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/doggietv123 1d ago

Probably its the best outcome cant be in the public if your gonna jump off a bridge

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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/catnuh 1d ago

I've been committed twice after either someone calling for me or me calling to get help. Both times, I immediately attempted again. The first time was when I was a kid and realized how much better it was away from home, so I tried once I got back. The second time as an adult where they just kinda stuck me in a room for 12 hours then called me a taxi home.