Perceived Suicide Attempt on CA Bridge Ends in Bizarre Feat of Acrobatics
- Posted on August 28, 2012 at 8:47pm by
Erica Ritz
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Traffic in Rialto, Calif. was stalled Sunday after a man dashed across eight lanes of traffic, jumped a fence on an overpass, and dangled himself off a freeway sign.
Though at first it appeared to be a suicide attempt, the man soon began a bizarre acrobatic performance that included dangling upside down from the narrow ledge.
“He would sit down. He would get up and pace back and forth,” Mike Powell, who filmed the whole event, recalled.
Watch video of the event, via CBS below:
But that isn’t the strangest part.
As soon as the fire department was able to place an air cushion beneath the man, he jumped off– without waiting for them to blow it up.
Unscathed, the amateur gymnast took off at a run, followed by a swarm of firemen and police officers.
Here is the raw video:
One firefighter eventually threw his helmet at the amateur gymnast, according to CBS, but it was the firefighter who consequently fell to the ground. However, a CHP officer was eventually able to use a Taser to subdue the offender.
Sgt. Edward Reyes expressed satisfaction at the conclusion of the dramatic event, saying: “Without having to use deadly force…we [got] the pedestrian into custody for the safety of him and traffic.”
The man’s mental health condition is currently being evaluated, and authorities are determining whether he had drugs in his system at the time.
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nonliberal
Posted on August 29, 2012 at 4:54pmThey tazed him because they were to fat and lazy to catch him. Why would you use deadly force because a guy hung from a sign? Was it a really valuable sign?
Report Post »Totally Domestic
Posted on August 29, 2012 at 1:35pmOverdosed on Olympic gymnastics?
Report Post »MolonLave
Posted on August 29, 2012 at 11:26amSo they’re afraid he may commit suicide but are willing to use deadly force to stop him? Wtf happened to America, common sense and a sense of humor?
Report Post »jharper
Posted on August 29, 2012 at 11:09am“Without having to use deadly force…we [got] the pedestrian into custody for the safety of him and traffic.” hahahahahaha!!!!! So they are trying to prevent him from killing himself and then say this? LOL!!!
Report Post »EPHESIANS1_7
Posted on August 29, 2012 at 10:25amReally, the only funny part of this vidoe was that firefighter eating dirt after the failed attemp to use his helmet as a means to stop the guy. Epic fail!
Report Post »grayling646
Posted on August 29, 2012 at 6:08amJust another Ron Paul supporter out for a stroll.
Report Post »Abraham Young
Posted on August 29, 2012 at 7:09amYes, outperforming the Romney statists.
Report Post »Abraham Young
Posted on August 29, 2012 at 7:11amYes, outperforming the state controlled Romney zombies.
Report Post »shotzie
Posted on August 29, 2012 at 12:47amYes, I’m a little confused about why he was tazed? He was just standing there, not swinging at the police, obviously not pointing a weapon of any sort at them. And there were several officers right around him. You can’t actually see him get tazed, at least I can’t in the video, but the report says that he was. And yes, it would seem pretty obvious that drugs were involved.
Report Post »stumpy68
Posted on August 29, 2012 at 10:13amHe was tazed for making them look foolish they made sure he wouldn’t run again.
Report Post »piper60
Posted on August 29, 2012 at 12:21amSeems like the fireman was a little out of shape in comparison to the perp.
Report Post »drmarkr
Posted on August 28, 2012 at 11:30pm“….without having to use deadly force…”
Are you fuggin kidding me?? Deadly force for what?!?! Sgt Reyes is FOS, folks……
Report Post »Flag-Man
Posted on August 29, 2012 at 1:10amThey are in calif. you know
Report Post »deltaecho
Posted on August 28, 2012 at 9:39pmWhat – no moon walk?
Report Post »sillyfreshness
Posted on August 28, 2012 at 10:50pmI’m sorry, but don’t give me this BS story that he was just an acrobat from circus running around. He ran across all those lanes somehow and did you see that fence? And then he’s hanging and swinging upside down like a monkey dangling 15 or 20 feet in the air. And then to top it off, he just drops down on the freeway and runs off like nothing happened? I think there maybe more to this story than he just being your everyday acrobat doing a promotion for the local circus coming to town. A similar incident like this happened in England in 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWVe0JbMh6c
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on August 29, 2012 at 1:51amMr. Attention Whore should be sentenced to latrine duty at every Firehouse and Police Station in a 50 mile radius for two years.
Report Post »Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on August 28, 2012 at 9:14pmDemocrats will do anything to distract from the bad economy……
Report Post »SpeckChaser
Posted on August 28, 2012 at 10:22pmHoly el crappo. That is the funniest thing I have read today!
Report Post »hi
Posted on August 28, 2012 at 11:43pmLoL!
Report Post »ronin_6
Posted on August 28, 2012 at 9:05pmI’ll bet ya dollars to donuts he was on spice/bath salts or some other synthetic cra*. Lets just legalize marijuana and get it over with.
Report Post »Mr.Fitnah
Posted on August 28, 2012 at 9:14pmI tried bath salts the other day, it was nice but the water got too cool and I had to go to work ,so that was that . It was nice.
Report Post »SammyStutsfruckle
Posted on August 28, 2012 at 9:44pmThat’s funny stuff. Everytime I hear about the bath salts I think I gotta get my woman some.
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on August 29, 2012 at 1:48amI’ve been using cinnamon sugar in my tea these days. I better lay off it. I‘m feelin’ …well…different. :)
Report Post »woodyee
Posted on August 28, 2012 at 8:57pm“One firefighter eventually threw his helmet at the amateur gymnast, according to CBS, but it was the firefighter who consequently fell to the ground.”
Watch the film. A firefighter is NOT a law enforcement officer, yet he was allowed to function in that capacity by the officers present. WTF is going on within these agencies? Under whose directive? Why are similar agencies being allowed to arm employees? Why the requisition by quite a few non-law enforcement agencies of the gobblement for millions of civilian-killing bullets?
Report Post »Mr.Fitnah
Posted on August 28, 2012 at 8:56pmJust end kooks like that .
Report Post »No Tazers or psychiatric wards, Just the end.
Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on August 28, 2012 at 9:15pmYou could be considered a Kook by Eric Holder’s standards.
Report Post »Mr.Fitnah
Posted on August 28, 2012 at 9:19pmPretty much by anyone with standards.
Report Post »single stack
Posted on August 29, 2012 at 2:28amSo you think summary execution is the way to go then Mr. Stalin?
Report Post »grayling646
Posted on August 29, 2012 at 6:13amMe tinks Mr Fitnah was implying sarcasm and humor. But me coulds be wrong.
Report Post »GoodStuff
Posted on August 28, 2012 at 8:55pmA RuPaul supporter?
Report Post »FREEDOMoverFEAR
Posted on August 28, 2012 at 8:54pmThe cops didn’t catch the guy he gave up and then they tazed him to teach him a lesson. Either way funny video.
Report Post »gbo
Posted on August 29, 2012 at 5:00pmOr maybe he stopped because he didn’t want his pursuers to have heart attacks from all the exercise. No good deed goes unpunished.
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