Teen commits suicide after onlookers goad him into jumping

[Gaea]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,431195,00.html

Jeering onlookers goaded a teenager in Britain to jump to his death, undermining police efforts to talk him down, and then took pictures of the body.

Tuesday as 17-year-old Shaun Dykes prepared to jump from the top of a multi-storey carpark in Derby, northern England, spectators allegedly shouted to him: "How far can you bounce?," the U.K.'s MailOnline reported.

As Dykes hesitated for three hours on the ledge while police unsuccessfully tried to reason him out of taking his life, teenagers who had gathered below shouted "Jump" and "Get on with it," according to police and witnesses.

Then after Dykes lay in a crumpled heap on the pavement the same hecklers rushed out from behind the police cordon to take photos of the body.

"When he (Dykes) fell, lots of people were screaming and crying but there were several groups of youths who ran from behind the cordon and looked like they were taking pictures with their mobile phones," a local shopkeeper was quoted as telling the MailOnline.

"I found that sickening -- why would anyone want to take pictures of something like that?"

Dykes was believed to have been suffering from depression and struggling to overcome a relationship breakdown.

Superintendent Andy Hough, of Derbyshire police, said he was disappointed and disturbed by the people heard encouraging Dykes to jump.

"I find it a disturbing and shocking reflection on society when people feel inclined to do that," Supt Hough told the MailOnline.

Finally. People aren't screwing around with these emotards anymore. Jump and get on with it

The guy that shouted "How far can you bounce?" should win a prize.

[Headspace]

"What are you waiting for?"

[Katlan]

stupid people do as stupid does?

[Maxxthepenguin]

This is fucking tasteless

[Kuya]

What compassionate and helpful people. Should have had them arrested for whatever charge they could have made up.

[Koyuki]

I always found jumping to be overly dramatic, just shoot yourself like everyone else and be done with it.

[Athas]

What compassionate and helpful people. Should have had them arrested for whatever charge they could have made up.

Interfering with police business is a felony isn't it?

[Kaylia]

So, how far did he bounces?



But seriously, this is retarded. I hope they can somehow get charge against the people who did this.

[Woozie]

The heck is wrong with people these days...you have to be one twisted person to goad a suicidal person into killing himself.

And then they took pictures of the body? The heck....

[Slapper]

chavs

[Aerin]

With that level of retardation I'm surprised someone didn't just shout "Who's next :D ?"

[Jefe]

stupid people do as stupid does?

The dude had a mental breakdown, thus the inability to reason.

[Shuemue]

chavs

exactly

[Headspace]

Couldn't they be charged with whatever Seinfeld and them got charged with in the finale?

[aurik]

TV is always 100% real.

[thestalkmore]

Splat

[Headspace]

Of course it is.

[SephYuyX]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttvytBoHEG0
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/1440/waitjy7.jpg

[BadKarma]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,431195,00.html



Finally. People aren't screwing around with these emotards anymore. Jump and get on with it

The guy that shouted "How far can you bounce?" should win a prize.

I find it disgusting that you find it funny honestly.

[Senoska]

4chan irl