Posted on 01/25/2017 6:39:40 AM PST by Brilliant
Mark Baumer, an activist who was walking barefoot across America, was hit and killed by an SUV Saturday afternoon outside of Mossy Head, Florida...
Baumer was pronounced dead at the scene. FHP said alcohol was not a factor. Charges are pending.
Baumer, who was raising awareness for climate change, had just finished his 100th day of his journey. He started in Providence, R.I., and was destined for California. He took a bus to Florida after it started snowing in Ohio. He passed through Tallahassee on Jan. 7.
“The big overall goal is to raise awareness and fight climate change,” Baumer told the Tallahassee Democrat when he passed through town. “The more specific goal of that is to raise awareness and funds for an organization back in Rhode Island that’s fighting climate change.”
The organization is the FANG Collective, a Providence-based environmental organization. The initial goal was to raise $10,000. On Jan. 16, Baumer updated the crowdfunding page saying it was three-quarters of the way to the goal. Now, more than $16,000 has been collected.
The FANG Collective released a statement about Baumer’s death on Facebook...
Baumer updated a blog daily, typically in the morning. His last blog post included a picture that had his feet and the word “Killed” with an arrow above it spray painted on the ground.
On his journey, Baumer would walk on the shoulder of the road or in the grass. If there wasn’t a shoulder to walk on, he would walk in the road.
“The best surface is usually the white line because it’s painted and really smooth,” Baumer said.
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At least he died doing something he truly believed him.
I don’t agree with his cause but he didn’t deserve to die for it.
RIP
Gee. He was right. Gasoline killed him.
Nutjob
Darwin Award candidate.
lol
He was walking barefoot to raise money for globull warming and against the use of natural gas.
Of all the things to dedicate your life to...
As he walked across America?
Mark has stopped contributing to CO2. Now he is in accordance with his beliefs.
I agree. Well put RummyChick.........
Charges are pending? For what?
This guy was totally loco, someone on an earlier thread posted YouTube account of his.
Walking on white line of highway was suicidal.
Walking on the white line for thousands of miles of road is selfish and dangerous.
I can’t applaud that.
He assumed ambient temperature.
There’s some real climate change for ya.
He caved. The bus ran on diesel no doubt.
” was raising awareness for climate change...was hit and killed by an SUV “
The evil SUV’s will do what they can to protect the SUV herd.
That said, a good portion of Enviros see “depopulation” as a means to fix “climate change”.
I.E. “liquidation” (murder) of humans to reduce population.
One would hope that this guy didn’t hold that view, but I’m not going to lay odds on it.
Sad that he is dead, but.
Wasn’t this the reason Democrats wanted to ban killer SUVs?
Yeah some feel bad but I couldn’t give a ### and it actually made me laugh :)
If I walked barefoot across the country to raise money to save the unicorns, how many would feel bad for me?
Gore effect. If he had kept walking barefoot thru Ohio snow he wouldn’t have interested with that Fl SUV. Instead he burned some carbon and took a bus to get out of the snow.
“Algore should be charged with his murder!”
In a just world, he should.
This poor man died for a liberal lie.
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