on the skyway bridge activity report website

[nosurpries]

"pain and shame to your friends and family", "transfer your hurt". man shut the fuck up. this is the most condesending, unhelpful 'disclaimer' ive ever seen in my life. im so sick of the "suicide is selfish" narrative, such garbage.

 

[BigPP]

Bru I live in tampa and was considering the bridge as well, that whole website is wild.

 

[Klophy]

Jokes on them, I have no one who loves me.

Yeah, they'd prefer you stay here and suffer. They said it right there 'transfer your hurt'. They know you're in pain and instead of giving you a peaceful way out they'll keep you here and take it personally if you ctb all while offering their help which consists of insults and other crap. /vent

 

[FuneralCry]

That is really terrible. If someone wants to leave then they have the right to do so. Only the individual can decide whether their life is worth living or not and nobody else should have any say in it. I actually find it hard to believe that the website is being serious, that is just pro life nonsense. Not everyone can find a way to resolve their problems and even if there was, they do not have to either. Life is completely meaningless and all humans will die eventually someday so to me there is nothing wrong with someone deciding to leave at a time of their own choosing.

 

[waitingforrest]

A perfect way to remind lonely people that they have no one or everyone they love is dead/left. Thank you useless pro-life website!!!

 

[nosurpries]

That is really terrible. If someone wants to leave then they have the right to do so. Only the individual can decide whether their life is worth living or not and nobody else should have any say in it. I actually find it hard to believe that the website is being serious, that is just pro life nonsense. Not everyone can find a way to resolve their problems and even if there was, they do not have to either. Life is completely meaningless and all humans will die eventually someday so to me there is nothing wrong with someone deciding to leave at a time of their own choosing.

couldn't agree more

 

[chloramine]

The line "you are responsible for your own well being" stood out to me. We are primarily responsible for ourselves (although that's an extremely simplistic view lacking critical nuances in regards to how humans and society functions). Which means if we weigh the cost benefit and decide we can't do it or it's not worth it we can't expect other people to fix it for us. It means we can choose to stop and not do it anymore. If we're the only ones responsible or contributing then other people don't get to have a greater say than us

 

[apple2myeye!]

i always got really weird vibes from that website lol. good to know that the people who run it are literal pro-lifers

 

[Euthanza]

Crab mentality website with crab mentality narrative.

 

[locked*n*loaded]

I understand that they're just trying to discourage people from ending their lives. If we are going to argue that we alone have a right to decide whether or not to stay on this earth, we have to, also, acknowledge that others have a right to try and dissuade people from killing themselves. And I do agree with one thing they say and that is it is very likely that someone jumping from the top of that bridge will not be instantaneously killed when hitting the water. There probably will be a great deal of pain and suffering before succumbing to one's injuries. That's just plain physics. They just don't want people jumping from that bridge. That's all they're saying. They almost have to say all that just for public relations, so it seems like they are doing everything they can to keep people from jumping, along with the barriers they, apparently, just put up, too. I don't even think it has anything to do with them being pro-lifers. I think it has more to do with the politics of it.

 

[KuriGohan&Kamehameha]

That website is so bizarre, reminds me of a bygone geocities, angelfire, and live journal era. You can tell whoever owns it Is an older person with way too much time on their heads and a morbid curiosity for observing "those poor lost suicidal lambs."

There's such an obvious juxtaposition between, "you are responsible for your own wellbeing" and "its simply a way to transfer your hurt and sorrow to those who know and love you." So, which is it? Are we meant to be rugged, individualistic stoics who control our own destiny, or are our lives shaped by the people and environments we inreract with during our time on this earth?

These disclaimer statements are just the same guilt tripping platitudes plastered everywhere else. Nothing thoughtful or insightful. You can tell that these people dont understand the reasons why many jumpers seek out that bridge. Many people, myself included, are unloved and do not have family members or close connections who would be distraught if we disappeared.

Not every suicidal person has that kind of social support, a great deal of us are on our own and that can be a driving force behind wanting to catch the bus. Of course, this is an inconvenient truth to platitude pushers who want to frame the issue as a lack of psychological willpower. However, I doubt anyone who sincerely believes in these platitudes would seriously acknowledge how devastating it can be to be unloved by the world, they'd probably just claim we never tried hard enough to get out there or form connections.

Sad that this is the dominant approach for "dealing with" suicidal people.

 

[Euthanza]

I understand that they're just trying to discourage people from ending their lives. If we are going to argue that we alone have a right to decide whether or not to stay on this earth, we have to, also, acknowledge that others have a right to try and dissuade people from killing themselves. And I do agree with one thing they say and that is it is very likely that someone jumping from the top of that bridge will not be instantaneously killed when hitting the water. There probably will be a great deal of pain and suffering before succumbing to one's injuries. That's just plain physics. They just don't want people jumping from that bridge. That's all they're saying. They almost have to say all that just for public relations, so it seems like they are doing everything they can to keep people from jumping, along with the barriers they, apparently, just put up, too. I don't even think it has anything to do with them being pro-lifers. I think it has more to do with the politics of it.

Yeah it has a tiny point, but those are exactly the same people who built the anti-suicide narrative, the ones who make euthanasia such a crime.
The jumpers are not suicide bomber, they are just people like us but with less fortunate access to good death; also we deserve the low-fenced old bridge if only we give equal rights to assisted suicide as the way out.

 

[locked*n*loaded]

Yeah it has a tiny point, but those are exactly the same people who built the anti-suicide narrative, the ones who make euthanasia such a crime.
The jumpers are not suicide bomber, they are just people like us but with less fortunate access to good death; also we deserve the low-fenced old bridge if only we give equal rights to assisted suicide as the way out.

I really can't argue your point, and I do get it, but I think suicide has been considered taboo long before those people, specifically the one who owns the website and his supporters, came into being. And I understand what your saying, meaning those "type" of people. They're around and always will be, I suspect. Things would be better (for us) if assisted suicide was accepted. But, we live in the world we live in and, right now, it's not. Not really sure if allowing a bunch of suicidal people to jump off a bridge and wash up on shore, possibly being found by families with children out on boats, or fishing off the shore, would change that idea, though. Seems it may entrench those "types" of people even more in their beliefs, maybe even bring more over to their side.