Jumper at Southlands

AU2PWR · 04-01-2007, 01:12 PM

Traffic Mayhem at Southlands today as some guy committed suicide from jumpin off the Overpass ,

More Info whn i get it

Ringo · 04-01-2007, 02:00 PM

What the....?

There was a guy up the top of the Southland car park sign thingo last Thrusday (?) morning threatening to jump. It was about 7 am when I passed by

Cops where every where....not sure what happened...didn't see anything on the news about it.

Are you serious????????

bArNsY · 04-01-2007, 02:02 PM

they just want attention otherwise they would have jumped!

CAMS290 · 04-01-2007, 02:21 PM

Its a bit hot to be wearing a jumper isnt it Daniel ?

Pinkbits · 04-01-2007, 03:35 PM

Went past at 2.30 and the car park near Wild Bill's is still cordoned off.

pauljh74 · 04-01-2007, 04:27 PM

Geez it would be tempting to head down there and yell out - "Well, make up your mind, are you gonna jump or not?!"

GRNKPR · 04-01-2007, 04:31 PM

i know its after Christmas sales but 100 % off jumpers ?????????????????????????

**Mechan1k** · 04-01-2007, 05:04 PM

I came close to hitting one on the M5 one afternoon (long before the bridge cages were put up).

I swerved just in time to miss the guy as he was mid-air ... poor woman in the Magna behind wasn't so lucky ... she ran over the guy and careered off the freeway through the grass and into a ditch.

**Sorted** · 04-01-2007, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by SR_AU

Traffic Mayhem at Southlands today as some guy committed suicide from jumpin off the Overpass ,

More Info whn i get it

He said the guy did JUMP..........

Wouldn't be so funny if it was some one you knew!!!!!!!!!!

4.9 EF Futura · 04-01-2007, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by DRHEMI

He said the guy did JUMP..........

Wouldn't be so funny if it was some one you knew!!!!!!!!!!

Im sure comments being made in jest... but hardly a laughing matter...

nobbystang · 04-01-2007, 05:29 PM

Never see anything about it in the media!!!

boss-290 · 04-01-2007, 05:51 PM

Are you having us on???

AU2PWR · 04-01-2007, 07:27 PM

Nope , JUst got home , a Male Around 30-40 jumped off the Overpass at Southlands at 3.15 , Killed on Impact , there was Cops and Ambos Everywhere ,

Any yeah , its not a Laughing Matter

[Tonko] · 04-01-2007, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by DRHEMI

He said the guy did JUMP..........

Wouldn't be so funny if it was some one you knew!!!!!!!!!!

would it be funny to you if it were someone you knew? like a relative or the like?

some people are so insensitive...

Van D · 04-01-2007, 09:03 PM

Gotta wonder what happened in the guys life to make him jump. Thoughts out to his friends and fam, if he had any.

**Polyal** · 04-01-2007, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by nobbystang

Never see anything about it in the media!!!

people jump off the west gate all the time, but you dont hear about it as they become like lemmings unfortunately.

LTDHO · 04-01-2007, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by nobbystang

Never see anything about it in the media!!!

The media never publish suicides.

Condolences to the family of the deceased.

snypereb · 04-01-2007, 10:07 PM

Most people who jump of the westgate are never found or thats what I have heard man this is bad about the guy at southland.

OLDFORDNUT · 05-01-2007, 12:41 AM

media very rarely cover suicides because its a known fact that copy cats come out very soon after especialy with teen deaths

exrtnz · 05-01-2007, 01:33 AM

maybe he was just looking at the views up there and slipped? ya never know

Ringo · 05-01-2007, 07:47 AM

Went past at 5.30 yesterday and the cops where packing up. There were a few security people hanging about as well.

Sad.

Pedro · 05-01-2007, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Polyal

people jump off the west gate all the time, but you dont hear about it as they become like lemmings unfortunately.

It was averaging about one a week off the Gateway Bridge in Brisbane when it was first built but it was never reported. It now has a safety fence in place.

GRNKPR · 05-01-2007, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Ringo

Went past at 5.30 yesterday and the cops where packing up. There were a few security people hanging about as well.

Sad.

sale was over ?????????

ZEDAYE · 05-01-2007, 04:28 PM

Does this add to the holiday road toll?

GRNKPR · 05-01-2007, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ZEDAYE

Does this add to the holiday road toll?

only if in mid flight got hit by the car !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ZEDAYE · 05-01-2007, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by GRNKPR

only if in mid flight got hit by the car !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Port Wakefield rd is a major hwy into Adelaide, The other week (5kms from where I live) a disturbed individual walked into the path of a truck. The poor truckie left 40 ft skid marks in an effort to miss the bloke and ended up on his side in the middle of the hwy. If you want to end it at least choose a way that does'nt involve anyone else! Counted in the road toll as a pedestrian death!!!

nobbystang · 05-01-2007, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by nicholas

media very rarely cover suicides because its a known fact that copy cats come out very soon after especialy with teen deaths

I know that is the alledged reason why, my statement was more they never do release in the media, so how can he publish more here when it comes to hand.

Am surprised that they consider this a taboo subject for the media to broadcast.

4.9 EF Futura · 05-01-2007, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by nobbystang

I know that is the alledged reason why, my statement was more they never do release in the media, so how can he publish more here when it comes to hand.

Am surprised that they consider this a taboo subject for the media to broadcast.

It's not taboo and its not an alleged reason. It's a genuine psychological concern.

Ask any journo, councilor or shrink. The media has to be SO careful about reporting suicides - for the exact reason of copycats. It's not just an unwritten rule in journalism, i think its actually in black and white.

nobbystang · 05-01-2007, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by 4.9 EF Futura

It's not taboo and its not an alleged reason. It's a genuine psychological concern.

Ask any journo, councilor or shrink. The media has to be SO careful about reporting suicides - for the exact reason of copycats. It's not just an unwritten rule in journalism, i think its actually in black and white.

I'm sure people have had these ideas long before it stopped being reported. I would be curious to know just what impact if any it has had on reducing suicide figures. Copycat is such a loose term, particularly when talking about suicide. I know in my job we have had shrinks talk to us about it, one of them even had the gall to quote suicide figures that I knew were dramatically under actual figures.

While I agree it shouldn't be reported, I am amazed that the journalist are willing to abide by it when they report so much other crap that has a similar impact on some people. They prance around like they are above the law, and are often far from impartial.

ps, TABOO - Something that is generally not talked about.
A topic that makes people uncomfortable like death

Hunter · 05-01-2007, 06:44 PM

Well the media doesn't seem to have any problem reporting suicide bombers, now does it? I don't see a rush on people in Australia going and strapping plastique to their waist and blowing themselves to kingdom come...