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October 12, 2007
Feeling Ill
I just saw a man commit suicide.
I was walking back to my place after a trip to the bookstore and I noticed some police cars at the entrance to the garage. I assumed it was some sort of auto break-in, but when I got to my apartment on the 11th floor, I looked out the window and saw that there were a handful of police officers standing in a semicircle on the roof of the building.
Voyeur that I am, and thinking that maybe there was a stand-off or something, I got my binoculars and looked over to see a man in his 50s standing on the lip of the raised edge. The police officers were talking to him, and he seemed pretty calm. And then, he took off his shoes and tossed his keys to the negotiator, and then he got down on his hands and knees and just sort of leaned over the side and let go.
I didn't see him fall, thank goodness, but I did see all of the police officers run to try and catch his arms, and then their reaction as they looked over the side. One of them (a young guy) was in disbelief and just kept rubbing his face and another one started yelling in frustration. And now, 15 minutes later, the ambulance still hasn't left with the body, the police tape is up all over the place, and I'm left with a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach.
What a horrible thing--and as hollow and shocked as I feel, I can only imagine what those police officers must be feeling right now. So sad.
Comments
Awful.
Posted by: jason at October 15, 2007 08:29 AM
