There’s simply not enough latte slurping morons on the planet, even if they all offed themselves, to make a difference. As I commented on WUWT for this story, I do have sympathy to anyone forced to deal with his stupidity, first responders have enough to deal with actual accidental fires and car accidents etc, without needing to deal with this level of stupidity.
“…There’s simply not enough latte slurping morons on the planet, even if they all offed themselves, to make a difference. …”
Not enough of them to make the difference they want, even if their belief in the nonsense of human CO2 input changing the climate was correct, but they could make a difference: they will leave the world better off if they all leave the world.
this is very tragic….only ONE!!!!!
Any chance on snagging his unused carbon credits?
Oh and as for irony, I hope he didn’t use gasoline to set himself on fire to protest fossil fuels. 🙂
Cheers
Actually he did and he referenced it in his suicide note.
Lawyer who pioneered laws for sex perverts to get the upper hand and an eco-nutbar. Twofer!
I’ll bet they play “Candle in the Wind” at his funereal.
It doesn’t much matter why he chose to kill himself; it’s all very sad.
However, I’m willing to bet there was much more going on here than mere “climate change” zealotry: the truly fanatic tend to want to bring down others with them.
Something personal has caused him to end his life.
I doubt the ever-incurious media will be much interested in that story though.
The ever- incurious media will point to this as another VICTIM of “Climate Change”. That’ll be their only interest.
Aids?
Nahhhhh … that’s been cured. By way of a really, really, expensive drug regimen PAID for by the Federal Govt., er TAXpayers through Obamakkare. Now AIDS patients can give all their assets to a boyfriend … and get ALL their AIDS drugs for FREE! And keep barebacking at the bathhouses.
Yeah, I suspect he had a terminal illness and he thought he would turn it into a flaming gay virtue pose. I hope this becomes the new Tide Pod challenge for everyone like him. I wonder if he changed his mind ten seconds after flame up.
You know what they call it when a homosexual lawyer immolates himself without lighting up a hundred SJWs surrounding him at the time? Same thing they call a bus full of lawyers going off a cliff with three empty seats:
A crying shame!
Darwin, thy will be done.
Because he was 60, one could argue that he doesn’t qualify for a Darwin Award. I would at least give him an honourable mention though.
I would argue that he does qualify for a Darwin Award.
What did he accomplish with his literally inflammatory suicide?
Didn’t this man VERIFY Biblical prophesy that Homosexuality will lead to the FIRES of HELL ?! Poor choice of an ending.
Everything about this are all signs of mental illness. Yet society celebrates it instead of making sure they are getting the care they need in whatever facility could treat the mental illness.
Here in Ontario back in the 80s, the NDP government of Bob Rae initiated a law that declared mentally ill people to have the right to do as they please and not be taken off the streets involuntarily. This has further contributed to the homelessness problem here among other nasty consequences.
Society had nothing to do with it – bleeding heart socialists own it.
It doesn’t seem like this person liked itself all that much.
So…he protested the damage to the environment in a way that damages it further? Yeah I know that bit of gasoline is inconsequential but it still makes no sense.
As I wrote earlier, it seems to me that David Buckel deeply despised – utterly hated – himself.
That, to me, is the only way his killing himself makes any sense.
And no one gave an “f”. The definition of vanity.
Darwin would be pleased.
More please.
To all the loony eco-wackos, it’s now not enough to dress up in raggity smelly clothes banging on your stupid drums chaining yourselves up to whatever gets you the most attention. The bars been risen.
This simply proves once again that liberalism is a mental disorder
The Liberals & Climate Barfie, must be so proud – it appears their propaganda is starting to pay off.
Gives a whole new meaning to the term “Flaming Fa&&ot.
Too bad Lizard May, Dr Evil (Weaver) and Horgan couldn’t feel as strongly.
I wonder about the funeral. Will he be cremated or embalmed and boxed up for a viewing? Would it be out of place to light candles at the vigils? Should they be a mix of gasoline and wax with a glitter whip wick?
Pardon me while I burst into flames.
I love a good self immolation.
I’m trying to think of a downside to his exit. Damn,……….. nothing…….
Pretty extreme move, to add to one’s carbon footprint.
Oh bother….
That is really going to boost his carbon footprint but being a lawyer – good trade.
LGBBQT
Give a man a can of gas and a lighter and he will be warm for an hour. Pour the gas on the man and set it on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life,
And the winner is…..Joe! Good one!
I dont usually aim jokes at suicidals, but ferfcuksake, mebbe he was secretly hoping all that recent precipitation was going to put the fire out.
anyways, the msm will NEVER get to the bottom of this story.
OMG ! I am absolutely ‘triggered’ by all those heartless, insensitive (but wildly hilarious !) Comments.
The now-crispy immolated eco-lawyer is the newest candidate for entry as a small dead animal in the SDA Burnt Critters Hall of Fame. He fried his own ass and became the ‘butt’ of unsympathetic jokes.