Attempted suicide (at John Lewis shop)

[monkey69]

town closed off at barkers pool again, a woman has been talked out of jumping off the car park at John lewis.

[Stomp]

I'm glad they have been talked down. I hope they now get the help they need.

[Stegwah]

Only a young lass too

[Anna B]

Oh dear, the poor thing. It must be awful to feel that desparate. I'm with Stomp in hoping she gets help.

 

Is it just me or does this sort of thing seem to be happening more often?

[Paddy]

I've said this before on another John Lewis car park suicide thread (a thread which has since been deleted) - that car park needs security fencing round each level to prevent this happening. It does seem to be happening more often and I would guess that the cuts in mental health treatment & services are to blame.

[Mr Bloom]

I've said this before on another John Lewis car park suicide thread (a thread which has since been deleted) - that car park needs security fencing round each level to prevent this happening. It does seem to be happening more often and I would guess that the cuts in mental health treatment & services are to blame.

 

I would also guess that cuts in benefits, people diagnosed with mental health problems pressure being assessed by non-mental health specialists at ATOS and being thrown off disability benefits, and the increased pressure put on people to accept unpaid work, the rising cost of living and the decreasing salaries are also to blame.

[woodmally]

I've said this before on another John Lewis car park suicide thread (a thread which has since been deleted) - that car park needs security fencing round each level to prevent this happening. It does seem to be happening more often and I would guess that the cuts in mental health treatment & services are to blame.

 

Firstly why should John Lewis have to foot the bill if someone wants to kill themselves off of the building. If they build a fence someone is going to try it somewhere else such as a railway line.

[Tallisman]

I really hope that the girl gets sorted out with whatever it takes to make her feel that life is worth living again. These incidents are of course becoming more and more frequent due to the spectacularly massive cuts to people in need. They are being driven to total despair by a government of satans. Anyone who is poor is being demonised by this government. They are making people feel worthless just because it makes them feel better and helps add to their already massive money piles. This government truly are evil .

[Mr Bit]

It's just been talked about on Hallam, I think they said she was 14-16 years old.

[Tallisman]

It's just been talked about on Hallam, I think they said she was 14-16 years old.

 

It is very easy to see how children of that age are in despair. Unless they have rich parents they see a future where they cannot afford anywhere to live, where there are no real jobs and where university education is out of their reach. They face working at some supermarket for their job seekers allowance . They are being demonised by the politicians and tory press