Chinese Kevorkian

A Chinese man was pushed off a bridge by an angry passer-by after his threat to commit suicide held up traffic for five hours, Chinese media reported. Because sometimes, you need a helping hand.

Retired soldier Lian Jiansheng (66) broke through a police cordon and reached out to shake the hand of would-be jumper Chen Fuchao...before shoving him off the bridge. "I pushed him off because jumpers like Chen are very selfish. Their action violates a lot of public interests," Lai was quoted as saying by a newspaper. "They do not really dare to kill themselves. Instead, they just want to raise the relevant government authorities' attention to their appeals."

Chen, who was 2 million yuan ($293,200) in debt because of a failed building project, fell almost 25 feet onto a partially inflated emergency air cushion and was hospitalized with wrist and back injuries. Lai was detained by police and thanked by those stuck in traffic. Chen was at least the twelfth person since early April to threaten suicide at the same spot, the Haizhu bridge in Guangzhou.

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