The Golden Gate Board of Directors raised $ 2,000,000 to pay for a study of adding a suicide barrier. Estimates of the barrier cost range from $ 50,000,000to $ 150,000,000. Why do we need one? The Bridge opened in 1937. Since then 1200 people jumped to their death. The past 69 years shows an average of 17 deaths per year. Let's assume that history repeats itself. So over the next 69 years app. another 1200 people choose to jump from the Bridge. If the costs are at the top of the range at $150,000,000 then the prevention costs will be $ 125,000 per person saved. Too much. Way too much money and it will not stop a determined suicide. There are too many other ways of ending one's life. Directors should take note, that during their efforts to raise the $ 2,000,0000, assisted suicide was actually ruled legal under certain conditions by the U.S.Supreme Court in the U.S. and in Oregon in particular. That's the direction we are headed .
Tom Ammiano our own Stupidvisor also sits on the Bridge Board . He's has been a major influence in pushing for this study . He said, " This is a significant gesture that will be appreciated by the families affected." So it's a $ 2,000,000 gesture ? What an idiot he is. The "affected families" won't get their family members back nor do I think that they stay awake at night thinking about prevention for some unknown next death. Or maybe he's not an idiot and will receive some contributions from the consultant group that is doing the study. So then he's not an idiot but only a simple thief.
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