Man sets himself on fire at National Mall
• http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/man-sets-Witnesses told The Daily News that the man had poured gasoline over his body before lighting himself. Two passing joggers rushed to his side. One of the joggers pulled off his shirt in an effort to beat down the flames.
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/man-on-fire-at-national-mall-in-washington-dc-1380924976-slideshow/
Notice the complete lack of images of the burning man? Had this been Tibet or Tunisia that was not a problem. But a guy self-immolates in the Capitol and the press is not only incurious . . . they want everyone else to be incurious as to 'why' too.