Man arrested after 29 hours on Birmingham bridge

[Gary L]

Peope were actually swearing at him and telling him to hurry up and jump.

And how do you know that ?

[Gary L]

Know what?
that people were swearing at him and telling him to jump?

it was in the Birmingham Mail.

Originally Posted by Paul M

How about we get back to the topic now.

Yes let's do that.

So here we have Gary L mocking the fact that it took 28+ hours to remove someone who was attempting suicide. His complete no-brainer idea is to push the person on to mattresses, useless idea if ever I heard one. The Police have polices and procedures to follow, don't let that escape your warped forward thinking Gary L.

Originally Posted by Gary L

Know what?
that people were swearing at him and telling him to jump?

it was in the Birmingham Mail.

So, because others did that you feel the need to stoop equally as low. Wow ...

[Gary L]

Obviously the mattresses would be one of them things that the fireman all hold running backwards and forwards with.

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Ok, I'm being attacked here. I'll retreat.

Originally Posted by Gary L

Obviously the mattresses would be one of them things that the fireman all hold running backwards and forwards with.

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Ok, I'm being attacked here. I'll retreat.

Attacked ? No. Being shown up for what you are ? Yes.

[Gary L]

Err, what's that then? having an opinion about a man that threatened to jump off a bridge and distrupted peoples lives. and the police letting it drag on for 29 hours?

Thats for you to figure out, and others to clearly see. If I were you though, id hurry up, as some of the insanely stupid comments you make are taking you ever closer to that early bath from Cable Forum (you are currently one red infraction away from a permanant ban). There will also be no more discussion about it in this thread, as its completely irrelevant to the topic.

[Gary L]

I won't say anymore. I think others can clearly see what's going on.

[Stephen]

They didn't let it 'drag on' as you put it. They need to keep the person calm and try to talk them down. You can't rush negotiations when it comes to stuff like this.

Yea they can see that you aren't that smart.

Originally Posted by Derek

And when the 'grabber' either missed or didn't get a decent hold of him and he fell to his death that would all be fine would it?

Letting it drag on isn't ideal but there really are very few options to deal with this type of situation.

Does your unit have a professional trained 'Grabber'?

[Gary L]

Originally Posted by Stephen

They didn't let it 'drag on' as you put it. They need to keep the person calm and try to talk them down. You can't rush negotiations when it comes to stuff like this.

They got him down in the end. that's all that matters now

Yea they can see that you aren't that smart.

Ignored.

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Originally Posted by Damien

Does your unit have a professional trained 'Grabber'?

Here's the Brummie ones

http://www.birminghammail.net/multim...7319-27380252/

[Taf]

Grease all the parapets! If they go up there to jump it'll speed things up!

[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?