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EXCLUSIVE: Port Authority Police Dept. orders suicide prevention cops not to pull potential jumpers to safety
« on: February 22, 2017, 04:05:17 pm »
 New marching orders given to suicide prevention cops who patrol the George Washington Bridge forbid them from grabbing people trying to jump from the span.

The Port Authority Police Department directive, some officers say, could present cops with a soul-searching dilemma: Defy the order and save would-be jumpers — or potentially let them die.

The order issued Monday requires officers assigned to the “suicide squad” to wait for members of the department’s Emergency Service Unit to arrive, rather than try to pull people to safety.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/port-authority-pd-orders-suicide-squad-cops-not-grab-jumpers-article-1.2978879

Whats the effing point of the suicide squad then? This is messed up.
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Re: EXCLUSIVE: Port Authority Police Dept. orders suicide prevention cops not to pull potential jumpers to safety
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2017, 04:26:06 pm »
Quote from: EC on February 22, 2017, 04:05:17 pm
Whats the effing point of the suicide squad then? This is messed up.

Really.

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Re: EXCLUSIVE: Port Authority Police Dept. orders suicide prevention cops not to pull potential jumpers to safety
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2017, 04:28:09 pm »
Seriously, though, the reason for this is that the walkway cops don't have the safety harnesses or training of the Emergency Service Unit.
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Re: EXCLUSIVE: Port Authority Police Dept. orders suicide prevention cops not to pull potential jumpers to safety
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