紐約發生自殺慘劇抗議污染

A renowned gay rights lawyer set himself on fire and burned to death in a New York City park to protest what he said is the destruction of the environment.

Joggers and cyclists found the charred body of David Buckel Saturday in Brooklyn's Prospect Park. He apparently soaked his body with gasoline.

A nearby suicide note said he hopes his death will draw attention to the need to protect the Earth.

"Most humans on the planet now breathe air made unhealthy by fossil fuels, and many die early deaths as a result. My early death by fossil fuel reflects what we are doing to ourselves," the note read, according to The New York Times.一位知名的同性戀者權益律師在紐約市一個公園內爲了抗議他所說的毀滅環境自焚身亡。

慢跑者和騎自行車者星期六在紐約市布魯克林區的展望公園發現了戴維·巴克爾燒焦的屍體。看來他把全身都澆上了汽油。

在附近找到一封遺書說，他希望他的死能夠讓人注意保護地球的必要性。

紐約時報的報道說，這封遺書說：“地球上大部分呼吸着被礦物燃料污染的不健康空氣，很多人因此而喪生。我用礦物燃料提前結束我的生命，來顯示了們其實都在對自己做這樣的事。”

60歲的巴克爾是美國最知名的同性戀權益律師之一。他在參與的案件中都爲同性戀者結婚的權利辯護，並反對童子軍以前實行但已取消了的禁止同性戀者加入的規定。