SUICIDE JUMPER ON MRPB!!!

Post by **Brad** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:10 pm

SUICIDE JUMPER ON MRPB!!!

There was a man treating to jump from the ped bridge tonight. Photos to come!

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:20 pm

Well, that didn't take long at all... I was guessing that was what was going on when I heard the cops and fire trucks heading out to the river, and they weren't going to Ricks, but rather the boat dock behind it.

I know that they had this in mind when designing it - with the higher railings and setbacks of the walkways from the edge. Hopefully this doesn't become a regular occurrence. Maybe they'll have the downtown Segway cops do regular patrols out that way (as they do currently at HofA park), as I saw him speed his way up there after the couple of cop cars tonight.... Really amusing sight, actually. Cop cars doing 30 or 40, with the poor Segway making it there a couple of minutes later doing its measly 10 mph.

Post by **Brad** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:07 pm

Here are the photos:

the1wags · Post by **the1wags** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:14 pm

You shoulda yelled "You won't do it, pussy!" I hope the cops knocked the poo outta him.

Uffda · Post by **Uffda** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 10:04 pm

well you and your photos just made wowt 10 o'clock news....

cp jay 07 · Post by **cp jay 07** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 11:43 pm

the1wags wrote:You shoulda yelled "You won't do it, pussy!" I hope the cops knocked the poo outta him.

Haha that is the funniest thing I have ever read on this board. Im still laughing

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 11:54 pm

If he hadn't jumped by the time the cops got there, he either wasn't serious and just wanted the attention, or he's just a confused individual and doesn't know what he's doing.

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 8:08 am

I would have just had a boat down there waiting for him to bail, not sent out 4 firetrucks, 2 ambulances and all those cops. I still don't think that fall is fatal.

Stargazer · Post by **Stargazer** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 8:18 am

No kidding... I would simply directed him over to the 480 bridge.

Congratulations Brad... albeit not the most glamorous assignment.
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/28432759.html

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 12:12 pm

Way to go Brad. Now everyone loves the bridge! Awesome civic duty!

Posted by: carol on Sep 16, 2008 at 11:41 AM
Well, I wondered how long it would take before someone figured this would just be another bridge to jump off of.....guess it wasn't enough to have the Morman, 480, I-80 and S. Omaha Bridges. Fred, I like your idea for the rescue nets.....

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Posted by: waste on Sep 16, 2008 at 10:40 AM
Just what we need to take up law enforcement time that could be used for a shooting just up the steet

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Posted by: Nick on Sep 16, 2008 at 10:35 AM
How often will "security" and "rescuers" be dispatched, and how much is it costing every time they do??? Sounds like this could get expensive.

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Posted by: Rather not say. on Sep 16, 2008 at 10:13 AM
I've asked this before: How high is the fence? Why isn't it totally enclosed with fencing? It should be. There's a lot of people that have crazy ideas.

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Posted by: to the bridge haters on Sep 16, 2008 at 10:06 AM
he could have done this just as easily on the mormon bridge, 480 bridge, up bridge, 80 bridge, etc. if he was serious about committing suicide, he would have done it. He was just looking for attention.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 16, 2008 at 09:57 AM
People are chomping at the bit to walk across this bridge. LET EM!

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Posted by: me on Sep 16, 2008 at 09:48 AM
This will probably be just the first of many...

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Posted by: ca on Sep 16, 2008 at 08:46 AM
oh good! at least a taxpayer got to walk on it first!

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Posted by: anonymous on Sep 16, 2008 at 08:19 AM
You can Thank X Mayor Fahey, had this been put to a vote we wouldn't be reading this news article! Great way to advertise the bridge to no where.

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Posted by: Gary on Sep 16, 2008 at 07:24 AM
Maybe he just wanted to see, up close, what all the money was spent on?

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Posted by: HL on Sep 16, 2008 at 06:35 AM
He was sitting on a railing? So does this mean there will NOT be any barriers on the railings? From the picture, it does look like just a railing, nothing else there to prevent someone climbing up and jumping or falling off. If that's the case, WHERE were the designers' minds? That's an accident or tragedy waiting to happen - suicide attempts, kids climbing up and falling, etc.. I hope there's a huge liability policy on this bridge, because the first time someone falls or jumps off, even if it's due to their own stupidity or carelessness, you can bet the family will file a lawsuit.

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Posted by: ... on Sep 15, 2008 at 11:42 PM
How did he get there? and what where his intentions?

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Posted by: Fred on Sep 15, 2008 at 11:11 PM
It looks like the police are going to be kept busy. Maybe rhey can string some reascue nets under the bridge and call them Kerrey's Landing.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 15, 2008 at 09:29 PM
Lock him up for stupidity.

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Post by **Brad** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 1:03 pm

|expletive| those people. They were going to find something to complain about anyway.... People are going to |expletive| no matter what... I just wish all the positive thinkers in this world would get on there and support the bridge. DROWN OUT THE BITCHERS LIKE PEOPLE EVENTUALLY DID WITH THE BALLPARK!

UNOstudent · Post by **UNOstudent** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 2:22 pm

to the bridge haters @ 10:06am = me

Post by **Brad** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 3:14 pm

Here is my interview from last night:

http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/28489189.html

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 3:51 pm

Interview or sales pitch?

Post by **Brad** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 4:02 pm

DTO Luv wrote:Interview or sales pitch?

Sales pitch for the ladies

... I just answered the questions.

I am glad they pointed out that it happens on all the bridges several times a year.

adam186 · Post by **adam186** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 4:23 pm

Nice job Brad. I was running at the gym and suddenly your face popped up so I switched to your channel. You're famous now!

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:30 pm

Nice! Congrats!

TitosBuritoBarn · Post by **TitosBuritoBarn** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:59 pm

These peoples' posts on the WOWT board are frustrating. Why is it that people who lack common sense ALWAYS have to write letters? They're usually the only ones who do. I remember one time there was a lady who wrote a letter to the Public Pulse in the World Herald about how she was convinced the architects of the West Dodge Expressway had screwed up because there was no way that traffic on the 120th street bridge would be able to pass under the expressway. Instead of looking to see if perhaps it might be up for demolition, she skipped that step, decided that she must certainly be right about the matter, and wrote a letter.

Back in 2000 they complained that the Qwest Center would be unsuccessful. Proven wrong, they are now convinced that the new pedestrian bridge will attract muggers (ones who are attracted to bright flamboyant public areas with lots of people no less) which will, in turn, make the Qwest Center unsuccessful. Oh and one man is afraid that he will be pushed off the bridge over the neck high railing by a stranger. Ridiculous.

Bugeater · Post by **Bugeater** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 6:42 pm

Brad wrote: DROWN OUT THE BITCHERS LIKE PEOPLE EVENTUALLY DID WITH THE BALLPARK!

Yes, because Lord knows anyone with an opinion that differs from yours should not be allowed to express it.

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:09 pm

On June 25 I noted:

nativeomahan wrote:I hope that the designers have already taken into account the suicide issue! ...

I don't design bridges for a living. I realize it is difficult to make anything suicide proof. Heck, people kill themselves using can openers. But....couldn't the designers of this bridge done the taxpayers a little bitty favor and at least made it darn difficult to climb over the fences? Something simple like raising the fences up a foot or two higher might have done the trick. And saved us all the the extra police overtime.

And forgive me, but as someone who has had extensive experience in the mental health arena while working as an attorney in mental health board commitment hearings for several years, I don't find any humor in these types of stories. There are a lot of very troubled people living in our society, and many/most cannot afford the medications needed to lead normal lives. It is one more side effect of our health care crisis. Most of these people have families who have tried and tried to get help for their loved ones, but without great insurance coverage or tens of thousands of dollars in money laying around, these people are often destined to slip between the cracks. It can take something like an incident on a bridge to get them into inpatient treatment.

Post by **Brad** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:20 pm

THE DUDE GOT AROUND RAZOR WIRE ON TOP OF A 8' CHAIN LINK FENCE!!!!

No design would stop him..... Worry about the people not the bridge!!!!!!

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 8:10 am

Why don't we start putting tunnels around every street so people don't fling themselves into traffic? Why don't we put pillows down on the ground everywhere to cushion the falls of people jumping off buildings? THe world is a crazy place but for the most part things all go according to plan.

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 10:24 am

While I generally acknowledge Bill Maher as funny yet kooky, he said one of the most insightful things about this type of thing:

"I'm tired of arranging my world around what the stupidest people might do."

Stargazer · Post by **Stargazer** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:32 am

He has said time and time again that men were 'never meant' to be monogamous... and marriage is therefore 'unnatural'.

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:19 pm

Stargazer wrote:He has said time and time again that men were 'never meant' to be monogamous... and marriage is therefore 'unnatural'.

I would actually agree with that, but replace marriage with monogamy (after all, many/most marriages are not monogamous). Monogamy is unnatural for a species trying to survive, which is what we were for hundreds of thousands of years.

"Can't" be monogamous is a different issue.

But oh well... we digress.