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SugarShack Donating Member (979 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-04-11 11:00 AM
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So Cornell suggests putting nets under NY bridges to stop suicide jumps!
Wow...here is the article.

Cornell Makes Case For More Suicide Prevention NetsJun 1, 2011 – The Ithaca Independent | Cornell Proposes Nets to Stop Bridge Suicides ... and the former Director of Suicide Prevention for New York State all ... But putting up suicide fences/nets will secure that label without ...

www.huffingtonpost.com/.../cornell-makes-case-for-mo_n_869580.html



There was just a side blip on this in today's St Pete Times.
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-04-11 11:03 AM
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1. Do they also propose putting nets around buildings, cutting down all trees,
outlawing guns, knives, needles, etc.?
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-04-11 11:12 AM
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3. Great. Now you have done it! You just gave an invitation to all the gungeonites
to come into GD with their Heston mantra.
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-04-11 11:21 AM
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9. lol
It was a matter of time. :rofl:
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MannyGoldstein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-04-11 11:10 AM
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2. Speaking as a Cornell grad...
I think this is a good idea. There were a fair number of student suicides (including a friend of mine who developed schizophrenia) as well as people from the surrounding communities who came to commit suicide on our bridges. The fences used to prevent these tragedies make one feel like they're in prison.

Seems like nets are a good solution.
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jberryhill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-04-11 11:19 AM
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8. Best bumpersticker - "Ithaca Is Gorges"
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-04-11 11:22 AM
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10. Nets don't prevent suicide
They just prevent it at that location....maybe.
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arcane1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-04-11 11:16 AM
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4. That's been an ongoing suggestion for the Golden Gate bridge too
though it never seems to actually happen.
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EC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-04-11 11:17 AM
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5. Isn't that what China did around it's factories? n/t
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Marr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-04-11 11:18 AM
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6. Just don't put them on Wall Street buildings.
We should be SOME upside to a market crash.
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formercia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-04-11 11:19 AM
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7. It would probably turn into a Sport
Net Jumping.
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-04-11 11:26 AM
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11. It's happened before...
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2130264
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Major Hogwash Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-04-11 12:20 PM
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12. It can't hurt.
As long as no blue fin tuna get caught in the nets.

LoL
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FreeJoe Donating Member (331 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-04-11 12:52 PM
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13. I'm confused
Couldn't someone just jump into the net and then jump from the net? Or are we planning to layers and layers of nets so there are no big drops? Or maybe sticky nets like spiderwebs that trap people until help can arrive?
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