I have to say I honestly don't understand why anyone would arrest and fine a man for jumping into Niagara Falls. I mean, is it not punishment enough that the man is suicidal to begin with and that he endured the unenviable experience of plummeting hundreds of feet in freezing cold water? Maybe the law could be a little lenient on the guy? It just seems so excessive to charge him thousands of dollars for doing something that didn't hurt anyone except his own stupid, pathetic self. I feel bad for the guy that he was so hopeless that he threw himself into the falls. I just don't think it's fair to punish him so harshly. I'm sure after his journey down the falls all he wanted was a nice warm bed and someone to be nice to him. But no. They throw his ass in the slammer so he can spend a cozy night in a jail cell. I really don't understand that. I mean, there's no doubt he's an idiot and had no business hurling himself into a deadly force of nature that way, but you can't punish someone just for being an idiot.
Posted by Maria at October 24, 2003 02:43 PM | TrackBackI guess our society is saying to all would be suicide victims that "you better do it right the first time, or your ass is going to jail". I would think a butterfly net would have been waiting on the guy, not jail. He needs help, now he'll slice his wrists over some debt he's in for fines that he probably can't pay. Yeah, when I"m feeling down someone draining my bank account always makes me feel LOTS better. Poor dumb bastard.....
Posted by: sandy at October 24, 2003 03:16 PMMy thoughts exactly.
Posted by: Maria at October 25, 2003 09:04 AM