I don’t recommend the video to anyone, but it is gruesome and comical. One of the first thing a police officer does in response is point a gun and tell the guy to get on the floor, literally while he’s burning. He keeps the gun trained on him as a medic tells him they need fire extinguishers, not guns. The cop does not listen, like he’s desperate to shoot the guy for daring to self-immolate in front of him.
like he’s desperate to shoot the guy for daring to self-immolate in front of him
I think it’s more that he has no other response to the situation. Pulling a gun is his 1st-10th options and any sort of rational action (putting the fire out) is far down the list.
I don’t recommend the video to anyone, but it is gruesome and comical. One of the first thing a police officer does in response is point a gun and tell the guy to get on the floor, literally while he’s burning. He keeps the gun trained on him as a medic tells him they need fire extinguishers, not guns. The cop does not listen, like he’s desperate to shoot the guy for daring to self-immolate in front of him.
I think it’s more that he has no other response to the situation. Pulling a gun is his 1st-10th options and any sort of rational action (putting the fire out) is far down the list.
Sounds like they need more training
I think it was an embassy guard, not a capitol police officer.