john_gacy Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Murphys Law song that came to mind when I came across this story, kind of funny and couldn't think of a thread to put this in. Dude was going to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge when an onlooker broke through the crowd and did it for him (the guy survived): (CNN) -- 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 documented 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_gacy Posted May 23, 2009 Author Share Posted May 23, 2009 And just to beat you all to it..... CHINESE PEOPLE!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsmbfan Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 pics? ...... FAIL WTF IS THIS SHIT THEN: "A photographer documented the sequence of events. The photographs show Lian, dressed in a T-shirt, shorts and socks, saluting to the crowd after pushing Chen off." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_gacy Posted May 23, 2009 Author Share Posted May 23, 2009 Searched for pics but found none, story is still amusing though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris The Butcher Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Crazy chanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Harris Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Lian greeted Chen with a handshake, then pushed him off the bridge, Xinhua said. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcan5 Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 i thought this was gunna be an MED thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_gacy Posted May 24, 2009 Author Share Posted May 24, 2009 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090523/ap_on_re_as/as_china_suicide_help Unfortunately the pic they have is just before he got pushed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Damn.. Haha.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-walk Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Thats so rad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dowmagik Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 HEY HOMIE YOU NEED HELP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_gacy Posted May 24, 2009 Author Share Posted May 24, 2009 For some reason that made me think of this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOqpoie1iuc almost tempted not to post it as this guy is a douchebag IRL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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