r/nextfuckinglevel • u/bendubberley_ • 1d ago

A police officer in Mexico prevents someone's suicide attempt, on a bridge, with no safety equipment.

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u/Xacktastic 1d ago

Idk, better to have your agency than be stuck in a box. The criminalization of suicide is fucking stupid. 

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u/love6471 1d ago

Putting someone in a psychiatric ward is not criminalizing suicide. It's a precaution to save lives. What do you think he would do if they just immediately released him? I've been committed by the police. Sucks and feels like a punishment at the time, but it saved my life and was 1000x better than a jail cell.

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u/kilerzone1213 1d ago

Why shouldn't his life be his own choice though? Like I totally commend saving him to give him a chance to reconsider, but if he chooses to try again, why stop him?

Edit: I didn't stop to think about the fact that he's doing it in public, that could definitely be a reason to stop him

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u/No_Base_3135 1d ago

Just because someone doesn’t see their own life as valuable doesn’t mean others don’t. We care about people because we believe they can have a life worth living.