For the love of one's fellow man
From China - the
BBC News tells this story:
China bridge jumper 'gets a push'
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.
Lai Jiansheng, 66, said he was fed up with the desperate man's "selfish activity" which caused huge traffic jams in Guangzhou, southern China.
Chen Fuchao fell 26ft (8m) on to an air cushion and is recovering in hospital, the official Xinhua news agency said.
Xinhua said Mr Lai was "taken away by police", but gave no further details.
Mr. Lai's comment:
Pictures in the China Daily show him saluting to the crowd after Mr Chen fell on to the partially filled emergency air cushion.
"I pushed him off because jumpers like Chen are very selfish," the newspaper quoted Mr Lai as saying.
"Their action violates a lot of public interests. They do not really dare to kill themselves. Instead, they just want to raise the relevant government authorities' attention to their appeals."
It's one thing to be pragmatic but this is taking things a bit too far...
Posted by DaveH at May 23, 2009 8:39 AM