Discussion Every weekend in the past 13 years, Chen Si dedicates his life to preventing suicides in China's most notorious jumping spot

[Jumper Geo]

This story was from the Daily Mail in 2016 but he also says he was once one of them, I knew straight away from his name he wouldn't jump,

Man saves 321 people on China's most frequented suicide spot

Chen Si, 48, patrols the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge every weekend. At 197 feet above waters, the bridge is a notorious suicide spot in China. Mr Chen has saved 321 people in 13 years.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Cheers

Geo

 

[JustAMatterOfTime]

Fine if he can talk them down whatever I would not want someone there yapping at me but when he grabs them that is too far and it is not his right to physically intervene.

 

[All Things Must Pass]

The world isn't black and white, but that man has good intentions so I'm choosing the former. Jumpers do it impulsively anyways, and impulsive bus catchers usually have fixable stressors.

 

[Superdeterminist]

Neither really, or maybe both. He saves them from the agony and terror of a jump which is arguably noble. However, if they later regret having survived, then it's he who has contributed to their prolonged suffering.

 

[Jumper Geo]

Mind you, if he did save you and you still wanted to CTB you could just come back and jump, Monday to Friday,

Cheers

Geo

 

[popcorn]

china is a fkin shit hole, i wuda killed myself years ago if i had to live there

 

[awfullife]

This guy has some serious issues if he spends that much time helping strangers while his kids and wife spend their weekends without him...

Noble effort i guess - i just hope one day he doesnt encounter one of his children on bridge...that would fuck him up prolly

 

[BeansOfRequirement]

Judging from the height + water, most of those deaths are not instant. I'd rather go with exsanguination than that bridge, tbh. Still voting devil since anti-choice.

 

[saltshaker]

Booo!

 

[Buffy5120]

The world isn't black and white, but that man has good intentions so I'm choosing the former. Jumpers do it impulsively anyways, and impulsive bus catchers usually have fixable stressors.

This is true

 

[Bedrock48]

I think his hearts in the right place and he's probably saved at least a few people who maybe didn't want to die and just wanted support or someone to see them. Can definitely see how you could see him as a "devil" if you really wanted to ctb though and he was making possibly your only choice of method more difficult. I'd lean more towards angel though.

 

[BottomlessPit]

that man has good intentions so I'm choosing the former.

Good intentions don't make up for the fact that he is infringing on their right to die. If someone commits homicide it's a crime and despicable regardless of any supposed good intent. The same goes for anti-choicers. The right to die is just as important as the right to live.

Jumpers do it impulsively anyways

Pretty arrogant to generalize like that.

 

[FuneralCry]

Like he may have good intentions and many people are impulsively jumping, it may be a spur of a moment thing for them and they might not want to really die. However I am pro choice and I believe we should have a right to die so I don't really support this exactly.

 

[builtwrong]

Neither really, or maybe both. He saves them from the agony and terror of a jump which is arguably noble. However, if they later regret having survived, then it's he who has contributed to their prolonged suffering.

I think this is the most down to earth answer. Though I can't say I like the idea of someone even trying to talk people down. Suicide is scary, let them work up their own nerve

 

[JigsawFeelin]

he is angle.

 

[motel rooms]

Mind your own business, CUNT!!!

 

[Jumper Geo]

OMG, will the beat the

Cheers

Geo

 

[motel rooms]

60.4% + 45.8% = 106.2%

 

[Jumper Geo]

A clear leader is emerging, what's your opinion.

Cheers

Geo

 

[motel rooms]

65.5% out of 107.3% is certainly impressive
(65.5% + 41.8% = 107.3%)

 

[Jumper Geo]

Only a few days left to get your votes in, a clear leader has emerged.

Cheers

Geo

 

[motel rooms]

Chen Si is an angel, my ass! He's batshit crazy, and by that I mean that he's crazy about bat shit. He started the pandemic!

 

[BluesRunTheGame]

The documentary is certainly worth a watch (trailer):

 

[sephlove]

This story was from the Daily Mail in 2016 but he also says he was once one of them, I knew straight away from his name he wouldn't jump,

Man saves 321 people on China's most frequented suicide spot

Chen Si, 48, patrols the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge every weekend. At 197 feet above waters, the bridge is a notorious suicide spot in China. Mr Chen has saved 321 people in 13 years.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Cheers

Geo

I think people must know about him if he's been doing this for 13 years at a bridge that's well known.
If u really want to die, ur going to do it in a way where most ppl aren't going to fight out until after. If u are doing it knowing someone will probably stop and talk to you, perhaps u want help, or ur just looking for someone who cares.

 

[Jumper Geo]

The documentary is certainly worth a watch (trailer):

He is intrusive in the way he approaches people but they know where he patrols so if they want to CTB, Monday to Friday is a good bet or wait until you see him start to drive along the bridge and you cross to the other side,

Cheers

Geo

 

[Jumper Geo]

Well, there is a clear leader, I don't want to ruin the poll but I will give you a hint who is winning. Click here for a hint,

The films have always taught me good wins against evil in the end.

Cheers

Geo

 

[Jumper Geo]

It's final, the winner was the with 44 votes and the Angel got 33 votes.

Thank you to everyone who voted.

Cheers

Geo

 

[LONE WOLF.]

The poll closed far too early! Personally I think he's a very Noble man who has a great deal of empathy with us suicidal fuck ups! Which not many of the sheeples out there have or even understand! I applaud the gentleman and doff my hat to him!

 

[Jumper Geo]

Lol, I didn't do a long poll just 1 week but I did need to keep bumping it, the stress from the responsibility keeping it active was massive,

Cheers

Geo

 

[Jumper Geo]

I found another Angel or Devil the headline sums it up he never tried to grab them just talked to them from 2012.

Australia mourns 'angel' who saved 160 from suicide

Australians are paying tribute to a retired life insurance salesman credited with saving 160 people from taking their own lives at a notorious suicide spot.

www.bbc.co.uk

Cheers

Geo