catmag 336 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 There's been an incident ongoing since about midnight and both the Swing Bridge and the Tyne Bridge are currently CLOSED. Police are in negotiations with a man who sounds like he's trying to hoy himself over the side. Just thought I should warn you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44176 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Aye I saw this on the news. Canny fucking annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44176 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 By the way, if he was serious, surely he would have just turned up and lobbed himself over the side. It would never have got to the stage where the police even got there, never mind negotiated with him for 7 or 8 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 By the way, if he was serious, surely he would have just turned up and lobbed himself over the side. It would never have got to the stage where the police even got there, never mind negotiated with him for 7 or 8 hours. If i ever need a sympathetic ear i know where to come.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21124 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 (edited) By the way, if he was serious, surely he would have just turned up and lobbed himself over the side. It would never have got to the stage where the police even got there, never mind negotiated with him for 7 or 8 hours. If i ever need a sympathetic ear i know where to come.... I'm guessing Gemmill wasn't entirely serious, but my office is next to the bridge and it's frequently shut by would-be jumpers. The successful ones do it straight away however, I've never seen one being talked down jump. Whatever their problems, it's pretty selfish. Edit: re-reading it, I can't see what you're getting at? I agree with Gemmill. Edited October 18, 2006 by Renton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 By the way, if he was serious, surely he would have just turned up and lobbed himself over the side. It would never have got to the stage where the police even got there, never mind negotiated with him for 7 or 8 hours. If i ever need a sympathetic ear i know where to come.... I'm guessing Gemmill wasn't entirely serious, but my office is next to the bridge and it's frequently shut by would-be jumpers. The successful ones do it straight away however, I've never seen one being talked down jump. Whatever their problems, it's pretty selfish. Edit: re-reading it, I can't see what you're getting at? I agree with Gemmill. Pair of bastards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus 0 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 There's been an incident ongoing since about midnight and both the Swing Bridge and the Tyne Bridge are currently CLOSED. Police are in negotiations with a man who sounds like he's trying to hoy himself over the side. Just thought I should warn you!! Both bridges shut? Cant he make his mind up where he wants to jump from ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44176 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 I wonder how many people missed their flights to go on holiday this morning because of this bloke. Did he jump in the end or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44176 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 There's been an incident ongoing since about midnight and both the Swing Bridge and the Tyne Bridge are currently CLOSED. Police are in negotiations with a man who sounds like he's trying to hoy himself over the side. Just thought I should warn you!! Both bridges shut? Cant he make his mind up where he wants to jump from ? He was armed as well. So not only could he not make his mind up which bridge to jump off, he couldn't make his mind up how to kill himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21124 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Btw, the bridge was fine when I got in at 8.30, and there were no problems getting in. I'm looking at it now, no blood stains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6458 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 By the way, if he was serious, surely he would have just turned up and lobbed himself over the side. It would never have got to the stage where the police even got there, never mind negotiated with him for 7 or 8 hours. Or there is a good Negotiator.... Come to think of it... Maybe thats what Rob W does for a living... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordieshandy 0 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 BBC news Sounds more serious than a jumper, why would they need armed police, or say that the man "gave himself up" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21124 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 BBC news Sounds more serious than a jumper, why would they need armed police, or say that the man "gave himself up" An irish criminal no doubt, climbed the Tyne Bridge to escape the police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44176 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 The bloke was armed himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6670 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 By the way, if he was serious, surely he would have just turned up and lobbed himself over the side. It would never have got to the stage where the police even got there, never mind negotiated with him for 7 or 8 hours. Needed someone to help him on his way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Lazaru 0 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 9 times out of ten its attention seeking as people who really want to commit suicide will already have done it by a more quick, efficient and discreet method away from the public eye. So Gemmill is right, either get on with it or stop messing everybody else lives up as well!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima 0 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Aye, added about an hour and a half to my work day. Fucker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima 0 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Aye, added about an hour and a half to my work day. Fucker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 (edited) Seem pretty pissed there Sima Edited October 19, 2006 by Wacky Jnr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6458 Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 9 times out of ten its attention seeking as people who really want to commit suicide will already have done it by a more quick, efficient and discreet method away from the public eye. So Gemmill is right, either get on with it or stop messing everybody else lives up as well!!! I would tend use the term "cry for help" rather than "attention seeking" tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44176 Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 9 times out of ten its attention seeking as people who really want to commit suicide will already have done it by a more quick, efficient and discreet method away from the public eye. So Gemmill is right, either get on with it or stop messing everybody else lives up as well!!! I would tend use the term "cry for help" rather than "attention seeking" tbh. Crying for help armed with a gun though? I think you're probably right, and you have to have some pity for an individual that feels for whatever reason that they need to do something like that, but it's still fucking annoying. What happened in the end anyway? Did he hoy himself off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21124 Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 9 times out of ten its attention seeking as people who really want to commit suicide will already have done it by a more quick, efficient and discreet method away from the public eye. So Gemmill is right, either get on with it or stop messing everybody else lives up as well!!! I would tend use the term "cry for help" rather than "attention seeking" tbh. Crying for help armed with a gun though? I think you're probably right, and you have to have some pity for an individual that feels for whatever reason that they need to do something like that, but it's still fucking annoying. What happened in the end anyway? Did he hoy himself off? If he had a gun they were justified in shooting him down imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44176 Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 9 times out of ten its attention seeking as people who really want to commit suicide will already have done it by a more quick, efficient and discreet method away from the public eye. So Gemmill is right, either get on with it or stop messing everybody else lives up as well!!! I would tend use the term "cry for help" rather than "attention seeking" tbh. Crying for help armed with a gun though? I think you're probably right, and you have to have some pity for an individual that feels for whatever reason that they need to do something like that, but it's still fucking annoying. What happened in the end anyway? Did he hoy himself off? If he had a gun they were justified in shooting him down imo. After he'd jumped? In case he flew into a building or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 9 times out of ten its attention seeking as people who really want to commit suicide will already have done it by a more quick, efficient and discreet method away from the public eye. So Gemmill is right, either get on with it or stop messing everybody else lives up as well!!! I would tend use the term "cry for help" rather than "attention seeking" tbh. Crying for help armed with a gun though? I think you're probably right, and you have to have some pity for an individual that feels for whatever reason that they need to do something like that, but it's still fucking annoying. What happened in the end anyway? Did he hoy himself off? If he had a gun they were justified in shooting him down imo. If he'd only gone on the millenium they could have just tilted him off. In fact they could have just kept tilting him up and down until he made his mind up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21124 Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 9 times out of ten its attention seeking as people who really want to commit suicide will already have done it by a more quick, efficient and discreet method away from the public eye. So Gemmill is right, either get on with it or stop messing everybody else lives up as well!!! I would tend use the term "cry for help" rather than "attention seeking" tbh. Crying for help armed with a gun though? I think you're probably right, and you have to have some pity for an individual that feels for whatever reason that they need to do something like that, but it's still fucking annoying. What happened in the end anyway? Did he hoy himself off? If he had a gun they were justified in shooting him down imo. After he'd jumped? In case he flew into a building or something? He didn't jump though? I would have given him 10 minutes for 3 options - come down, jump, or get shot. Sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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