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The Washington Post
@washingtonpost.com
Jul 11, 06:41 PM
Bodycam footage released by the New York City Police Department shows the rescue of a woman in crisis who climbed the Brooklyn Bridge. After nearly an hour of conversation, officers were able to get the woman down from the bridge.
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"You okay? My name is Chris, what's your name? I just want to talk, what's happening today? I want to help you. That's why I'm up here right now. I genuinely care, I do. It's a permanent solution to a temporary problem, it really is. I don't know what you're going through, but I want to understand. We have services we can get you to. The strongest thing you can do right now is accept help. I promise you, that's the strongest thing. Don't do it. Don't do it. Don't do it, please. Please. I got you. I got you, you're okay. You're okay. I promise. I got you. I promise."
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The Washington Post
@washingtonpost.com
· Jul 10, 01:31 AM
Bodycam footage released by the New York City Police Department shows the rescue of a woman in crisis who climbed the Brooklyn Bridge. After nearly an hour of conversation, officers were able to get the woman down from the bridge.
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<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 02:02 AM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words"> This is a powerful reminder that patience, compassion, and skilled crisis intervention can save lives. Credit to the officers who never gave up on her. ❤️ Hopefully she enjoy living her life and things get back to normal for her.</p>
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<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 01:50 AM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">If that's me up there, I swear just let me do what I went there to do. Although that doesn't seem high enough so I wouldn't go that route.</p>
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<span class="text-[10px] text-slate-500">@meemawblinkie.bsky.social</span>
<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 04:04 AM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">Hey, the world is better with you in it. Please stick around.</p>
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<span class="text-[10px] text-slate-500">@wrecked9n76e.bsky.social</span>
<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 01:37 AM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">Copoganda</p>
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<span class="text-[10px] text-slate-500">@mister-hangman.bsky.social</span>
<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 02:26 AM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">ChatGPT, give me the ratio of police brutality and police homicide to mental health crisis folks saved by police.</p>
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<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 01:48 AM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">I'm in awe of, and thankful for the officers who do this work.</p>
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<span class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-300">Stevie Z</span>
<span class="text-[10px] text-slate-500">@stevie-z65.bsky.social</span>
<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 01:54 AM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">Damn, another one? I was on Pier 11 on Sunday morning the 5th and another person was up on the bridge.</p>
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<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 02:28 AM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">If only the NYPD (and other cops) could be that patient when they are confronting people in mental health crises. Fewer dead grandparents and young men.</p>
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<span class="text-[10px] text-slate-500">@boomboostik.bsky.social</span>
<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 03:24 AM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">OMG! The ledge can be so close for those in despair. Happy they had patience to talk with her and help.</p>
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<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 06:25 PM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">Thank goodness humanity still exists.
THIS one story gives me so much hope for America.
bsky.app/profile/rasu...</p>
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<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 01:39 AM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">“I genuinely care. I do.” The least convincing monotone voice ever</p>
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<span class="text-[10px] text-slate-500">@divittees.bsky.social</span>
<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 08:34 AM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">It's weird seeing American cops doing actual police work</p>
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<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 02:39 PM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">If some assholes publicized footage from my attempted suicide, it would probably make me even more suicidal</p>
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<span class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-300">Jared Saxon</span>
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<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 01:45 AM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">I don’t think the Brooklyn Bridge is quite high enough. I suspect most people would just drown.</p>
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<span class="text-[10px] text-slate-500">@shazzasmom.bsky.social</span>
<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 05:21 AM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">This should not be on social media.</p>
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