Solomons Bridge Jumper

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crazy_itch

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Ignorance

I pray that all the people posting negative, uninformed, and just play stupid things about another human beings life realize one day you to will meet your maker. And although you may not understand what compels someone to take their own life it's not for you or I to understand. But I will say I'm pretty sure they weren't thinking about the consequences of their actions toward other people. Obviously if they were thinking rationally you wouldn't have the opportunity to make ignorant comments. They are suffering with an illness just like everyone of us has in our lives. It's no different then diabetes, heart disease etc. But because of ignorance most people are to ashamed to get help.
 
RPMDAD

RPMDAD

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vraiblonde said:
This:


And this:


I feel nothing but disdain for the jumper - he's an ass in pretty much every way - but I do feel sympathy for any family members he might have had. Hopefully he's not leaving a wife and some kids high and dry.
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vrai, first off i am not disagreeing with your opinion in any way shape or form, after reading a lot of your posts, i definitely get the impression that you do not like to be inconvenienced and i understand that. I know i am a relative newbie here, and i didn't bother to do a search on this particular topic, but i am sure you can go back and find how many times the TJ bridge has been closed down to suicide jumpers versus how many times it has been closed down for idiotic drivers or broken down vehicles. I know a little about suicide, having it happen in my own family ps, they didn't jump off any local bridges. I think the person contemplating it at the time may decide, i don't want to go home and blow my brains out and let my family discover that, or decide not to do the hanging thing in their bedroom. I am thinking also that ther may be ways people of thinking of suicide may prefer over others, whether it be jumping off a bridge or drug overdose, or suicide by cop, or whatever. The TJ bridge i think was built in 1977, 36 years ago, i am not sure how many suicides have been committed off of it, one a year, two a year, three a year. I think the traffic idiots cause a lot more issues that the suicide bridge jumpers. By the way, I am not in any way shape or form an anti suicide, or family assisted death person in any way shape or form, depending on the prognosis of the disease and the affects on the family. :cheers:
 
TPD

TPD

the poor dad
I wonder if the jumper used the phone at the top of the bridge before jumping. Does this mean all bridges will now have to be reduced in height to about 10' or will we just outlaw them altogether?
 
FireBrand

FireBrand

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I was on the end of the island photographing osprey when the dnr boat and solomons rescue squad boat came haulin' ass out of the harbor and headed around and up the river toward the bridge. We proceeded to drive off of the island and when we saw the bridge blocked up I
figured that it was probably a jumper.
 
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meddauna

meddauna

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TPD said:
I wonder if the jumper used the phone at the top of the bridge before jumping. Does this mean all bridges will now have to be reduced in height to about 10' or will we just outlaw them altogether?
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These high capacity assault bridges need to be banned.
 
TPD

TPD

the poor dad
crazy_itch said:
I pray that all the people posting negative, uninformed, and just play stupid things about another human beings life realize one day you to will meet your maker. And although you may not understand what compels someone to take their own life it's not for you or I to understand. But I will say I'm pretty sure they weren't thinking about the consequences of their actions toward other people. Obviously if they were thinking rationally you wouldn't have the opportunity to make ignorant comments. They are suffering with an illness just like everyone of us has in our lives. It's no different then diabetes, heart disease etc. But because of ignorance most people are to ashamed to get help.
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Welcome - great first post! :buddies:
 
itsbob

itsbob

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teacherhm said:
I rarely bother commenting on ignorant posts, but I have to say that I am utterly disgusted by some of the comments in this thread. Instead of cracking jokes and/or complaining about the traffic that's occurred as a result of this person's desperation, why not try practicing some compassion?

No matter what your views are on suicide and whether or not it's "selfish," that poor victim clearly felt there was no other way out and was in a place much darker than many of us have probably ever felt. Not only was the victim clearly in pain, but now his family and friends are going to hear the news and their lives will be changed forever as well.

I have grown up in SoMD and typically enjoy living and working here, but I have to say that I have never been more embarrassed or ashamed of where I'm from than I was while reading some of the posts in this thread.

My thoughts and prayers are with the victim's friends and family and with all of those who felt the need to make cruel comments regarding this tragedy.
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Me? I'm just glad he/she was adult enough to go out alone and not takr 20 or 30 kids with him...

Other than that... little f'r could have done this at 2 AM As to not inconvenience the commuters..
 
GWguy

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popsicle said:
Diver stuck in traffic.... LEO went to go find him in traffic and bring him/her over.
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I was stuck in the traffic heading towards the bridge. Saw the LEO come over the bridge heading south. Then some jerkelhead pulls up on my left followed by another car. I'm thinking, "wtf.... why is he trying to pass me here with a cop with lights flashing coming the other way???"

Turns out this was the guy the LEO was going to escort over. The two trucks fell in line behind the LEO and back over the bridge.

I turned around and went to L'town for dinner.
 
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RPMDAD

RPMDAD

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itsbob said:
Me? I'm just glad he/she was adult enough to go out alone and not takr 20 or 30 kids with him...

Other than that... little f'r could have done this at 2 AM As to not inconvenience the commuters..
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Agree with you on not taking any one else out like some psychos do. But i guess when you decide on suicide by yorself, which i guess is a pretty major decision, your first thought would not be on inconveniencing anyone else. Maybe the Govt. will write a book on when where and how.
 
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Inkd

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crazy_itch said:
I pray that all the people posting negative, uninformed, and just play stupid things about another human beings life realize one day you to will meet your maker. And although you may not understand what compels someone to take their own life it's not for you or I to understand. But I will say I'm pretty sure they weren't thinking about the consequences of their actions toward other people. Obviously if they were thinking rationally you wouldn't have the opportunity to make ignorant comments. They are suffering with an illness just like everyone of us has in our lives. It's no different then diabetes, heart disease etc. But because of ignorance most people are to ashamed to get help.
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Every day I wake up I am prepared to meet my maker. It damn near happened yesterday. Question is, is my maker prepared to meet me?

I would disagree that they weren't thinking of the consequences of their actions towards others. I think they do think about it and disregard how others will feel.

I know there are some people out there who are truly sick and for whatever reason they don't seek help, then there are others who are selfish and take a permanent solution to a temporary problem.
 
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somdforever

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vraiblonde said:
I disagree. He wanted his suicide to be highly public, and it is.
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and you know this for a fact? You really believe he/she even gave thought that their desperate act was going to inconvenience others? If you don't know the individual, don't try to pyschoanalyze what was going through their mind!
 
MMDad

MMDad

Lem Putt
teacherhm said:
I have grown up in SoMD and typically enjoy living and working here, but I have to say that I have never been more embarrassed or ashamed of where I'm from than I was while reading some of the posts in this thread.
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The really messed up ones aren't locals, they are imported. The heartless one is from Nebraska.
 
vraiblonde

vraiblonde

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somdforever said:
and you know this for a fact? You really believe he/she even gave thought that their desperate act was going to inconvenience others? If you don't know the individual, don't try to pyschoanalyze what was going through their mind!
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Do I know for a fact that he obviously wanted his suicide to be public?

Hello? He jumped off a freaking bridge during rush hour traffic.

Let me make sure I understand:

Some guy goes out of his way to commit suicide in as public a way possible without taking anyone else with him :)cheers:) and now we're...not supposed to be discussing it?

Really? You people, I swear....

I would like to suggest that if he didn't want strangers commenting about his death, he'd have found a more private method of doing it. And yes, it would be nice if these people would think about others for a change instead of getting all wrapped around themselves to the exclusion of everything else.
 
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