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12-26-2006, 05:22 PM
Man Sets Self On Fire After School Breaks Renamed
Public School Board Renames Breaks After Christian Holidays
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- An unidentified man upset with a decision made by school board members in Kern County, Calif., used flammable liquid to set himself on fire Friday in protest.
Trustees of the Kern High School Board (http://www.khsd.k12.ca.us/) voted to change the names of winter and spring breaks to Christmas and Easter vacation Thursday.
He had a sign that read "(expletive) the religious establishment and KHSD," said Kern County Sheriff's Deputy John Leyendecker.
After he had burst into flames, a sheriff's deputy ordered him to drop to the ground. The deputy and a parole agent then sprayed him with fire extinguishers.
The man suffered first-degree burns on his shoulders and arms. He had been wearing a sign that protested, what he called, the religious establishment and the school district.
A fire official said the man also set fire to a Christmas tree, an American flag and a revolutionary flag replica in a public area. He stood with an American flag around his shoulders and poured the liquid over himself. The flaming tree ignited the liquid.
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Talk about setting yourself on fire for real. lol. somebody must have told him to DIAF.
Public School Board Renames Breaks After Christian Holidays
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- An unidentified man upset with a decision made by school board members in Kern County, Calif., used flammable liquid to set himself on fire Friday in protest.
Trustees of the Kern High School Board (http://www.khsd.k12.ca.us/) voted to change the names of winter and spring breaks to Christmas and Easter vacation Thursday.
He had a sign that read "(expletive) the religious establishment and KHSD," said Kern County Sheriff's Deputy John Leyendecker.
After he had burst into flames, a sheriff's deputy ordered him to drop to the ground. The deputy and a parole agent then sprayed him with fire extinguishers.
The man suffered first-degree burns on his shoulders and arms. He had been wearing a sign that protested, what he called, the religious establishment and the school district.
A fire official said the man also set fire to a Christmas tree, an American flag and a revolutionary flag replica in a public area. He stood with an American flag around his shoulders and poured the liquid over himself. The flaming tree ignited the liquid.
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Talk about setting yourself on fire for real. lol. somebody must have told him to DIAF.