Canada Should Get Creative to Reduce Bridge Suicides

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Maybe stop trying to speedrun the capitalist apocalypse and there would be less people WANTING to kill themselves. IMO if someone makes that choice that is their right. Prevention needs to be directed at the root not the symptom

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I don’t mean to sound crass or dismissive, but making the choice to go out in such a public way is pretty selfish. I know a guy who used to be in the coast guard and he had to clean up a few people who missed. I’m sure it’s even worse for someone like a train operator. While you’re absolutely correct the prevention needs to be directed at the root cause, it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t also try and prevent it where it’s happening.

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I could be wrong but I don’t see crisis call boxes doing much (everyone has a phone with them). The person in the state of wanting to end it, is probably not going to be swayed by a call box.

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