This cheery video says so much about the human condition.
Police in Guangzhou spend hours trying to talk a suicidal man off a bridge before a pensioner breaks through and does what Plod fails to achieve. He even cuddles him. What happens next is a lesson to anyone dependent on the kindness of strangers. Inspired by the Harry Enfield/Paul Whitehouse school of compassion.
From East South West North via Blood and Treasure.
Friday, 22 May 2009
Pensioner sorts out suicide bid
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2 comments:
And for the rebuttal:
"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."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8064867.stm
Not much of an excuse, is it?
On the other hand, he has given us one of the year's funniest/saddest videos.
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