Hey, Mom, have you been on this bridge?
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Originally Posted by shareall,Mar 10 2010, 06:07 AM
The bridge over the DVP in Toronto was also a popular place for jumpers. 
The millions spent on the barrier made me FURIOUS. If they took that money and put it into prevention and intervention, it might actually do something. At the time I remember thinking: They could pay to have two crisis counsellors (one at each end of the bridge) 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and it would still be cheaper. Because if people want to kill themselves they're just going to go to the next bridges (within sight). Never mind that if you actually go to either end of the bridge, it wouldn't take a genius to figure out that you can just climb the barrier from the outside. 
The millions spent on the barrier made me FURIOUS. If they took that money and put it into prevention and intervention, it might actually do something. At the time I remember thinking: They could pay to have two crisis counsellors (one at each end of the bridge) 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and it would still be cheaper. Because if people want to kill themselves they're just going to go to the next bridges (within sight). Never mind that if you actually go to either end of the bridge, it wouldn't take a genius to figure out that you can just climb the barrier from the outside. 
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That was one of the arguments against building an expensive and unsightly "jump fence" on the Aurora bridge. $6-8 million for the fence, but nothing to actually help people who think jumping off a bridge is their only option. 
And there are several other bridges/tall places within walking distance. Just a bit harder to get to.
And there are several other bridges/tall places within walking distance. Just a bit harder to get to.
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Originally Posted by WestSideBilly,Mar 10 2010, 09:43 AM
That was one of the arguments against building an expensive and unsightly "jump fence" on the Aurora bridge. $6-8 million for the fence, but nothing to actually help people who think jumping off a bridge is their only option.
And there are several other bridges/tall places within walking distance. Just a bit harder to get to.
And there are several other bridges/tall places within walking distance. Just a bit harder to get to.
That's $6-8M to simply change the outcome of your freedom of choice. . . and to give a friend-du-jour a construction contract.
. . . okay, I can't go on without laughing and throwing up at the same time. . .
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