Suicidal Man Pulled To Safety By Quick-Thinking Cop
- 9 years ago
A police officer in Duluth, Minnesota pulled a suicidal man perched on a ledge to safety last week.
A police officer in Minnesota is being applauded for keeping a man from jumping off a building last week.
In a video posted to Facebook, Officer Joe DeJesus initially engages the man in conversation.
It's clear from the talk that the officer has come across, what the Facebook post terms, "a male in crisis."
He describes the futility of life and speculates on the moment when one accepts death.
The wind then picks up and makes their conversation inaudible, but DeJesus can be heard offering a smoke to the man.
The officer retrieves a cigarette from his patrol car, gives it
A police officer in Minnesota is being applauded for keeping a man from jumping off a building last week.
In a video posted to Facebook, Officer Joe DeJesus initially engages the man in conversation.
It's clear from the talk that the officer has come across, what the Facebook post terms, "a male in crisis."
He describes the futility of life and speculates on the moment when one accepts death.
The wind then picks up and makes their conversation inaudible, but DeJesus can be heard offering a smoke to the man.
The officer retrieves a cigarette from his patrol car, gives it