Some left wing geniuses protesting outside the Republican convention tried to burn an American flag but one of them caught fire in the process. Then they he lit his friends on fire.

Protestor lit flag on fire, then lit himself on fire, catching others on fire. Flames extinguished by firefighters. No serious injuries. — Cleveland Police (@CLEpolice) July 20, 2016

These folks seem pretty smart, don’t they?

CBS New York reports:

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Cleveland Police: Protester Lights Himself On Fire While Trying To Burn American Flag Police arrested 17 people Wednesday after a melee broke out during a flag-burning in the streets outside the Republican National Convention. It was the most turbulent protest since the four-day convention began on Monday. The chaos briefly prevented delegates and members of the media from getting into the Quicken Loans Arena for the night’s proceedings. The melee brought to 22 the number of people arrested during the convention, far fewer than some law enforcement authorities had feared. “Right now, I think so far, so good,” Police Chief Calvin Williams said Wednesday night. “We’re still out there, we’re still vigilant, to make sure we finish this day and the last day tomorrow on a positive note.” Moments after the flag was set on fire, officers charged in to put it out with an extinguishing spray that some in the crowd thought was pepper spray because of similarities in the design of the canisters and the eye irritation caused by the fire-suppression substance. “You’re on fire! You’re on fire, stupid!” a Cleveland officer shouted at a protester while firing the extinguishing spray.

The video below from FOX Business is footage of the incident. Although it doesn’t show the moment when the protester lit himself up, you get a sense of the situation:

Report: A protest group outside of the #RNCinCLE threatened to burn an #American flag. pic.twitter.com/hKDRAqXgC3 — FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) July 20, 2016

The left has become a parody of itself.

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