Gay rights lawyer burns himself to death in protest against fossil fuels

[phdhorn 6224]

Gay rights lawyer burns himself to death in protest against fossil fuels

Associated PressPublished 12:38 p.m. ET April 15, 2018 | Updated 12:39 p.m. ET April 15, 2018s

 

A well known gay rights attorney and environmental activist set himself on fire and burned to death in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. Veuer's Maria Mercedes Galuppo has more. Buzz60

(Photo: Jose F. Moreno, AP)

NEW YORK – A well-known gay rights lawyer and environmental advocate has burned himself to death in a grisly protest against ecological destruction.

Police say the charred remains of 60-year-old David Buckel were found early Saturday in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park.

The Daily News reports that Buckel left a suicide note saying he had used fossil fuel to burn himself as a metaphor for the destruction of the planet. He added that he hoped his death was “honorable” and “might serve others.”

Buckel was the lead attorney in a lawsuit involving Brandon Teena, a transgender man who was murdered in Nebraska. Hilary Swank won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Teena in the 1999 movie “Boys Don’t Cry.”

Buckel also the strategist behind same-sex marriage cases in New Jersey and Iowa.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/04/15/gay-rights-lawyer-burns-himself-death-protest-against-fossil-fuels-immolates-self-nyc-ecology-protes/51867[8002/

[clapclapclap 9000]

RIP flaming homo?

 

NTTAWWT

Edited April 16, 2018 by clapclapclap

[Guest]

It’s better to burn out...

than fade away!

[Hate 20128]

[South Austin 52526]

[Guest]

Very enlightened...

[Beau Vine 54328]

You guys are assholes.

Buckel was more than a lawyer.  He was a real Renaissance man.

He even played drums on Spinal Tap's most recent tour.

 

[Prepuce of Doom 21098]

Killing yourself that way has to leave behind quite a carbon foot. 

[DaggerHorns 3085]

Being burned really makes my blood boil.

This could be the spark that ignites a controversy.

[VABuckeye 2472]

One less

[kopp0e 1135]

That's is sad, he could have chosen a less carbon emitting way to protest, that also didn't lead to his death... When permanent solution to a temporary problem goes wrong...

[Trey3216 15350]

Like a moth to a flame

[Heavy 6 68]

It’s pretty cold in NYC.  I wonder if any bums used him as a fire pit.

[Jkwellborn 6715]

Did they use the gay bit as click bait? They could have just said environmentalist.

[Sawbonz 27580]

Fucking Brooklyn 

[woohorn 1131]

Ginger? I guess the carpet matched the.. everything else?

[Hate 20128]

Did they use the gay bit as click bait? They could have just said environmentalist.

Did you want them to say flaming homo?

[Mojo Hand 4580]

He missed the most important part of a self-immolation protest, which is that people actually see it happening.  A jogger coming across a charcoal body doesn't have quite the same impact as a guy burning alive in real time without making a sound or moving a muscle.  This guy endured a lot of pain for literally nothing. 

[VolenteHawk 495]

4 minutes ago, Mojo Hand said:

He missed the most important part of a self-immolation protest, which is that people actually see it happening.  A jogger coming across a charcoal body doesn't have quite the same impact as a guy burning alive in real time without making a sound or moving a muscle.  This guy endured a lot of pain for literally nothing. 

Didn’t you read the note? It might serve others.

 

[Beau Vine 54328]

7 minutes ago, Mojo Hand said:

He missed the most important part of a self-immolation protest, which is that people actually see it happening.  A jogger coming across a charcoal body doesn't have quite the same impact as a guy burning alive in real time without making a sound or moving a muscle.  This guy endured a lot of pain for literally nothing. 

Blimey, this self-immolation protest is trickier than I had thought.

[Bull Horn 118]

All that hate’s gonna burn you up, kid.

[F250 28804]

"The Daily News reports that Buckel left a suicide note saying he had used fossil fuel to burn himself as a metaphor for the destruction of the planet. He added that he hoped his death was “honorable” and “might serve others.”"

[NeverMarryAStripper 21913]

Someone should post this on the PETA Facebook page and suggest that it would be a good form of protest for their members

Edited April 16, 2018 by NeverMarryAStripper

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

3 hours ago, phdhorn said:

He added that he hoped his death was “honorable” and “might serve others.”

[BlueGreySky 1021]

Don’t know why he had to make such a heated argument about the whole thing. Controversial protests like this could get a man fired. Just doesn’t seem like something to get all hot and bothered about. Eventually I bet his ire just flames out.

[Celery Man 20981]

confagration

no hate speech

[Chuychanga 133]

What do you call a thousand New York lawyers burned to death in a park?

[wood 11231]

So he really did EABOD & DIAF?

[RoundRobin 828]

Guy was a hot head. 

Edited April 16, 2018 by RoundRobin

[Hate 20128]

What do you call a thousand New York lawyers burned to death in a park?

A good start?

[Trey3216 15350]

1 minute ago, Hate said:

 

A good start?

 

A good spark?

[Brew 3049]

3 hours ago, wood said:

So he really did EABOD & DIAF?

We can rename it Buckel’d in his honor and fulfill one of his wishes

[Bert Orange 1120]

Burning heart liberals. I swear. 

[Moby Ric 2058]

Well he really showed us.  

[Trey3216 15350]

23 minutes ago, Moby Ric said:

Well he really showed us.  

He was just getting warmed up for the encore

[Heavy 6 68]

Were his ashes spread?

[Steamboat1874 4075]

[Assman 1830]

This picture was taken just seconds after he struck the match.

[ROFL BOX 6649]

A good spark?

"What sparks here
Changes nothing".

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk

[MissingInAction 25134]

bet he used a pile of faggots for kindling 

[TKthunder2 4996]

That hate is going to burn you up inside...

[Bat Guano 359]

Damn fake news USA Today. Can't get anything right. They didn't even mention the mixtape I sent him.

[phdhorn 6224]

4 hours ago, Assman said:

This picture was taken just seconds after he struck the match.

 

  Reveal hidden contents

 

... And this one about 10 minutes after that...

[Bevo 13591]

I wonder if the cops can solve this or if it will become a cold case.

 

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The lawyer, the lawyer, the lawyer is on fire. We don't need no water let the motherfucker burn.

[Texas_Rocks 346]

IMO he overreacted a bit.

[Trey3216 15350]

34 minutes ago, Texas_Rocks said:

IMO he overreacted a bit.

Like how Fertilizer and nitroglycerin overreact?

[LongHornJohnny 17]

On 4/15/2018 at 8:45 PM, Beau Vine said:

You guys are assholes.

Buckel was more than a lawyer.  He was a real Renaissance man.

He even played drums on Spinal Tap's most recent tour.

 

And as you should know, Spinal Tap drummers tend to die in weird or strange ways.

John "Stumpy" Pepys - died in a bizarre gardening accident .

Eric "Stumpy Joe" Childs - choking to death on vomit.... not his own vomit, but someone else's...

Peter "James" Bond - spontaneously combusting onstage...

 

and now Buckel... burned himself to death... typical Spinal Tap...

[PilotsError 2314]

Thanks Ben.

[Incredulity 11679]

On 4/16/2018 at 12:15 AM, Chuychanga said:

What do you call a thousand New York lawyers burned to death in a park?

Edited April 17, 2018 by Incredulity

[markstanco 12586]

I could have intervened and given him a FR coverall.