A woman died after she was set on fire aboard the New York City subway on an F train in Brooklyn, police say.

I’ve been trying to find out more about this because the story doesn’t make any sense:

“he approached the sleeping woman, and then lit her on fire with what was believed to be a lighter. She added the victim’s clothes became fully engulfed in a matter of seconds.”

Clothing shouldn’t just be flammable like that without some kind of accelerant.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Regulations-Laws--Standards/Statutes/Flammable-Fabrics-Act

  • Zaktor@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    2 days ago

    23 people were murdered by fire in 2023.

    And “immigrant” isn’t a race, but if you’re playing ignorant about how this intertwines with current sociopolitical movements (just like the other two national-coverage murders you cite), this isn’t a particularly surprising slip up. And if that wasn’t enough jumping to “stirring the race pot” paints a pretty clear picture.