Self-Immolation Across Street From Courthouse Housing Trump Case

// In February, Aaron Bushnell set himself on fire in protest of the rapidly worsening Palestinian genocide. Since then, public discussions about the efficacy and meaning of self-immolation as a form of protest have begun to circulate. Part of that discussion was the worry that protest would result in copy-cat immolations over time. While the story is developing and the reasons are not clearly understood, a second, potentially related self-immolation has taken place today in New York. From ABC:

A man apparently set himself on fire in a park across the street from the New York City courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial…The man was badly burned and taken away from the scene on a stretcher.

It was not immediately clear if the incident was related to Trump’s trial.

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The apparent protestor threw flyers in to the sky suggesting that the self-immolation may have been in part a response to NYU:

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This is from. cnn article. Said flyers weee about NYU pic.twitter.com/oXRYlENqCG

— Adam (@eku_adam) April 19, 2024

This sign was found near the scene, but it is unclear who the sign belonged to:

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BREAKING:

🇺🇲Sign found near the Trump trial courthouse where a man set himself on fire:

"Trump is with Biden and they're about to fascist coup us" pic.twitter.com/a85x42bB5q

— Megatron (@Megatron_ron) April 19, 2024

Man Apparently Sets Himself On Fire Outside Courthouse Where Trump Is On Trial [ABC]

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