Man arrested after 29 hours on Birmingham bridge

How utterly puerile.

Originally Posted by Gary L

What did he do for the toilet? he must have had to use the toilet in 28 - 29 hours?
did they give him a bottle and a screen, or did he go inside the shopping centre?

[Gary L]

It's a valid question. I bet nobody else thought of it.

You're probably right - it hadn't occurred to me (I'm pleased to say).

Originally Posted by Gary L

It's a valid question. I bet nobody else thought of it.

Toilet jokes about a man contemplating ending his life? Yep, I bet nobody else thought of it. Just you, Gary.

[Gary L]

Originally Posted by Chris

Toilet jokes about a man contemplating ending his life?

It's not a joke. if he was a paedophile contemplating jumping for 29 hours it still wouldn't be a joke.

he must have had to go to the toilet for a number 2. hopefully Derek can tell us what happens in this kind of situation. especially one that lasts as long as this one did.

The fact that you simply can't see what an inappropriate direction you're going with this is very sad and, I fear, speaks volumes about you.

[Gary L]

The whole thread speaks volumes Chris.

[Lord Nikon]

It's a valid question though, the guy was stood outside for over 29 hours in birmingham, irrespective of his state of mind there must have been times when bodily functions were a problem, nature must have had an influence sometime during the problem, not to mention fatigue etc. Hell, with him being on the 'safe' side of the railings there must have been opportunities for Taser usage etc, get him on the ground, get him to a safer location then deal with the psychological issues. Deploy an airbag where he will land, etc etc.

[Gary L]

I agree. there were times when he was away from the railings when they could have used a taser. 1 man brought the city to a halt for 29 hours. if he was threatning to jump for anything such as he just shot a copper or raped someone. they would have took him down a lot sooner.

Originally Posted by Lord Nikon

It's a valid question though, the guy was stood outside for over 29 hours in birmingham, irrespective of his state of mind there must have been times when bodily functions were a problem, nature must have had an influence sometime during the problem, not to mention fatigue etc. Hell, with him being on the 'safe' side of the railings there must have been opportunities for Taser usage etc, get him on the ground, get him to a safer location then deal with the psychological issues. Deploy an airbag where he will land, etc etc.

And while he sees such air bag being set up, decides to jump before it can be pumped with air and put in situ, you cannot just rush in to this with stupid and totally insensitive ideas about pushing people over railings or shooting people with bloody taser guns. People's lives were disrupted for a day or so (No big deal at the end of the day when you talking about a Human Life) and noone had to lose their lives because of it.

Originally Posted by Lord Nikon

It's a valid question though, the guy was stood outside for over 29 hours in birmingham, irrespective of his state of mind there must have been times when bodily functions were a problem ... <snip> ... there must have been opportunities for Taser usage etc

That's not the question that was asked. What was asked was:

Originally Posted by Gary L

did they give him a bottle and a screen, or did he go inside the shopping centre?

Which, sadly, is a typically crass comment of the kind often made by the member in question. Also typical is his backpedalling, now he's been pulled up for it ... in this case by pretending he was trying to make a serious point.

I think most people reading this thread can see the distasteful facts of the matter though.

[Lord Nikon]

I perceived it as more or less the same question, just different styles of asking. One having more discretion than the other, however to continue along this line would take the subject off topic. (I say this as the matter is being dealt with without bold being used indicating this is a discussion as members not a moderating matter)

The point remains though, surely there must have been times when restraint, even forceful restraint would have been viable, yet they were not used. I would think had the incident occurred in the US then the matter would have been resolved earlier.

As for the airbag option - simple, load it on a truck then drive it into place, while his back is turned to the railing as was clearly evident in the photo Gary placed he's not to know what's pulling up below him, especially if the bag is already inflated, or tarp over stacks of cardboard boxes (also used for arresting falls by stuntmen) There is a plethora of available fall arrest systems available that are used in this kind of jump.

[Gary L]

Originally Posted by Chris

Which, sadly, is a typically crass comment of the kind often made by the member in question. Also typical is his backpedalling, now he's been pulled up for it ... in this case by pretending he was trying to make a serious point.

There was nothing wrong with what I said. it was a serious point. do you really think people are going to gasp in disgust if it were asked on the news?

I think most people reading this thread can see the distasteful facts of the matter though.

I think most people can see a bit more than what you think.

Originally Posted by Gary L

I agree. there were times when he was away from the railings when they could have used a taser. 1 man brought the city to a halt for 29 hours. if he was threatning to jump for anything such as he just shot a copper or raped someone. they would have took him down a lot sooner.

And the difference in those scenarios is that he would have been a danger to others, rather than an inconvenience.