a pretty raw watch this one
i watched after blackfish as well - i thought *beep* it i'll do a night of documentaries then
the end jump from gene is so vivid - i must of rewound it 10 times or more
what an image
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdTmT3wVBxM "someone should remake hollywood"
It was hard to watch. I didn't know when it started that they would show actual footage of people jumping and the first jumper really shocked me. I think I did an audible gasp and said 'oh my god'.
The thing I liked about it was that it didn't have an agenda, it wasn't preachy. It could have easily turned into a blame-fest against the family and friends of those who jumped, but instead I felt like they spoke their mind, regardless of whether we might agree with them or not. It must be so hard to have someone you care about want to kill themselves and not know how to really help them. You can refer them to someone in the mental health care field, but maybe some people can't be saved. It makes me sad to say that, but what if it's true?
Also, the guy who jumped but survived... wow, what a story that was.
I think it's dangerous to try and blame onlookers for not helping. Some of the people who jumped did it very suddenly, the only exception was the girl who got pulled back over by the guy with the camera. I mean if you were walking along a bridge and someone was standing there, just looking over the edge, your first thought isn't, 'oh my god, he's going to jump!' Even if they start to climb, at what point would you decide they're going for it, or maybe they're just being a daredevil. I felt very sorry for the family with kids who witnessed one of the jumps. How harrowing.
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