BREAKING NEWS: Yes, the Photo is REAL – Self-Immolation on the National Mall in D.C. (Video)

A self-immolation protest occurred around 4:30 p.m. on Friday between the National Gallery Air and the Space Museum on the National Mall in Washington D.C. Self-immolation refers to setting oneself on fire, usually as an act of political protest. In some cultures it has been used as an act of resistance of centuries. Tibetan Buddhists have utilized the act over 120 times.

ABC reports that passers by rushed to the man’s aid. Several of them ripped off their shirts to help put out the flames that eventually burned 80% of protestor’s body,


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I dont care how much I hate politicians or the government, Im not setting myself on fire.