Who Doesn’t Hate A Traffic Jam?

Man Pushes Would-be Jumper off bridge

The above mentioned link, though unfortunate, made me smile.  I like the guys take-charge, problem solving attitude.  I also can only tolerate a traffic jam so often.

I am just going to cut and paste the article as well, in case you are too lazy to follow the above link.

Mon May 25, 11:56 am ET

BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese man was pushed off a bridge by an angry passer-by after his threat to commit suicide held up traffic for five hours, Chinese media reported on Saturday.

Retired soldier Lian Jiansheng, 66, broke through a police cordon and reached out to shake the hand of would-be jumper Chen Fuchao before shoving him off the bridge.

“I pushed him off because jumpers like Chen are very selfish. Their action violates a lot of public interests,” Lai was quoted as saying by the China Daily newspaper.

“They do not really dare to kill themselves. Instead, they just want to raise the relevant government authorities’ attention to their appeals.”

Chen, 2 million yuan ($293,200) in debt because of a failed building project, fell 8 metres (yards) onto a partially inflated emergency air cushion and was hospitalized with wrist and back injuries. Lai was detained by police.

Chen was at least the twelfth person since early April to threaten suicide at the same spot, the Haizhu bridge in Guangzhou. But none jumped and—until Lian gave Chen a helping hand—none was pushed.

(Editing by Jerry Norton)

Could you imagine trying to drive home from work, and for the TWELFTH time, traffic is stopped at the same bridge for a jumper.  Especially on a bridge that only has a 8 meter (26 feet or about 2 stories) drop.  Lian Jiansheng is my new hero.  I wonder if he has any tshirts for sale?

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