I stumbled across this story yesterday in the paper. I’m fascinated. First, I must admit that I have no idea what it must be like to consider suicide. I can’t put myself in that situation and I can’t understand the thought process that would lead someone to jump off the Golden Gate Bridge. But won’t those people just jump off something else? Or take pills? Or whatever? So I suspect that it’s not really going to work anyway. Or rather it won’t save lives, it may push the deaths elsewhere. But here’s my favorite part:
The plastic-covered steel net would extend six meters on either side of the bridge and would cost between 40-50 million dollars, local media reported. It is likely to be several years before the netting is installed, reports said.
So it’s going to cost 40-50 million, take several years, and won’t work. What could possibly be wrong with this plan? And just to add another wrinkle, apparently there is some concern that the nets will hurt cormorants! I’m sure there will be general uproar in California about the idea of something that might hurt a stinking cormorant.
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