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Jumpers
Turns out suicide is not painless, at least if you're going over the Golden Gate Bridge:
The very moment John Kevin Hines jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge, he knew he'd made a mistake.His eyes wet with tears, he had finally consented to the voices that commanded him to take his own life. But at 10:40 a.m. on that overcast September day, just as he catapulted over a 4-foot-high railing and began his frantic free fall, the college freshman asked himself: "What did I just do? I don't want to die."
Plummeting head-first toward the churning waters 220 feet below, he tried to scream, but the force of the descent sucked the air from his lungs. He felt an odd euphoria as winds buffeted his body. But to survive, he knew he had to right himself before hitting the water.
At last, the former high school wrestler and football nose tackle tipped his head back, plunging below the surface feet first. Pain raced through his legs as the impact fractured an ankle and shattered two vertebrae in his lower back.
Includes lots of macabre details about the dark side of the nation's most recognizable bridge.
Via The Politburo Diktat.
Hey Scott, Thanks for the information. People less educated need to know you are correct. It is far from painless, infact I was on so much morphene due to the fall and the impact of the water, I was nearly knocked unconcious and had to be forced into a coma. I was given a fifty fifty chance of living through the night.
Hope you are doing well and seriously this information could change the mind of a suicidal person. Suicide is preventable by all, remember we are our brother's keeper. We are not here on this world alone, we are here to help and guide one another. It is too bad violence in our society and globe is hurting us so bad.
I hope that anyone thinking of killing themselves will stop and realize that suicide is a permenent solution to a temporary problem, no matter what your woes and issues are, you can work through them. If you are so sad as to wish to end your life, find something to live for Please contact a family member a doctor or call 911, or to speak to a suicide prevention specialist call
1.800.273.TALK(8255) HELP IS AVAILABLE YOU DON'T NEED TO GIVE UP, STAY STRONG LIVE WELL AND STAY HEALTHY.
JOHN KEVIN HINES
Posted by: Happiness is hard to find on August 11, 2006 07:38 PM