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saintjimmy43 t1_iwwm6pb wrote

According to this entry, the signs were considered a failure and they just put barricades up in 2015.

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HugotheHippo t1_iwxoqg7 wrote

Huh was it the one where the signs went like 'you don't even have guts to do it' with a smirking face next to it? There was one in Korea some time ago iirc

Edit: nvm it was 'can you even swim?'

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Funue t1_iwyw7uj wrote

One of them say "The wind is nice" in above article

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shanereid1 t1_iwz1m7p wrote

Unfortunately there have been a number of studies that have shown that this type of thing actually increases the number of deaths rather than prevents them. The theory goes that if someone is in a negative headspace but they haven't considered suicide, seeing this type of message can put the idea in their head, leading to their deaths.Even just placing flowers at the spot where someone jumped can cause a spike in the number of deaths. This is why the news no longer reports that someone committed suicide but rather that they just died suddenly. Unfortunately it's incredibly difficult to tell someone that their well meaning idea is actually causing more harm, and that they shouldn't place flowers to commemorate their loved ones.

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