# Detroit in the news for something good: truckers deter suicide jumper

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detroit-in-the-news-for-something-good-truckers-deter-suicide-jumper/813093>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 25, 2018, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detroit-in-the-news-for-something-good-truckers-deter-suicide-jumper/813093 "2018-04-25T12:00:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detroit-in-the-news-for-something-good-truckers-deter-suicide-jumper/813093/1 "2018-04-25T12:00:53Z")

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On a suburban Detroit highway, [a bunch of truck drivers helped keep a guy from jumping to his death.](https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/24/us/detroit-truckers-help-suicidal-man-trnd/index.html) at the request of police, the truckers parked their vehicles in a tight formation under the bridge, the idea being to reduce the distance he would fall if he jumped. He could still have aimed for a gap if he was really determined, but suicide is generally an impulsive thing - and the gesture of 13 random strangers willing to give a few hours of their time likely sent a pretty strong message of support that helped change his mind.

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**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detroit-in-the-news-for-something-good-truckers-deter-suicide-jumper/813093/2 "2018-04-25T21:26:28Z")

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I liked this story. The picture in the paper was pretty inspiring too.

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**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detroit-in-the-news-for-something-good-truckers-deter-suicide-jumper/813093/3 "2018-04-27T17:07:08Z")

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Damn. That’s a great pic. Kudos to those truckers, esp. since they’re often on tight delivery schedules. What a gesture.