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ZahZoo
05-23-2009, 04:38 PM
This guy deserves a medal!!


Passer-By Pushes Man Contemplating Suicide Off Bridge in China
Saturday, May 23, 2009

BEIJING — 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 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 $290,000 in debt from a failed construction project.

On Thursday, he made his way to the Haizhu bridge, where 11 other people have tried to take their lives since April.

Lai volunteered to talk Chen down but was turned away by police, Xinhua said. Lai then broke through the cordon, climbed to where Chen sat, greeted him with a handshake, then pushed.

Photos in the Beijing Morning Post showed Lai, shoeless and in a T-shirt, saluting after Chen fell.

The paper said Lai was released on bail Friday but did not give any details. It said he had been on medication for "a mental illness" for decades and had been on his way to a hospital for his pills.

Chen was recovering in the hospital, Xinhua said.

FORD
05-23-2009, 05:31 PM
You gotta wonder though.... would Mr. Lai have pushed him if there wasn't an air mattress below?

sadaist
05-23-2009, 06:02 PM
Chen wanted to kill himself because he had accrued $290,000 in debt from a failed construction project.

Hmmm, sounds like the same amount as everyone who has lost a home so far. Ballpark anyways. That'd be a lot of people on bridges here. I wonder if our ancient, deteriorating bridges could hold that many people.

Sarge
05-23-2009, 07:26 PM
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In this photo taken Thursday May 21, 2009, shows Chen Fuchao, right, a man heavily in debt, had been contemplating suicide on a bridge in southern China for hours when a passer-by Lai Jiansheng, left, came up, shook his hand and pushed him off the ledge in Guangzhou, China Lai Jiansheng had been fed up with what he called the "selfish activity" of a potential jumper, Xinhua said. Traffic had been backed up for five hours and police had cordoned off the area. Chen fell 8 meters (26 feet) onto a partially inflated emergency air

Sarge
05-23-2009, 07:27 PM
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Sarge
05-23-2009, 07:28 PM
That guy rules!

LoungeMachine
05-23-2009, 07:31 PM
Not much different than our treatment of Trolls here......

:gulp:

FORD
05-23-2009, 07:47 PM
Not much different than our treatment of Trolls here......

:gulp:


How do you say "sock fucker" in Mandarin? :biggrin:

LoungeMachine
05-23-2009, 07:52 PM
:lmao:

Bkny can tell us.

But seriously, Trolls stand on the edge demanding attention here, and when we tire of them, on of us eventually pushes them off the edge......

:gulp:

kwame k
05-23-2009, 11:43 PM
Fucking instant classic! The old "see ya fucker" salute at the end, nice touch. God bless you Lai, you crazy fucker.

hideyoursheep
05-24-2009, 02:11 AM
Wil E. Coyote- Chen Fuchao

Roadrunner- Lai Jiansheng

GAR
05-24-2009, 02:38 AM
You gotta wonder though.... would Mr. Lai have pushed him if there wasn't an air mattress below?

Ding-dong chingchongs.. go play pingpong!

Top Jimmy
05-26-2009, 06:30 PM
dude watched too many Lethal Weapon movies...

You wanna jump??!? OK then-LET'S JUMP!!!
http://www.zuguide.com/image/Lethal-Weapon.jpg

DavidLeeNatra
05-28-2009, 03:13 AM
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great avatar pic!

Angel
05-28-2009, 06:58 PM
IMO-Anybody who truly wants to commit suicide does it quietly, alone & in private.

I've lost friends to suicide, and not one of them did it at a time or place where the possibility existed for someone to stop them.

FORD
05-28-2009, 07:35 PM
dude watched too many Lethal Weapon movies...

You wanna jump??!? OK then-LET'S JUMP!!!
http://www.zuguide.com/image/Lethal-Weapon.jpg

Or possibly Indiana Jones?
http://www.geekshow.us/wp/wp-content/uploads/image/Raiders_08.jpg
"You wanna talk to God? Let's go see Him together! I got nothing better to do..."