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Offline Sanguine

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Near Detroit, this impromptu lineup of truckers help save the life of a man contemplating suicide
« on: April 24, 2018, 08:18:37 pm »
Great story.  I hope the guy gets is able to deal with his problems now.
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By Dan Calabrese

This is an extraordinary story – not only of the quick thinking and compassion of police officers but also of the compassion of a random bunch of truck drivers, who had no idea when they set out last night that they would ever be part of something like this.

The fact that the whole thing happened just two miles from my home makes it that much more striking to me, but everyone should find inspiration in this.

Last night around 1 a.m. (technically this morning, I guess), a man wandered onto the Coolidge Hwy. overpass at I-696 and threatened to take is own life by jumping....

http://hermancain.com/near-detroit-this-impromptu-lineup-of-truckers-help-save-the-life-of-a-man-contemplating-suicide/
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Re: Near Detroit, this impromptu lineup of truckers help save the life of a man contemplating suicid
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2018, 12:11:55 am »


Amazing.
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Re: Near Detroit, this impromptu lineup of truckers help save the life of a man contemplating suicid
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2018, 12:28:00 am »
Yes, I thought so.
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Re: Near Detroit, this impromptu lineup of truckers help save the life of a man contemplating suicid
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2018, 12:53:19 am »
Mrs. Liberty's ex was a LAPD, and he had to talk a few of these "jumpers" down.  Sometimes they jumped anyway, and it was terrible for him when they did.
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Re: Near Detroit, this impromptu lineup of truckers help save the life of a man contemplating suicid
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2018, 01:58:50 am »
It's been done before.

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