Man lights himself on fire in park near the courthouse where Donald Trumps trial is taken place. April 19, 2024

[DS2021]

NYPD Update on self-immolation outside Trump trial: Watch live

Recorded earlier The New York Police Department will provide updates to the public after a person self-immolated outside the Manhattan courthouse where former President Trump’s first criminal trial…

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[DS2021]

Haunting words of man claiming he set himself on fire outside Trump

The man who set himself on fire outside former president Donald Trump's Manhattan trial has been named as Florida native resident Max Azzarello.

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The conspiracy theorist claimed on the blog post that his 'extreme act of protest' was to draw light to what he called a 'totalitarian con.'

 

[DS2021]

Just a warning, mainstream news sources have been posting photos of the man on fire

 

[amandab]

There is a video out there too - it is jarring to put it lightly.

 

[mickey2942]

This is crazy.

 

[tlcya]

In reading his "research" results what is frightening to me is that he is not the only one who believes in a secret government behind the government where Republicans and Democrats are actually secretly working together with their goal being to keep the general public at each others throats for the betterment of the secret government behind the curtain. This type of conspiracy theory is very prevalent across social media forums. I mean it's crazy to think that he thought by setting himself on fire he would get the world to finally believe his theory is correct.

I suspect we will hear that this poor soul has a history of mental health issues. I feel for his family, how shocking and upsetting this must be for them.

 

[Sarahlou]

A very very unwell man. This is horrible. What an awful sight to see too.

 

[DS2021]

Political Manifesto Surfaces for Man Who Set Himself on Fire at Trump Trial

A manifesto has surfaced that's being attributed to the man who set himself on fire -- and if it's legit, which it certainly seems to be, then the guy's motivation was purely political.

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Theres a link to a pdf version of that guys website

 

[Trublue21]

He seems like an intelligent and conscientious person. I hope he recovers soon, both mentally and physically. This reminds me of the Tiananmen Square protest.

 

[sds71]

What we know about St. Augustine, Florida man who set himself on fire outside Trump trial

Maxwell Azzarello, 36, was arrested several times in St. Augustine in 2023. All the arrests were in a few days of each other.

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[caradana]

He seems like an intelligent and conscientious person. I hope he recovers soon, both mentally and physically. This reminds me of the Tiananmen Square protest.

Fascinates me that this is the conclusion reached.

 

[mickey2942]

Burns are the most horrible experience. The pain is excruciating. Even with medication. And the medical staff has to scrub down the skin each day, to keep it clean, and ensure that there is no scar tissue build up.

He probably has lung damage, possibly vision issues. So sad.

 

[DS2021]

Self-immolation - Wikipedia

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If no more than 80% of their body area is burnt and the self-immolator is younger than 40 years old, there is a survival chance of 50%. If the self-immolator has over 80% burns, the survival rate drops to 20%.

 

[JrzyGirl70]

Is anyone really surprised that something like this happened ? I can't say I am the least bit shocked.

 

[Laura456]

Remember this did not help free Tibet, it will not help free the US. Please don't do this.

 

[GoBuckeyes]

A very very unwell man. This is horrible. What an awful sight to see too.

At least there were a few decent souls who seemed affected by the horror. In the picture I saw, most had their phones out recording the ghastly scene. smh

 

[LadyL]

I assumed he was deceased and was surprised to read that he is alive (but in critical condition according to TMZ).

 

[Rikissa]

I assumed he was deceased and was surprised to read that he is alive (but in critical condition according to TMZ).

He has died in hospital.

Man who set himself on fire outside Trump's Manhattan hush money trial dies

Maxwell Azzarello doused himself in liquid before throwing conspiracy-theory pamphlets, police said.

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[kittythehare]

Haunting words of man claiming he set himself on fire outside Trump

The man who set himself on fire outside former president Donald Trump's Manhattan trial has been named as Florida native resident Max Azzarello.

www.google.com

Using the terms 'extreme act of protest' is an imitation of the words used by Aaron Bushnell.

 

[sunspun]

Seems like there would have been enough security in this area for his act to have had small chance of "success", but I guess not.