A South African man tried to jump off a flyover bridge in Johannesburg, but people rescued him and punished him accordingly.
Man Tried To Jump Off Flyover Bridge In Johannesburg
The man, who is yet to be identified, was possibly going through depression and decided to make one final leap. He then went to one flyover in Johannesburg. He strolled begrudgingly and got to a spot of his fancy.
Behind and below him, taxis and cars were driving by as he went on with his plan. Other people saw him from a flyover bridge adjacent to his and whipped out their phones to record him. Some of them were saying he deserved a beating for trying to take his life in public like that. They also suspected that he was drunk.
The man then sat on the edge of the tarred road before hanging off the bridge, his feet dangling. He kept holding the edge, contemplating letting go and crashing horribly on the road metres below him.
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After a few seconds, fear of death crept into his soul, and he slowly lifted his leg to climb back to the surface. A group of four men rushed to help him back up. Before he had jumped onto the other side of the barricade, the men started showering him with heavy slaps. The men on the other side recording encouraged and spurred them to thrash him thoroughly.
Watch the incident below.
A man tried to jump off the Joe Slovo Bridge, Joburg. pic.twitter.com/cIdnq5RkSI
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Tweeps Add Their Voice
Social media users expressed mixed sentiments about the incident.
Soso:
“Sad how the society has become so insensitive.💔”
Richie:
“He is not serious this one😂😂😂😂😂😂😂”
Astido:
“This is very sad. I cannot imagine what one must go through to reach a point where they feel they must attempt to take their own life 💔”
Lassy:
“😂😂😂 The beating is for the trauma he almost left them with.”
Gino:
“So in South Africa 🇿🇦 you can be m_ered by umphakathi for trying to end your own life 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣”