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[-] Hegar@fedia.io 43 points 1 month ago

Why would you think that people who have the courage to act on their principles would regret it?

The amount of self determination it must take to smell the gasoline and still strike the match makes me think that the people who do this are capable of living with the consequences of their actions.

[-] scytale@lemm.ee 58 points 1 month ago

I think someone who has the self determination to go ahead with this expects to not survive. Doing it and unexpectedly surviving and having to live a likely painful rest of your life is different.

[-] Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

That just means he can do it again.

[-] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

With severe burns, that won’t be true for likely several years, maybe never.

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 22 points 1 month ago

I think you might not know very much about the pain of third degree burns.

[-] Hegar@fedia.io 10 points 1 month ago

I don't think it's realistic to assume you understand the mental state of someone who's already proved they are capable of setting themselves on fire to make a point.

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Third degree burns don't hurt because the burns destroyed the nerves. Source: Had 3rd degree burns. The skin graft hurt more.

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