Gasoline-Huffing Man Bursts Into Flame After Being Tased

Gizmodo ^ | Tue Jul 21 2009 | Gizmodo

[MyTwoCopperCoins]

An Australian man burst into flames after a policeman hit him on the bridge of the nose with his Taser. Sound ridiculous? Not so much if you know the man was arrested on suspicion of huffing gasoline.

The man pretty immediately went up in flames, and the officer, recognizing that a man becomes significantly less dangerous once he's on fire, went to the suspect's aid, patting him all over (and getting burned himself) to quell the flames. While the officer tried to help the flammable man, he was hit by rocks thrown by a young woman also on the scene, also presumably high or stupid or both. Both the man and woman, as well as two others, were charged with sniffing a prohibited substance, and the young woman was charged with throwing rocks at a policeman. [Daily Telegraph]

[MyTwoCopperCoins]

[JoeProBono]

[Artemis Webb]

"While the officer tried to help the flammable man, he was hit by rocks thrown by a young woman also on the scene, also presumably high or stupid or both..."

wtf

[This Just In]

If your friend’s ever one fire, put out the flames with rocks.

And if that doesn’t work, at least you’ll cause a concussion and knock yer buddy out cold.

[MyTwoCopperCoins]

Stoning, while stoned.

[This Just In]

I’ll bet you she’s got a better pitch stoned than Obama does sober.

[Ezekiel]

The man pretty immediately went up in flames, and the officer, recognizing that a man becomes significantly less dangerous once he's on fire, went to the suspect's aid, patting him all over (and getting burned himself) to quell the flames.

Talk about lack of training. Whatever happened to tase, drop, and roll?

[The Cajun]

.........recognizing that a man becomes significantly less dangerous once he's on fire.......

Think I once read that in a self defense book.

[DieHard the Hunter]

> An Australian man burst into flames after a policeman hit him on the bridge of the nose with his Taser.

Bummer. I hate it when that happens. It’s enough to ruin your whole day.

[blueplum]

a policeman hit him on the bridge of the nose with his Taser.

when did the face become an authorized and approved tazer site?

[gov_bean_ counter]

Hey buddy, got a light?

[This Just In]

Apparently when the policeman hit him on the bridge of the nose with his Tazer.

[redhead]

Oh, THAT was a good movie!

[This Just In]

I’ve got marshmallows.

[atomic conspiracy]

[Arthur McGowan]

Did the MAN HIMSELF burst into flames, or was he covered with gasoline, which burst into flames?

Reporters are hopeless.

[piytar]

Not only that, but hitting someone on the nose with a taser? Talk about epic fail in the accuracy department...

[Blado]

Light a man a fire and he’ll be warm for an hour,
Light a man on fire and he’ll be warm for the rest of his life

[rawcatslyentist]

>"I’ll bet you she’s got a better pitch stoned than Obama does sober."

And a better chance of looking hot in MOM JEANS while doing it!

[SantosLHalper]

.........recognizing that a man becomes significantly less dangerous once he's on fire....... Think I once read that in a self defense book.

LOL. I actually threatened a would be mugger with a nozzle and my trusty Bic at the gas pump one evening after he demanded money from me. He's lucky that my gun was in the truck and I hate the smell of burning crack head flesh.