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Transit Authority authorizes new suicide prevention signage at County train stations in wake of deaths
Stopping Self(ish)-Slaughter
Your death is not all about you, you know.
Earlier this month, four people were killed on the county’s coastal train tracks over a period of just five days. While motives and circumstances are not clear in every case, authorities have not been able to rule out the possibility of suicide. And while stepping in front of a speeding train is a reliable way to end your life, those same authorities are quick to point out that such a decision is not without other consequences. Because while you will be permanently free of earthly cares following the collision, someone else will have to clean up the mess and file a report. And that’s just for starters. As Transit spokeswoman Ina Rush put it in a recent statement, “As San Diego looks strives to fight climate change and protect the environment by moving toward a carbon-free future, it’s important that we reduce our reliance on automobiles and increase the appeal of mass transit. The massive delays that hundreds of passengers must suffer when there is a fatality on the tracks have the exact opposite effect. So really, when you step out in front of that train to end it all, you’re not just making life harder for the people on the train, you’re making life harder for everyone on the planet. Do you see how incredibly selfish that is? Could you just, for once in your life, stop thinking about your petty personal problems and do something right for other people? For a change? God, you really are worthless. Why don’t you just do us all a favor and…well, anyway, we’re putting up signs to help remind people that life is worth living. Hopefully, that will help.”
Here's something you might be interested in.
Transit Authority authorizes new suicide prevention signage at County train stations in wake of deaths
Stopping Self(ish)-Slaughter
Transit Authority authorizes new suicide prevention signage at County train stations in wake of deaths
Stopping Self(ish)-Slaughter
Your death is not all about you, you know.
Earlier this month, four people were killed on the county’s coastal train tracks over a period of just five days. While motives and circumstances are not clear in every case, authorities have not been able to rule out the possibility of suicide. And while stepping in front of a speeding train is a reliable way to end your life, those same authorities are quick to point out that such a decision is not without other consequences. Because while you will be permanently free of earthly cares following the collision, someone else will have to clean up the mess and file a report. And that’s just for starters. As Transit spokeswoman Ina Rush put it in a recent statement, “As San Diego looks strives to fight climate change and protect the environment by moving toward a carbon-free future, it’s important that we reduce our reliance on automobiles and increase the appeal of mass transit. The massive delays that hundreds of passengers must suffer when there is a fatality on the tracks have the exact opposite effect. So really, when you step out in front of that train to end it all, you’re not just making life harder for the people on the train, you’re making life harder for everyone on the planet. Do you see how incredibly selfish that is? Could you just, for once in your life, stop thinking about your petty personal problems and do something right for other people? For a change? God, you really are worthless. Why don’t you just do us all a favor and…well, anyway, we’re putting up signs to help remind people that life is worth living. Hopefully, that will help.”
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