white pelican wrote:
> MAN who threatened to jump off Brisbane's Story Bridge has climbed
> down to safety after a 9-hour stand-off with police that gripped the
> city.
>
> He was first spotted at the top of one of the bridge's peaks, 80
> metres above the Brisbane River, about 3.30pm yesterday.
>
> The man, believed to be in his 50s, Caucasian with short brown hair
> and a fair complexion, allowed officers to help him down about 1.30am
> this morning.
>
> Police have refused to officially identify him but it is known that
> the man is a retired soldier living on Russell Island and it is
> unclear why he climbed the steel cantilever bridge near the city
> centre.
>
> "We said very little to him, he did most of the talking, and he gave
> every indication that he was in a position to jump from the bridge," a
> police spokesman said.
>
> "He spoke to police negotiators all through the day and finally
> decided that he'd had enough and pleaded to be helped down. He seemed
> very afraid."
>
> The man faces charges. He will be interviewed by police after being
> assessed at Royal Brisbane Hospital.
>
> Yesterday his face was shown on evening television news bulletins in a
> bid to find somebody who may have known him.
>
> Police involved in the negotiations were able to identify him only
> after issuing the public appeal through the media.
>
> They also tried to trace relatives or friends in the hope they could
> help talk him down.
>
> One family member arrived at the bridge.
>
> The man did not show any remorse for putting police rescuers and
> negotiators at risk by climbing the bridge to speak him.
>
> During the drama, one traffic lane 50 metres below where the man was
> precariously perched was closed as a safety precaution.
SO you think my life is for your pleasure kirkland--- I'll see you in
HELL someday you bastard.
OBVIOUSLY you have NO concept how crippling ptsd can be, I hope you
get to suffer from social impotency too and then we will see just howe
funny you find it.
how about backing off for a while so I can rebuild my composure, the
SO is also giving me the cold shoulder now I hope you are pleased with
yourself you filthy stalking grub. I may be mentally crippled but I
sure am MORE than capable of tearing you a new asshole - ASSHOLE!


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