Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Two jumps to one conclusion
We have the usual bridge jumper today. In fact we have two today.
Both of them generated multiple copies of the two standard comments:
1. We need a net under the bridge.
2. I hope they get the help they need.
Well, the net is impossible because of state and city laws. The Monroe Bridge is an official Historical Site, so it can't be altered with nets. (Hint: Does this suggest a broader problem with state and local laws?)
And the "help" is also pointless. One commenter has been there and gives the facts:
To be “babysat” by security guards, “cared for” by some who really don’t care, until they can move him out and on. Sad. Hopefully he has it inside himself to heal. That’s really what’s needed in this country today; to be your own best friend, whatever it takes.On the fucking dot. In an uncivilized wilderness you have to make your own life. Another pair of comments fits the standard joke about men and women responding to a problem:
1. Someone was on the monroe street bridge a few minutes ago... I was on the bus and couldn't get off I wanted to help but nobody stopped to even try to help. My heart hurts for those who think they have no way out.
2. I’m sure it’s a bit chilly, but at least they fell in a relatively calmer wider section. Although the river is now higher, about 3500 cubic ft/second. It was 500-1000 max, all summer. It’s a ways down stream before any narrowed mini rapids.Can you guess which is male and which is female? No points for correct guess. Finally, this one gets to the center and heart of the whole problem.
It's not always a mental health issue. It's a people are cruel issue. Cruel to the point that they feel like they have no other choice. It dosent matter if you fix the mental health situation if the people that are being cruel don't seek the help too. People can only take so much before they give up.When all governments and corporations and "mental health facilities" and hospitals are run by the cruelest psychopaths in history, there's no alternative. There's only one form of "help" for a psychopath, and the sooner we start applying this "help", the faster we'll heal. It's Nuremberg time.
Labels: Make or break
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