Is the suicide net at the GG bridge jumpable?

[Ambivalent1]

It looks like a person can long jump over it.

 

[bwerner]

I doubt it. Also the net is made of metal mesh like a "cheese grater " according to one official I saw in a news story. You will get hurt jumping even if the "net" catches you. They are trying to discourage jumpers this way.

 

[Ambivalent1]

I doubt it. Also the net is made of metal mesh like a "cheese grater " according to one official I saw in a news story. You will get hurt jumping even if the "net" catches you. They are trying to discourage jumpers this way.

Doubt it based on what? How far does it extend? Prolifers are sick fucks

 

[Sylveon]

The nets are meant to deter a person from jumping and curb the death rate of those who still do, though they will likely be badly injured.

"It's stainless-steel wire rope netting, so it's like jumping into a cheese grater," Mulligan said. "It's not soft. It's not rubber. It doesn't stretch."

"We want folks to know that if you come here, it will hurt if you jump," he added.

This is a direct quote from a news article published earlier this year, so nope, it won't work.

There's something about that last quote that sounds so... inhumane (if I'm using the right term); I can't exactly describe it.

 

[sserafim]

This is a direct quote from a news article published earlier this year, so nope, it won't work.

There's something about that last quote that sounds so... inhumane (if I'm using the right term); I can't exactly describe it.

Pain is the best deterrent I guess

 

[Ambivalent1]

This is a direct quote from a news article published earlier this year, so nope, it won't work.

There's something about that last quote that sounds so... inhumane (if I'm using the right term); I can't exactly describe it.

"You don't get to leave this life without experiencing pain." They're sadists. No exaggeration.

Pain is the best deterrent I guess

Not really since people are brought to suicide from experiencing pain.

 

[sserafim]

"You don't get to leave this life without experiencing pain." They're sadists. No exaggeration.

Not really since people are brought to suicide from experiencing pain.

Literally

 

[Alexei_Kirillov]

There's a suicide barrier on the bridge that used to be a common spot for suicides in my area too, it's sick.

 

[Ambivalent1]

There's a suicide barrier on the bridge that used to be a common spot for suicides in my area too, it's sick.

Is it climbable?

 

[DreamEnd]

Is it climbable?

If you are in the us there are plenty of other bridges that aren't fenced. But this one is probably climbable

 

[Alexei_Kirillov]

Is it climbable?

If you brought a ladder, yes.

 

[wait.what]

Re cheese grater "safety" nets — That's demented. This kind of crap is the logical extension of people sitting around and bitching, "I don't care if that asshole wanted to kill himself. Good riddance. Clean up the gene pool. He could have had the decency not to jump here, though. Now the bridge is down to one lane, and my commute is twice as long."

And people wonder why we don't "reach out" and "get help." The people who design the "help" are the same people who design cheese-grater suicide nets. That's why.

 

[Ambivalent1]

Re cheese grater "safety" nets — That's demented. This kind of crap is the logical extension of people sitting around and bitching, "I don't care if that asshole wanted to kill himself. Good riddance. Clean up the gene pool. He could have had the decency not to jump here, though. Now the bridge is down to one lane, and my commute is twice as long."

And people wonder why we don't "reach out" and "get help." The people who design the "help" are the same people who design cheese-grater suicide nets. That's why.

There are kind therapists but beyond that is an unfeeling "help."

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

Yeah don't bother with the Golden Gate Bridge. People in the Bay Area have found better areas. One man jumped from an overpass of the 880 highway and that was good enough. Another was able to jump from the San Jose State University parking lot which is only three levels high. There are also other bridges around you could use that probably won't have annoying little pests lurking around hoping to stroke their own egos by attempting to talk people out of their suicides like the Golden Gate Bridge always had.

 

[sserafim]

Yeah don't bother with the Golden Gate Bridge. People in the Bay Area have found better areas. One man jumped from an overpass of the 880 highway and that was good enough. Another was able to jump from the San Jose State University parking lot which is only three levels high. There are also other bridges around you could use that probably won't have annoying little pests lurking around hoping to stroke their own egos by attempting to talk people out of their suicides like the Golden Gate Bridge always had.

Three levels worked? That's so low. How many feet was it?

 

[Ambivalent1]

Three levels worked? That's so low. How many feet was it?

Unreliable

 

[Passersby]

This is super messed up. They are causing lots more pain by putting up a harsh steel cable net. They want people to suffer. Preventionists only care about forcing us to stay here and taking away all methods which is impossible. I see them as cruel and inhuman monsters. There will always be plenty of other bridges and methods.

 

[Ambivalent1]

This is super messed up. They are causing lots more pain by putting up a harsh steel cable net. They want people to suffer. Preventionists only care about forcing us to stay here and taking away all methods which is impossible. I see them as cruel and inhuman monsters. There will always be plenty of other bridges and methods.

Those other good bridges will be inaccessible in a decade

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

Three levels worked? That's so low. How many feet was it?

Hmm, looking into it I found that the specific garage used was actually at least five levels high though I could have sworn I remember hearing she only jumped from the third level and succeeded.

Death near San Jose State parking garage being treated as suicide

Death near San Jose State parking garage being treated as suicide

www.mercurynews.com

No idea how tall it is but I've been to this parking garage so I know it doesn't feel all that tall. Amazingly though someone else managed to also succeed at this location just last year:

SJSU News | Learn By Doing/ Excite Your Mind

sjsunews.com

 

[Ambivalent1]

Hmm, looking into it I found that the specific garage used was actually at least five levels high though I could have sworn I remember hearing she only jumped from the third level and succeeded.

Death near San Jose State parking garage being treated as suicide

Death near San Jose State parking garage being treated as suicide

www.mercurynews.com

No idea how tall it is but I've been to this parking garage so I know it doesn't feel all that tall. Amazingly though someone else managed to also succeed at this location just last year:

SJSU News | Learn By Doing/ Excite Your Mind

sjsunews.com

I think it's foolish to chance it like that. I need to be dead, not in the hospital moaning.

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

I think it's foolish to chance it like that. I need to be dead, not in the hospital moaning.

Agreed. I'm not saying you should use this exact place if you don't want to. I still think other bridges in the area work perfectly fine and don't have any netting yet. I'm merely providing evidence that it can be successful. If you're lucky, I suppose.

Personally I don't think I could jump from anywhere even if it's guaranteed. I'm just too scared of heights for it. I once thought of jumping from my dorm building but it wasn't high enough so I decided not to.

 

[Passersby]

Maybe so. Those other lesser known bridges that people have been jumping off of for years so far they haven't done anything. Seems unlikely there would ever be enough jumpers in a year to get that kind of attention. So hopefully they wont change anything. There are also cliffs that have to be researched about where to go and find them that would work.

 

[Ambivalent1]

How about climbing onto the "net" and then jumping? Still die on impact with water?

 

[DreamEnd]

How about climbing onto the "net" and then jumping? Still die on impact with water?

If I were you and I had the option of 200 ft vs 700dt I would choose 700ft