Posted on 07/21/2009 9:29:08 AM PDT by theruleshavechanged
A man whose relatives say had been sniffing gasoline burst into flames after a police officer Tasered him as he ran at officials carrying a container of fuel, police said Tuesday.
The man, identified by his family as 36-year-old Ronald Mitchell, was in critical condition at a Perth hospital in Western Australia state following Monday's incident in Warburton, an Aboriginal community 950 miles (1,540 kilometers) northeast of Perth.
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Gads! People sniff gasoline?
You learn something new every day, most of it not good.
The proper conditions for spontaneous human combustion?
This never happens with biodiesel, don’t ask me how I know.
Additional note to self: Don’t sniff gasoline, and especially don’t run at police carrying a container of gasoline after sniffing it.
I went to school with a kid that used to eat Elmer’s glue.
We were 6 at the time. I’m not sure I want to know how the kid turned out.
Thank you.
There’s a doctored picture opportunity here, I can just see it.
This guy IS that kid!
Bringing up that subject would be like throwing a match on a bucket of gasoline!people might start saying this:
Bringing up that subject would be like tasering an Aussie whose been sniffing gasoline!
That dude is HOT!
Hmm... well, there’s something you don’t see every day.
Is this the smoking gun behind the Spinal Tap drummers?
Don’t Tase Me, Bro (to the tune of Don’t Bring Me Down by Electric Light Orchestra)
I asked a question and you got all upset, (Don’t Tase me, Bro)
You didn’t answer and you still haven’t yet.
Don’t tase me Bro, no no no no no, oooo-woooo, hooo.
I’ll tell you once more before I wrythe on the floor
Don’t tase me, Bro.
You make a speech and you get lots of cash, (Don’t Tase me, Bro)
One little question and I’m thrown on my ass,
Don’t tase me Bro, no no no no no, oooo-woooo, hooo.
I’ll tell you once more before I wrythe on the floor
Don’t tase me, Bro.
Don’t tase me, Bro, ahhhhhhhg
Don’t tase me, Bro, Yeeaaaaaargh
Don’t tase me, Bro, ouch
Don’t tase me, Bro.
Whatever happened to my freedom of speech, (Don’t Tase me, Bro)
Am I a thug or did the cops overreach,
Don’t tase me Bro, no no no no no, oooo-woooo, hooo.
I’ll tell you once more before I wrythe on the floor
Don’t tase me, Bro.
I should be studying for mid-term exams, (Don’t Tase me, Bro)
Instead of preening for the videocams.
Don’t tase me Bro, no no no no no, oooo-woooo, hooo.
I’ll tell you once more before I wrythe on the floor
Don’t tase me, Bro.
Don’t tase me, Bro, ahhhhhhhg
Don’t tase me, Bro, Yeeaaaaaargh
Don’t tase me, Bro, ouch
Don’t tase me, Bro.
You’ve got a nightstick and some cuffs and a gun, (Don’t Tase me, Bro)
You grabbed me like I was a crook on the run.
Don’t tase me Bro, no no no no no, oooo-woooo, hooo.
I’ll tell you once more before I wrythe on the floor
Don’t tase me, Bro.
You got me shakin got me screamin’ in pain, (Don’t Tase me, Bro)
I’m gonna sue you if you tase me again,
Don’t tase me Bro, no no no no no, oooo-woooo, hooo.
I’ll tell you once more before I wrythe on the floor
Don’t tase me, Bro.
If he gets better, will be be a “Post Toastie”?
Put another shrimp on the barbie!
Never tase a man who has gas - the shart alone would be horrific.
Wasn’t there a CSI episode about this? With a MythBusters cross-over.
Good Lord.
He’s SMOKINNNNNNNN’.
The guy ran at police with a container full of gasoline and a lighter. That’s a recipe for disaster no matter how you look at it.
Don’t flame me bro
Personally, I'm a fan of gold spray paint.
Hold ma beer mate....
Don’t blaze me, bro!
I was destined to be a famous artist. My destiny was denied by Cynthia and Paul. (last names withheld)
What would have happened if Mrs. Benton had tasered these two students?
NAPL
Sounds like something they’d do on Jackass.
Now just add some taser contacts, and we’ve got a funny!
I think Elmer’s was just made of things like flour and a bit of mucilage (from cow hooves), so while it might have been yucky, he probably wouldn’t have burst into flames from it!
Is there anybody who will argue that tazering does not equal torture?
Yeah, best not even go near them, but if you must, use a fire extinguisher on them instead. One of those halon ones should drop them like a rock.
Actually this is not something new. We once had a guitar player in our band who told stories of how he sniffed gasoline as a youngster. We didn’t wonder after that why he was so weird. But.........the Lord has a great sense of humor. He called Eddie to preach, and Eddie turned into a rock-solid Christian conservative and a darn good preacher.
How dumb was the cop that tased him?
not to self...stop sniffing gas by age 36 and get a life.
[I went to school with a kid that used to eat Elmer’s glue.
We were 6 at the time. I’m not sure I want to know how the kid turned out.]
Some images just stick to you no matter how old you grow.
not a ping?
It can happen with bio-methane, however. At least, that's what I've heard....
Wow, bet you don't sniff gasoline. You remember the last names of kids you went to 1st grade with. I, on the other hand, probably didn't even know my first grade classmates last names when I was in first grade.
“Don’t flame me, bro!”
I do not know about him being HOT but I do know he is all burned up over what happened.
People just explode!...”Repo Man”
Okay, picture this: You’re carrying a cigarette lighter in one hand, a jug of gasoline in the other, and you’re charging a cop who’s aiming a taser at you.
Class, this is what you call your textbook Darwin Honorable Mention.
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