Golden Gate Jumpers
Posted at 4:07 pm on Wednesday, July 9, 2008, in Uncategorized, and tagged california, headlines.
I am not a proponent of modifying the Golden Gate Bridge to reduce the potential for the landmark to be a location and method for suicide (I think it is a silly idea), but with the five choices offered, I would choose the netting option. It certainly would have the least visual impact on the bridge, from the deck and below, and once the “jumper” lands on the net, he or she could simply jump from there and kill themselves. In my opinion, it is a win-win.
In unrelated news, the Golden Gate National Recreation Area — which includes the Marin Headlands — may become the nation’s fifty-ninth national park.
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July 11th, 2008 at 11:01 am
iIf you ask any trapeze artist or circus folk, they’ll tell you that its very hard to jump from the net. Very hard to keep balance.
July 28th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
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