Onlookers screamed as fire engulfed the young man, who had thrown pamphlets in the air before he set himself aflame. A police officer tried to extinguish the flames before the man was taken away in an ambulance.
Not much info at time of posting what prompted the man to do so
I think you have to be mentally ill to protest via self immolation. There is much more you can do alive than you can do dead. Bringing attention to a cause in this manner is very effective… But ultimately pointless if everyone is already aware of it.
That monk did succeed in becoming a symbol of protest. But I don’t think he created a profound change that was worth his life.
Basically – suicide is never the answer. And as protest it’s rarely effective.
You might consider that you simply have a shallow experience of what it means to believe something. It’s not that different than signing up for the military in a time of war or running into a burning building to save a life.
It’s your decision, but it takes character to be willing to sacrifice yours self for something you truly believe in, for better or for worse.
What is gained by sacrificing yourself in this case? What are you accomplishing that you could not accomplish alive? Saving or protecting people is one thing. What does this do?
I don’t have disdain or disrespect for people who’ve done this. I just have pity.
I think you have to be mentally ill to protest via self immolation. There is much more you can do alive than you can do dead. Bringing attention to a cause in this manner is very effective… But ultimately pointless if everyone is already aware of it.
That monk did succeed in becoming a symbol of protest. But I don’t think he created a profound change that was worth his life.
Basically – suicide is never the answer. And as protest it’s rarely effective.
You might consider that you simply have a shallow experience of what it means to believe something. It’s not that different than signing up for the military in a time of war or running into a burning building to save a life.
It’s your decision, but it takes character to be willing to sacrifice yours self for something you truly believe in, for better or for worse.
Those are completely different.
What is gained by sacrificing yourself in this case? What are you accomplishing that you could not accomplish alive? Saving or protecting people is one thing. What does this do?
I don’t have disdain or disrespect for people who’ve done this. I just have pity.
I don’t think desperation is necessarily mental illness. They often come hand in hand, but one doesn’t necessitate the other.