Would-be suicide jumper pushed off bridge

[MaNuMaNiAc]

I'm sorry but

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/as...ide/index.html

A passerby pushed a would-be suicide jumper off a bridge in southern China because he was angry at the jumper's "selfish activity," Chinese media reported Saturday.

It happened Thursday in the city of Guangzhou as Chen Fuchao threatened to jump off Haizhu Bridge, China's Xinhua news agency reported.

The bridge has gained a "macabre" reputation with 11 jumpers having thrown themselves off the bridge since the start of April, Xinhua said.
Traffic was held up for nearly five hours and a crowd gathered as Chen sat on the bridge, threatening to jump, Xinhua reported.

Chen wanted to kill himself because he had 2 million yuan ($294,000) in debt after a failed construction project, Xinhua reported.

Lian Jiansheng, 66, who was passing by the bridge, offered to talk Chen down, Xinhua said. Police refused, but Lian broke through the police cordon and climbed to where Chen was sitting.

Lian greeted Chen with a handshake, then pushed him off the bridge, Xinhua said.

Chen fell 26 feet (8 meters) onto a partially-inflated emergency air cushion, damaging his spine and elbow in the fall, Xinhua said. He is now recovering in a hospital.

A photographer do ented the sequence of events. The photographs show Lian, dressed in a T-shirt, shorts and socks, saluting to the crowd after pushing Chen off.

"I pushed him off because jumpers like Chen are very selfish. Their action violates a lot of public interest," Lian told Xinhua. "They do not really dare to kill themselves. Instead, they just want to raise the relevant government authorities' attention to their appeals."

Police took Lian away after the incident, Xinhua said. It did not say whether he would face any charges.

[exstatic]

How very Lethal Weapon.

[JMarkJohns]

Assisted Suicide...

[Bender]

should have waited until the safety balloon was inflated. In america the would-be jumper would sue for millions because of his hurt spine.

still, props to the guy who pushed, then saluted the crowd...

[Bukefal]

"I pushed him off because jumpers like Chen are very selfish. Their action violates a lot of public interest," Lian told Xinhua. "They do not really dare to kill themselves. Instead, they just want to raise the relevant government authorities' attention to their appeals."

This is true in most of the cases, they want attention, and people to feel sorry for them. They know exactly how to get their attention. Not everyone, but many yes.

Of course, there are people who are really depressed and sick. im not talking about them.

[fraga]

[exstatic]

I remember a potential jumper on the Fredericksburg/410 bridge maybe 7-8 years ago. They stopped morning rush hour traffic to try to talk him down. By like 10 O'Clock, people were so aggravated at being late for their days that they were getting out of their cars and screaming at him to jump.

For some reason, that area is popular with suicides and attempted suicides. There was a "successful" one not too long ago.

[jack sommerset]

I like the slant eyes. The guy who pushed him might not even be charged. In this country he would be in jail and the suicidal freak would sue,write a book,reality show and live happily ever after.