Self-Immolation

As we are about to start our readings and discussions on self harm behaviors and how they relate to our conceptualization of violence, I felt inclined to post this current event on people who set themselves on fire as a form of protest.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/18/selfimmolation-protests-i_n_810226.html

"CAIRO -- A 25-year-old unemployed man died in a hospital on Tuesday after setting himself on fire in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, security officials said, amid a wave of self-immolation attempts possibly inspired by events in Tunisia."