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/AnonThrowawayProf 1d ago

Psych ward stays shouldn’t feel punitive.

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u/purplesmoke1215 1d ago

It's very hard to restrict someone's movements without it feeling punitive.

But the alternative is to let people potentially do it on a whim, in the middle of a sudden manic episode, or severaly under the influence.