May 24, 200916 yr I'm going to hell, I kinda laughed at what the pusher said: Passer-By Pushes Potential Suicide Jumper From Bridge In China Chen Fuchao, a man heavily in debt, had been contemplating suicide on a bridge in southern China for hours when a passer-by came up, shook his hand _ and pushed him off the ledge. Chen fell 26 feet (8 meters) onto a partially inflated emergency air cushion laid out by authorities and survived, suffering spine and elbow injuries, the official Xinhua News Agency said Saturday. The passer-by, 66-year-old Lai Jiansheng, had been fed up with what he called Chen's "selfish activity," Xinhua said. Traffic around the Haizhu bridge in the city of Guangzhou had been backed up for five hours and police had cordoned off the area. "I pushed him off because jumpers like Chen are very selfish. Their action violates a lot of public interest," Lai was quoted as saying by Xinhua. "They do not really dare to kill themselves. Instead, they just want to raise the relevant government authorities' attention to their appeals." Xinhua said Lai was "taken away by police" but did not elaborate. A police officer who answered the telephone Saturday at a station close to the bridge confirmed the incident and said it was under investigation. He refused to give any other details and hung up. According to Xinhua, Chen wanted to kill himself because he had accrued 2 million yuan ($290,000) in debt from a failed construction project.
May 24, 200916 yr Sounds like something that would happen in pro wrestling. Shake his hand than clothesline him.
May 24, 200916 yr I was talking to a veteran firefighter friend of mine and he was telling me some stories about jumping incidents he had throughout the years. He was the one who would go out on the ledge with the person who was going to commit suicide and try to talk them out of it. He said the one thing he will never forget is the look of regret on the persons face as soon as they leave that ledge and go for the plunge.
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