nypost.com METRO Activist lawyer burned himself to death to protest global warming By Gwynne Hogan and Amanda Woods April 14, 2018 | 6:33pm | Updated A “green” activist who was a pioneering lawyer for gay and transgender rights — including in the notorious “Boys Don’t Cry” rape murder case — committed suicide by setting himself on fire Saturday morning in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park in a grisly act of protest against the ecological destruction of the Earth.
David Buckel, 60, left behind a charred corpse and a typed suicide note that said he was burning himself to death using “fossil fuel” to reflect how mankind was likewise killing itself, police sources said.
He left the note in a manila envelope marked “To The Police,” recovered from inside a black metal pushcart he discarded at the scene.
“Most humans on the planet now breathe air made unhealthy by fossil fuels, and many die early deaths as a result,” Buckel wrote in his note, which he also sent to the New York Times.
“My early death by fossil fuel reflects what we are doing to ourselves.”
He added, “Honorable purpose in life invites honorable purpose in death.”
Passers-by were horrified to see Buckel’s burned remains.
“It was just lying there, on its back, knees slightly bent like someone would lie on the sand at the beach,” said Irena Ryjova, 44, a rollerblader who passed by at about 7 a.m., less than an hour after the immolation.
“It’s a shock; it’s a shame,” said mom Dana Lall as she shepherded a crowd of Catholic-school kids past the horrific scene, en route to a baseball game.
As a senior attorney with Lambda Legal defense, Buckel was a lead lawyer in a 2000 lawsuit on behalf of transgender “Boys Don’t Cry” rape-murder victim Brandon Teena, helping the family recover additional damages from neglectful Nebraska law enforcement.
The 1999 movie earned Hilary Swank an Oscar for her portrayal of Teena.
“It’s a very important case, not only within Nebraska but nationally,” Buckel had told the Daily Nebraskan newspaper in 2001, after helping win an $80,000 judgment.
He also fought for the right of gay high school students in Salt Lake City to organize a club, and argued against discrimination in the Boy Scouts of America and the military.
“The thoroughness, the detail and the careful reasoning in the opinion means that other courts around the nation will be paying attention,” he said.
“The news of David Buckel’s death is heartbreaking,” the group tweeted Saturday night.
“This is a tremendous loss for our Lambda Legal family, but also for the entire movement for social justice.”
In another pivotal case, Buckel won a New Jersey Supreme Court ruling in 2006 acknowledging that gay couples are entitled to the same legal rights and financial benefits as heterosexual married couples.
"“It’s a shock; it’s a shame,” said mom Dana Lall as she shepherded a crowd of Catholic-school kids past the horrific scene, en route to a baseball game."
What a self centered piece of [bleep]. Little innocent 13 year old Catholic school girls walking through the park on a spring day, had to see this gruesome burned corpse. Will give them nightmares for years.
"“It’s a shock; it’s a shame,” said mom Dana Lall as she shepherded a crowd of Catholic-school kids past the horrific scene, en route to a baseball game."
What a self centered piece of [bleep]. Little innocent 13 year old Catholic school girls walking through the park on a spring day, had to see this gruesome burned corpse. Will give them nightmares for years.
"It's a shock, it's a shame, we arrived too late for the kiddies to roast weenies and make s'mores."
nypost.com METRO Activist lawyer burned himself to death to protest global warming By Gwynne Hogan and Amanda Woods April 14, 2018 | 6:33pm | Updated A “green” activist who was a pioneering lawyer for gay and transgender rights — including in the notorious “Boys Don’t Cry” rape murder case — committed suicide by setting himself on fire Saturday morning in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park in a grisly act of protest against the ecological destruction of the Earth.
David Buckel, 60, left behind a charred corpse and a typed suicide note that said he was burning himself to death using “fossil fuel” to reflect how mankind was likewise killing itself, police sources said.
He left the note in a manila envelope marked “To The Police,” recovered from inside a black metal pushcart he discarded at the scene.
“Most humans on the planet now breathe air made unhealthy by fossil fuels, and many die early deaths as a result,” Buckel wrote in his note, which he also sent to the New York Times.
“My early death by fossil fuel reflects what we are doing to ourselves.”
He added, “Honorable purpose in life invites honorable purpose in death.”
Passers-by were horrified to see Buckel’s burned remains.
“It was just lying there, on its back, knees slightly bent like someone would lie on the sand at the beach,” said Irena Ryjova, 44, a rollerblader who passed by at about 7 a.m., less than an hour after the immolation.
“It’s a shock; it’s a shame,” said mom Dana Lall as she shepherded a crowd of Catholic-school kids past the horrific scene, en route to a baseball game.
As a senior attorney with Lambda Legal defense, Buckel was a lead lawyer in a 2000 lawsuit on behalf of transgender “Boys Don’t Cry” rape-murder victim Brandon Teena, helping the family recover additional damages from neglectful Nebraska law enforcement.
The 1999 movie earned Hilary Swank an Oscar for her portrayal of Teena.
“It’s a very important case, not only within Nebraska but nationally,” Buckel had told the Daily Nebraskan newspaper in 2001, after helping win an $80,000 judgment.
He also fought for the right of gay high school students in Salt Lake City to organize a club, and argued against discrimination in the Boy Scouts of America and the military.
“The thoroughness, the detail and the careful reasoning in the opinion means that other courts around the nation will be paying attention,” he said.
“The news of David Buckel’s death is heartbreaking,” the group tweeted Saturday night.
“This is a tremendous loss for our Lambda Legal family, but also for the entire movement for social justice.”
In another pivotal case, Buckel won a New Jersey Supreme Court ruling in 2006 acknowledging that gay couples are entitled to the same legal rights and financial benefits as heterosexual married couples.
Well you know it shows what liberals, like paddler and others are really like, they are delusional thinking this type of thing was the answer, when in reality it does nothing.
It would be nice to think it could spark more of this from fellow libs, but I am not sure how many could hold a candle to this guy.
Will this spark another movie, weekend at Burnies, I guess this will be his nickname from now on.
"Liberalism is a mental disorder" said mom Dana Lall as she shepherded a crowd of Catholic-school kids past the horrific scene, en route to a baseball game.
Inconsistent even in death. He just added to Global warming, in a good way.
Idiot just increased our carbon footprint by making himself a human bonfire 🔥 I would be willing to fall behind on global warming standards, even more, if this is the “Lefts” new game they want to play for attention...They could call it “The Light My Fire Movement” 😎
You guys are all missing an obvious conspiracy. has anyone checked to see how he might have crossed the Clintons in some way?. Come on boys, you're disappointing me!
You guys are all missing an obvious conspiracy. has anyone checked to see how he might have crossed the Clintons in some way?. Come on boys, you're disappointing me!
Because it is obvious that the clintons are not involved...the lawyer didn't have his hands tied behind his back and he only suicided once.
I would bet, if there was any way to know, that he was being dishonest in his suicide note. He did not do this because of global warming. Why? Who knows? He obviously didn't relate to reality considering the causes he espoused. That crowd is plenty crazed and there are lots of them.
Should have used a gun. May have been way less painful. But, hypocritical on his part, as he probably hated guns. Not having a gun didn’t prevent him from committing suicide...Thanks, Mr. Liberal Attorney, for proving how wrong your kind is, again 😎
There is little sympathy for such an insane act, and for a cause that is iffy at best. The inner struggle and delusional state of mind overcame self preservation. A sin in God's eyes.
A dismal end to a dismal life. At the end of it all he still hated himself so much he burned himself alive, as noted, where innocent people and kids would find his body. I’m gonna leave Eternal judgement up to God tho.
I think this is an example of the "reprobate mind" that the enemies of God obtain after many years. It causes you to think crazy things.....such as that there are more than two genders, a man in a dress is a woman, and that anyone will give a massoftwoshits about you if you burn yourself to death over a fake "cause".
nypost.com METRO Activist lawyer burned himself to death to protest global warming By Gwynne Hogan and Amanda Woods April 14, 2018 | 6:33pm | Updated A “green” activist who was a pioneering lawyer for gay and transgender rights — including in the notorious “Boys Don’t Cry” rape murder case — committed suicide by setting himself on fire Saturday morning in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park in a grisly act of protest against the ecological destruction of the Earth.
David Buckel, 60, left behind a charred corpse and a typed suicide note that said he was burning himself to death using “fossil fuel” to reflect how mankind was likewise killing itself, police sources said.
He left the note in a manila envelope marked “To The Police,” recovered from inside a black metal pushcart he discarded at the scene.
“Most humans on the planet now breathe air made unhealthy by fossil fuels, and many die early deaths as a result,” Buckel wrote in his note, which he also sent to the New York Times.
“My early death by fossil fuel reflects what we are doing to ourselves.”
He added, “Honorable purpose in life invites honorable purpose in death.”
Passers-by were horrified to see Buckel’s burned remains.
“It was just lying there, on its back, knees slightly bent like someone would lie on the sand at the beach,” said Irena Ryjova, 44, a rollerblader who passed by at about 7 a.m., less than an hour after the immolation.
“It’s a shock; it’s a shame,” said mom Dana Lall as she shepherded a crowd of Catholic-school kids past the horrific scene, en route to a baseball game.
As a senior attorney with Lambda Legal defense, Buckel was a lead lawyer in a 2000 lawsuit on behalf of transgender “Boys Don’t Cry” rape-murder victim Brandon Teena, helping the family recover additional damages from neglectful Nebraska law enforcement.
The 1999 movie earned Hilary Swank an Oscar for her portrayal of Teena.
“It’s a very important case, not only within Nebraska but nationally,” Buckel had told the Daily Nebraskan newspaper in 2001, after helping win an $80,000 judgment.
He also fought for the right of gay high school students in Salt Lake City to organize a club, and argued against discrimination in the Boy Scouts of America and the military.
“The thoroughness, the detail and the careful reasoning in the opinion means that other courts around the nation will be paying attention,” he said.
“The news of David Buckel’s death is heartbreaking,” the group tweeted Saturday night.
“This is a tremendous loss for our Lambda Legal family, but also for the entire movement for social justice.”
In another pivotal case, Buckel won a New Jersey Supreme Court ruling in 2006 acknowledging that gay couples are entitled to the same legal rights and financial benefits as heterosexual married couples.
Let us hope liberals everywhere make this a nation sweeping trend.
It’ll only make a statement and difference if we could get about 40 million more to do the same, although as the Germans could attest to the ash from that big of a weenie roast could become a nuisance. My contempt for the ultra liberals and progressive fascists outweighs my compassion for my fellow man. If they want to do us a favor and make a statement then who am I to challenge their silly notions? I’m for freedom and that includes the freedom to self chlorinate their pool of self inflicted ignorance, it makes the world a better place.
“Most humans on the planet now breathe air made unhealthy by fossil fuels, and many die early deaths as a result,” Buckel wrote in his note, which he also sent to the New York Times.
“My early death by fossil fuel reflects what we are doing to ourselves.”
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For a purportedly smart fellow he didn't seem to know that people are living decades longer due to use of fossil fuels.
And there is one other minor thing...I wonder if he thought in those last moments of clarity "Oh [bleep]...this was a bad idea".
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