Protester falls from Golden Gate Bridge

San Jose Mercury News ^ | March 19, 2003 | Mercury News Staff

[TankerKC]

An anti-war protester who climbed one of the towers on the Golden Gate Bridge fell into San Francisco Bay early this afternoon.

[FITZ]

LOL!!!

[FITZ]

I think it's a very good thing for our side that some of these people joined up with the OTHER side.

[kcvl]

"He jumped, he wasn't pushed," said California Highway Patrol spokesman Wayne Ziese, who called the death a suicide. "Apparently he had a statement to give to police and jumped."

[Ichneumon]

I think this thread earns the all-time award for most comments removed by Admin Moderator in such a short span...

Lol -- I was just thinking the same thing.

[SerpentDove]

HEY-YA, APES!

Wish you could make it. (See tagline).

[RnMomof7]

He will get to meet the tank lady...front row seats for the war..

[SerpentDove]

>>I think this thread earns the all-time award for most comments removed by Admin Moderator in such a short span...<<

And no ZOT!!!

[Ichneumon]

Hopefully several hundred...

That reminds me of the lawyer joke which has the punchline, "a good start".

[FITZ]

Maybe we ought to start arranging some more protests.....

[TLBSHOW]

Another democrat.......

[IowaHawk]

The last think to go through his mind?

His ankles.

[jackbill]

Looks like this thread is destined to be the single most "removed by administrator" thread in the history of FR.

[Jorge]

Interesting protest tactic.
Speaking of which, whatever happened to just lighting yourself on fire?

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM COMMIE LIBERAL PROTESTER

[RGSpincich]

fell into San Francisco Bay early this afternoon.

Modesto PD will find him.

[HighWheeler]

"He jumped, he wasn't pushed," said California Highway Patrol spokesman Wayne Ziese, who called the death a suicide. "Apparently he had a statement to give to police and jumped."

Legally, this is an important conclusion. His family won't get any life insurance payout on a suicide verses if it were declared an accidental death.

[RGSpincich]

Looks like Coast Guard beat them to it.

[JoeSchem]

Better an enthusiastic supporter of Saddam in America than an unwilling draftee in the Iraqi Army who is now counting the minutes to the liberation of his country.

[FITZ]

His family won't get any life insurance payout on a suicide verses if it were declared an accidental death.

Besides I'm sure his family isn't going to be suffering any kind of "loss of income" as a result of this accident/suicide.