China bridge jumper 'gets a push'

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A man threatening to commit suicide by jumping from a Chinese bridge was approached by a passer-by who shoved him over the edge, local media say.

Lai Jiansheng, 66, said he was fed up with the desperate man's "selfish activity" which caused huge traffic jams in Guangzhou, southern China.

Chen Fuchao fell 26ft (8m) on to an air cushion and is recovering in hospital, the official Xinhua news agency said.

Xinhua said Mr Lai was "taken away by police", but gave no further details.

The drama unfolded when Mr Chen climbed on to Haizhu Bridge in Guangzhou on Thursday and threatened to jump.

'Debt worries'

He told police he wanted to kill himself because he was 2m yuan ($293,000 or £184,000) in debt following a failed construction project, the China Daily reported.

Traffic around the bridge was stopped for five hours while officers tried to coax Mr Chen to safety.

Retired soldier Mr Lai at first volunteered to try to talk Mr Chen down but was turned away by police, Xinhua said.

Mr Lai is said to have then broken through the police cordon, climbed to where Mr Chen sat, greeted him with a handshake - and then pushed him off the edge.



Pictures in the China Daily show him saluting to the crowd after Mr Chen fell on to the partially filled emergency air cushion.

"I pushed him off because jumpers like Chen are very selfish," the newspaper quoted Mr Lai as saying.
"Their action violates a lot of public interests. They do not really dare to kill themselves. Instead, they just want to raise the relevant government authorities' attention to their appeals."

Mr Chen is said to have suffered spine and elbow injuries and is recovering in a Guangzhou hospital.

The bridge has gained a macabre reputation, attracting at least 12 would-be suicide jumpers since the start of April, according to the China Daily report.

None of the 12 has jumped, although each has held up traffic for several hours, it said



source: (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8064867.stm)

:ryoma

I love china :lmao.

[Platinum]

Everybody needs a helping hand.... :LOS.

[The Comedian]

:lmao that guy is such a dick

[abcd]

Thats one way of stopping suicides :LOS

[Utopia Realm]

:lmao that guy is such a dick

Wish I was there to see the event take place.:-(

[Jagon Fox]

:lmao i'm sorry i know i shouldn't be laughing but its kinda funny that the guy called his bluff.

[makeoutparadise]

Mr Lai is said to have then broken through the police cordon, climbed to where Mr Chen sat, greeted him with a handshake - and then pushed him off the edge.

handshake FTW :lmao

[Cirus]

You know we need people like that in the US. I am talking about a person who is willing to act and not stand around. That guy, though as wreckless as it was, was a person who took the initiative and did something rather then standing around watching it happen.

[Peak]

Oh my god.

Fucking China. :lmao

[Gecka]

fuck it

i would have created an earthquake through my shear rage of being in the same place for 5 hours

[Xion]

In Communist China being "taken away by police" means death. :zaru

[Bitch]

I would have done the same.

If you want to commit suicide, do it in private.

[Tsukasa009]

I love how he shook the mans hand before he did it, what a champ!

[Son Goku]

its odd how the would be jumper shook his hand

[saprobe]

In Communist China being "taken away by police" means death. :zaru

Not necessarily. He could be sent to a labor camp in Inner Mongolia or something. Well OK, that probably means death eventually. In any case you do NOT want that to happen to you.


What the hell is this?

Chen Fuchao fell 26ft (8m) on to an air cushion and is recovering in hospital, the official Xinhua news agency said.


Was he a stunt jumper or what? Why was there an air cushion (whatever that is) under the guy?

On a bridge here in Washington state a few years ago people yelled and threw stuff at a woman who was threatening to jump because she was holding up traffic. Nobody actually pushed her, though. I don't even remember if she ended up jumping or not.

[-Dargor-]

its odd how the would be jumper shook his hand

Thats because he was an attention whore. The simple fact he even was willing to shake hands prooved he was never gonna do it anyway, I real suicider wouldn't have cared.

Then again, real suiciders don't go around jamming bridges for 5 hours, they already had lots of time to think about it and its usually quick.

[Ezio Auditore Da Firenze]

Omfg

:rotfl

[Wolfarus]

I laughed.

If the supposedly suicidal guy stalled long enough for the authorities to set up an air cushion beneath him, then he wasnt completely suicidal, i think. The guy giving him a push was simply getting the whole thing over with so traffic could resume :hurr

Though i wonder what charge the pusher will face. Assault? Reckless endangerment? Lulz inducer? :zaru

[abcd]

I laughed.

If the supposedly suicidal guy stalled long enough for the authorities to set up an air cushion beneath him, then he wasnt completely suicidal, i think. The guy giving him a push was simply getting the whole thing over with so traffic could resume :hurr

Though i wonder what charge the pusher will face. Assault? Reckless endangerment? Lulz inducer? :zaru

Imagine the police having to stop and control the traffic for 5 hours, bringing aircushions ,Probably talking to him over a speaker about how his life is important .... And one guy just comes and pushes him off ....

If i was the leader of the police team .. I would kill this(pusher) guy in the most radical way possible :zaru

[ragnara]

That guy is a hero.

[Wolfarus]

Imagine the police having to stop and control the traffic for 5 hours, bringing aircushions ,Probably talking to him over a speaker about how his life is important .... And one guy just comes and pushes him off ....

If i was the leader of the police team .. I would kill this(pusher) guy in the most radical way possible :zaru

Or give him an award for putting an end to the shenannigans, since it was obvious by that time the guy wasnt really going to kill himself, and even IF he jumped off himself, there was a nice, fluffy cushion waiting to catch him.

The pusher simply choose the shortest and most logical way to end the situation, so the traffic congestion could clear up :hurr

[Kosshi]

Seriously though, is that alowed?

Only in China ay.

[Rikudou]

Who cares about Chinese killing themselves?
There's plenty of Chinese in the world anyway. :zaru

[Fenix]

Who cares about Chinese killing themselves?
There's plenty of Chinese in the world anyway. :zaru

Oh internet, I can't even get mad at you without the typical "relax im kidding!" rebuttal :zaru

[The Precentor]

Riggs would be proud.

[T4R0K]

"Pushman" is awesome ! At least, he waited for the air cushion, THEN THROW THE FUCKER OFF EVERYONE'S ROAD ! YEAH !!

[Lucaniel]

That guy is actually so awesome. I wish more people would do that to the attention whores.

[T4R0K]

"IMMAH GUNNA SHOOT MYSELF !!"

*grabs gun, shoots suicide candidate in the foot*

"ARE YOU CRAZY !? YOU TRIED TO KILL ME !"

Me "Isn't that whatcha wanted ?"

[Mattaru]

:lmao Oh, absolutely epic and lulzy

[I]

The guy who pushed him, cares about the traffic more than him :lmao

[Altron]

Too bad this will be the last time we hear from the guy that pushed the moron :(

[Tokoyami]

He was obviously trying to be a good Samaritan and helped the guy out is all.

[T7 Bateman]

Apart of me thinks what the pusher did was mess up but the other part fully understands why and did it.

[Ladd]

That guy is my hero, and I'm not even joking.

[Spencer_Gator]

lol he just was helping

[dummy plug]

a good Samaritan indeed :kaga

[Sunuvmann]

Ahahaha Superb DO IT FAGGOTry :lmao

[dummy plug]

Apart of me thinks what the pusher did was mess up but the other part fully understands why and did it.

i find myself agreeing :urahaha