need help with detail for my novel

Mo Daviau · Post by **Mo Daviau** » July 18th, 2007, 2:49 pm

I need the exact wording of those signs on the Golden Gate Bridge that say "don't jump! call the suicide hotline!"

Anyone seen one of those recently?

kbadr · Post by **kbadr** » July 18th, 2007, 2:52 pm

You mean this one?

Spaztique · Post by **Spaztique** » July 18th, 2007, 3:04 pm

That's the sign, alright. I hear there are also emergency phones on the bridge, too.

There's a documentary about how the Golden Gate bridge is the ultimate suicide spot, with about one person jumping every few days or so. If the impact into the water doesn't kill you, drowning with a bunch of broken bones will, and if that doesn't kill you, the sharks will, and if that doesn't kill you, internal bleeding will.

They really ought to install a safety net under the bridge.

Mo Daviau · Post by **Mo Daviau** » July 18th, 2007, 3:09 pm

Thanks! You guys are better than reference librarians!

York99 · Post by **York99** » July 18th, 2007, 3:10 pm

Spaztique wrote:
There's a documentary about how the Golden Gate bridge is the ultimate suicide spot,

Oh how lovely it would be to hit that on the way back from a trip to Sonoma..............

scook · Post by **scook** » July 18th, 2007, 3:12 pm

"The Bridge" is the documentary, and it is, in my opinion, pretty fantastic. And not as exploitative as you might expect...

Lants · Post by **Lants** » July 18th, 2007, 3:15 pm

scook wrote:"The Bridge" is the documentary, and it is, in my opinion, pretty fantastic. And not as exploitative as you might expect...

I saw this last year... I liked it alright, but I think it IS a little exploitative...they're basically stalking the bridge, hoping for someone to jump so they can catch it.

Also, it suffers from "I wish I was Errol Morris" syndrome

scook · Post by **scook** » July 18th, 2007, 3:27 pm

Lants wrote:
scook wrote:"The Bridge" is the documentary, and it is, in my opinion, pretty fantastic. And not as exploitative as you might expect...
I saw this last year... I liked it alright, but I think it IS a little exploitative...they're basically stalking the bridge, hoping for someone to jump so they can catch it.

Also, it suffers from "I wish I was Errol Morris" syndrome

It was no more exploitative than an episode of Dateline or 48 Hours, in fact I found it far less so. Considering it was a 2 hour movie, I consider that quite an achievement.

kbadr · Post by **kbadr** » July 18th, 2007, 3:28 pm

The filmmakers caught some flack because they got the film permit under the false pretense of filming a documentary about the bay, I believe.

Lants · Post by **Lants** » July 18th, 2007, 3:28 pm

scook wrote: It was no more exploitative than an episode of Dateline or 48 Hours, in fact I found it far less so. Considering it was a 2 hour movie, I consider that quite an achievement.

True.. and good point... those shows exploit like crazy though.

Asaf · Post by **Asaf** » July 18th, 2007, 5:08 pm

Also, don't think there was someone standing there with a camera watching these people jump. They set the camera on a rooftop and left it for a month. They caught over 22 suicides in the process.