Man Accidentally Burns Home Down After Lighting Nike Shoes On Fire.

[Cattledog]

Bartlesville, OK – A Bartlesville man has been arrested after he accidentally burned down his home by attempting to burn a pair of Nike sneakers in protest of the latest Colin Kaepernick Ad.

According to authorities, Jason Helms, 26, placed a pair of Nike sneakers in his garage and soaked them in Kerosene before lighting them on fire and filming it with his iPhone. The fire ended up spreading to the garage walls and ceiling before spreading to his actual home. Helms called 911 but by the time firefighters arrived they were unable to save his home.

People across the country have been setting their Nike shoes of fire in protest against Nike, who recently made an Ad featuring controversial NFL star Colin Kaepernick and reading: “Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything… Just do it”. Officer Don Greenstein encourages people, “Don’t burn your Nike gear, just send them over to me”.



http://www.usatoday-go.com/2018/09/06/bartlesville-man-accidentally-burns-home-down-after-lighting-nike-shoes-on-fire-in-protest-of-nikes-colin-kaepernick-ad/

[flor-de-jasmim]

1. A perfect storm.

[orleans]

66. it's a hoax

here's the link
https://hoax-alert.leadstories.com/3469729-fake-news-florida-man-accidentally-burns-home-down-after-lighting-nike-shoes-on-fire-in-protest-of-n.html

[SergeStorms]

70. That story is about a Florida man...

the OP is about some moron in Oklahoma. Maybe another "hoax", but Trump's supporters aren't the brightest bulbs on the christmas tree.

[orleans]

72. then it's interesting that the name & age of the guy is the same n/t

[SergeStorms]

82. I admit....

I didn't read the story. I just looked at the byline. Sorry. At least we're both Zappa fans.

[Gregory Peccary]

113. Looks like we hit the Zappa trifecta

[fescuerescue]

87. Yea that felt hoaxey to me right away

Complete with a picture that feels familiar (I'm thinking the Tennesee fires)

Funny though.

Thanks for saving me the time to chase it down.

[blueseas]

100. Indeed

[Beakybird]

2. Oy ve!

[shanny]

3. Priceless.

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seriously, there are serious issues with these people. Donate to charity, why don't you, instead of living down to our expectations.

[wryter2000]

4. This isn't the Onion?

You never know these days.

[LisaL]

7. Not the onion.

But it's a hoax.
http://www.examiner-enterprise.com/news/20180906/bartlesville-officials-nike-protest-fire-story-hoax

[wryter2000]

17. Thanks

You never know what's real these days. Sure is funny, though.

[Delmette2.0]

44. I lived there for about 12 years.

It was funny for a few minutes.

[lapfog_1]

101. my ex-wife is from Bartlesville.

I spent many weekends there in the summer breaks between semesters at college.

Her father was a mucky muck with Phillips Petroleum

[Delmette2.0]

108. So was my father in law.

But that was many years ago. I'm glad I only spent 12 years in Oklahoma. I love my Montana mountains.

[lapfog_1]

109. I probably met your Father in Law... if this was in the early 1980s

mine was the Executive VP... and I met some of the other execs at various functions and parties.

[Delmette2.0]

110. You missed him by 15 years.

He was Neill Murphy an attorney in the land leasing division in the 1960's.
I worked at First National Bank start in in 1972. My ex worked at Van Zandt Motors. They sold Lincoln-mercury cars.

[joshcryer]

20. Good sleauthing.

It's actually pathetic that it's believable this day and age.

[Equinox Moon]

64. What clued me in was that he was arrested. For what?

[Jim Lane]

81. I don't find that part implausible.

Suppose it had actually happened. This induhvidual decides to get rid of some stuff he doesn't want, and he lights an unguarded fire that spreads, destroys a building (can't there be arson even of your own building?), and imperils neighboring houses and the people in them.

I remember, as a kid, when we'd rake leaves into the gutter and burn them. That's now generally illegal. If an open leaf fire is a crime, it's at least conceivable that an open Nike fire is a crime.

Note to MAGAts: If you want to burn any Nike gear, do it in an enclosed grill. You could even roast some marshmallows. As you watch the white marshmallows turn brown and black, reflect upon the changing American electorate.

[rgbecker]

90. Love it!

"As you watch the white marshmallows turn brown and black, reflect upon the changing American electorate."

LOL!

[Brother Buzz]

13. This fake news site owner was diving in Andy Borowitz's dumpster

Andy tossed it in the trash as being to pedestrian.

[jberryhill]

56. It's a fake site - usatoday-go.com is NOT usatoday

[dchill]

5. Your fire, duh!

[WhiskeyGrinder]

6. Are people actually falling for this article? Again?

[kcr]

18. Yes, it's a hoax. But what part of it is so unbelievable that people are stupid to fall for it?

Do you think lighting shoes on fire to protest Trump is a perfectly safe family fun activity that the average person would enjoy or something?

[mythology]

51. The URL made it obviously fake.

[kcr]

84. Oh. The URL. Ok then.

[Vermijelli]

74. People usually aren't immediately arrested after accidental fires

And it's troubling that many here didn't even question such an arrest.

Besides the fake URL and the horrid quality as well as extreme brevity of the content, the joke at the end by "Officer Don Greenstein" jumped out at me as fake.

[kcr]

86. The article didn't say he was immediately arrested afterward.

The article is brief and low on details, as you say. It merely says a man has been arrested. And people are indeed arrested for recklessly starting fires all the time. Articles are often brief in their content as well. Take AP articles, for example. The fact that this is indeed a brief article low on facts supports my side. What is so unbelievable about a reckless, stupid person starting a fire in this manner?

[Wellstone ruled]

8. Oh my,another Trumper.

Just purchased two NiKE Golf shirts at the Club House and made sure I wore one into the Bar Room filled with Trump supporters who were on their way to a complete melt down to be drowned in booze. Best hundred bucks I have spent in a while.

[lostnfound]

22. It's a hoax. Nt

[dalton99a]

9. The MAGA cult should burn everything they possess

- clothes, footwear, cars, houses. Do it ASAP

[Gothmog]

10. I nominate this idiot for a Darwin award

[EffieBlack]

11. Is this really USA Today?

I can't find it online.

[Initech]

14. It's a fake.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nike-shoes-boycott-burn/

[EffieBlack]

19. It was suspicious

I always independently check stories like this before commenting or reposting and thought the "usatoday-go.com" url was strange and couldn't get to the article directly, so it didn't seem right.

[marble falls]

35. That's another fake story.

[csziggy]

71. Yep Here is the story on the fake story from a Tulsa newspaper

Viral story claiming Bartlesville man caught his house on fire protesting Nike is a hoax, police say

By Kyle Hinchey Tulsa World 3 hrs ago

Despite what social media would have you believe, a Bartlesville man did not accidentally burn his house down trying to protest a recent Nike ad featuring Colin Kaepernick.

A story about the alleged house fire began trending on Facebook and Twitter on Thursday, but Bartlesville Police Capt. Jay Hastings assures the far-fetched tale is a hoax.

"I know nothing of any such crime," Hastings said.
More: https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/viral-story-claiming-bartlesville-man-caught-his-house-on-fire/article_339a1da5-9c23-5afb-947a-1707b4734339.html

[johnp3907]

16. Hoax.

[Initech]

12. This story...

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nike-shoes-boycott-burn/



Though I wouldn't be surprised if it actually happened.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

15. Turns out this story is a hoax.

http://www.examiner-enterprise.com/news/20180906/bartlesville-officials-nike-protest-fire-story-hoax

But it's very believable.

[Tipperary]

25. Thanks, I had a feeling about this one.

Still, those who burn those shoes better makes sure they are not breathing any of the smoke.

[cstanleytech]

34. Ahhhh to bad lol it was funny though.

[Cattledog]

21. Fake! I'm shocked!

[mythology]

73. Shouldn't you either delete this or at least label it satire/hoax?

[winstars]

23. I knew it was fake because it wasn't "Florida Man".... LOL

[kag]

67. Actually, in one iteration it WAS.

In fact, I think it was the first time around.

Too bad. I was so hoping it was true.

[Tipperary]

24. People are stupid to burn these shoes. Nike uses all kinds of hazardous materials in their shoes.

The fumes must be awful, not to mention it would be difficult to burn those things.

[magicarpet]

27. Use xylene,... It is a much hotter flame.

[ProfessorGAC]

89. Why Not Gasoline?

Burns hotter, more volatile, and nearly everybody has immediate access to gasoline.

[unblock]

28. Instant karma's gonna get you!

[nycbos]

29. Darwin Award?

[trof]

30. I kept looking for the onion sig.

[Bleacher Creature]

31. Please be real! Pretty please!!!!

[cstanleytech]

32. So can his insurance company deny paying him any claims he might make since he intentionally started

the fire?

[JCanete]

33. edit...joke? nt

[Kajun Gal]

36. Hysterical if true.

[rpannier]

37. Just donate the stuff to charity

There are many people out there who could use the clothes

[smirkymonkey]

38. It's so hard to detect irony these days.

Sooner or later, something like this is really going to happen though.

[JDC]

39. I hope insurance F's him also.

[Ccarmona]

40. The Stupid is Strong

[Sneederbunk]

41. Kaepernick sends his thoughts and prayers.

[MineralMan]

42. Karma.

[MarcA]

43. The background terrain was a giveaway. Definitely not Bartlesville area. n/t

[NoMoreRepugs]

45. Goobers gotta be goobers.

[milestogo]

46. Well he believed in something, and he sacrificed everything.

What's wrong with that?

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

47. Ok this one may not be real news but...

Think of the people on their knees... praying something like this doesn’t happen to them.

On their knees. Ironic? or freaking what?

[NastyRiffraff]

48. It's a hoax, but

it's only a matter of time before it really happens.

[JonLP24]

49. Just Do It

[paleotn]

50. The weird thing is...

it's hard to tell truth from hoax with these people. My hoax-o-meter just doesn't have the level of precision necessary to handle our current predicament. Seriously, it's perfectly rational to believe one of these mental diminutives could actually do something this incredibly stupid.

[Perseus]

52. I have to ask, this is real, right? Not the Onion?

I know trumpists stupidity has no limits, but the stuff they do is so unreal that it is hard to believe.

I have to assume the insurance will not pay for stupidity?

[jberryhill]

57. It's a fake site

[liberalmuse]

53. We are in an insane timeline.

I guess he followed the commercial and sacrificed everything for what he believed in.

[sakabatou]

54. Oh my schedenfruede

[jberryhill]

55. Usatoday-go.com is a a fake site

This is bullshit.

[Cha]

58. I thought it was going to be satire.. holy shite.

[LakeArenal]

59. If it were true, Nike should send him a pair of shoes.

[louis c]

60. Don't you have to buy the shoes before you can burn them?

[DangerousRhythm]

61. Why is this still up?

I won't click that original link because it's probably one of those shitty malware sites. Let's not spread misinformation, please. The Onion is one thing. Clickbait sites are another entirely.

[catbyte]

62. ...

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[keithbvadu2]

65. Burn your Nikes on the seat of your Harley, with the gas cap open.

Burn your Nikes on the seat of your Harley, with the gas cap open.

[SergeStorms]

68. Well we KNEW that was going to happen!

And I'm willing to bet there have been more, but they just won't admit it. These are not the sharpest tools in the shed, folks.

[bdamomma]

69. Stupid ass

That's what happens when you a Jim Jones or a David Koresh for this thug trump

[GregD]

75. Bartlesville officials: Nike protest fire story a hoax

http://www.examiner-enterprise.com/news/20180906/bartlesville-officials-nike-protest-fire-story-hoax

[Codeine]

76. Please delete this nonsense. nt

[stonecutter357]

77. A homeless vet could used those shoes !

[trueblue2007]

78. MORON !!!!!!!!!!!!

[oasis]

79. "Burn, baby burn".

[Historic NY]

80. Well at least Ford trucks are self-burning....

[link:https://www.npr.org/2018/09/06/645284416/two-million-ford-trucks-recalled-due-to-reported-seat-belt-fires|]

[Crunchy Frog]

83. Really disappointed that it's a hoax.

[JHB]

85. Casa Chiroptera Caca

Doesn't matter if the story is fake, plenty of real examples, if not as dramatically photogenic

[egduj]

88. K&R for exposure!

[AncientGeezer]

91. You are K&R'ing a hoax

[VOX]

92. Of course it's a hoax; but if Trumpists get their own reality, where he's their Sun King for Life...

Then we "libs" get ours, where the dumb-as-dirt Trumpists do stupid shit like this.

[Liberty Belle]

93. Snopes has debunked this as a hoax; it should be labeled satire.

[GetRidOfThem]

94. Oh this gets to me!

I once was married in Bartlesville, OK, and I even learned to fly there at their municipal airport...

[MrScorpio]

95. Fake news site.

Photo is a from an old California fire.

[niyad]

96. this isn't from the Onion???

[niyad]

97. wonder if his insurance will cover since the house burning was self-inflicted? a very

expensive protest!!

[lame54]

98. Careful - story not verified - then debunked

[SpankMe]

99. The account at the URL for the original article has been suspended

This article was a fake news hoax.

This is exactly how the Russians were spreading fake news in order to create divisiveness in America.

I urge the mods to demote this posting and get it out of DU'ers view before we make asses of ourselves and distribute it further.

[bearsfootball516]

103. People on this board wonder how people can fall for fake news so easily.

This is Exhibit A. When the fake news says something that you want to believe, people will overlook things like sourcing.

[USALiberal]

107. This post needs to be deleted! ADMINS????? nt

[lapfog_1]

102. Of course this is a fake... a real Trumpster

would have used gasoline, not Kerosene...

and burned them on the front or back porch of the trailer home, not the garage.

[samnsara]

104. snopes said not true..but its funny as hell anyway

[USALiberal]

105. Not funny, makes this place look foolish. nt

[JonLP24]

114. I remember when satire used to be fun at this board

I laughed at the article.

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8112584

[Jopin Klobe]

106. Ooooooooooo ...

... ooohhhh-Ok-la-ho-ma-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-haaaaaaaa ....

[Runningdawg]

111. You had to be a real idiot

To fall for this one. Tulsa channel 6 reported it LOL

[mythology]

112. Plenty of DUers fell for it too

Many after it was documented as a hoax in this thread.

[barbtries]

116. the link is not to USAToday

i'm deleting my response below.