Man Set Himself On Fire in Santiago, Chile

By Chad Stroh

I just don't understand why people would set themselves on fire for something political. Anything the government does is not as crazy as setting yourself on fire. Thursday night, a crazy guy lit himself on fire outside of the presidential palace in Chile protesting housing debt. Why would he make himself suffer for something like that. Most likely nothing will change, he will have severe burns and the whole world will think he is an idiot. I watched the video and it made me really think he was an idiot. He was backing away from the cops and then started pouring fuel all over himself. He then ran in a circle from the cops and jumped a pond in front of La Moneda Palace. After that, the Santiago police arrested him.