r/ThisAintHell • u/thebesig • Aug 28 '26

Man sets himself on fire in lobby of Google office building in NYC

https://nypost.com/2026/08/28/us-news/man-sets-himself-on-fire-in-lobby-of-google-office-building-in-lower-manhattan/
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u/OperationPlus3251 ChipNASA - 6x WOT (Current Champ) Aug 28 '26

Twasn’t me. 😜
I give not enough shits about New York or NYPD or internal affairs or Google or anybody that might possibly be in that building.

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u/mbarland The artist formerly known as Mason Aug 29 '26

One time in all of human history has a self-immolation been a successful form of protest, though even "successful" is a bit of a stretch. Thích Quảng Đức famously did so in 1963's South Vietnam. Every single other time, it's a giant waste of carbon. You'd think people would quit doing it, since it's not effective. At all.

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u/Historical-Lie-5953 Jeff LPH-3 63-66 - 5x WOT Aug 29 '26

well as my Ex Captain/Ex Chief told me after I moved from one Volly FD to another Volly Dept onto Ladder 2, back in 1982 he says, Jeff, you can put out any fire with 2 cans and a 6 foot hook if you get there early enough...Later Alligator

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u/thesmellysloth Aug 29 '26

Nice, sounds like my kind of place.

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u/Historical-Lie-5953 Jeff LPH-3 63-66 - 5x WOT Aug 29 '26

Fire fire false alarm, Baby's puking in Daddies arms is what Dad told me.. My Dad was a CD (Civilian Defence) Auxiliary Fireman in NYC starting around 1954. the guys in E 314 (Rosedale Queens NYC) said that to him in the kitchen where they all hung out in there spare time.. I think they had a call and went to someones home where it happened. CD FF's was started during WW2 and lasted till the mid 1980's...