Monday, November 07, 2005
Well, we're convinced
It looks The Chron has succeeded, with its "Wheeee-SPLAT" series on a Golden Gate suicide barrier, in convincing... The Chron.
BUILDING A SUICIDE barrier on the Golden Gate Bridge won't ever be an easy sell. Too many people have contrary opinions about the cost, appearance and effectiveness, or even if there's a social duty to curb such deaths.
But it is time to settle the debate on humane and defensible grounds. The bridge is a dangerous lure for troubled people. If they can be prevented from leaping to their deaths, many will find the help that deters another try. Their lives can be saved, and the damage to families and friends can be avoided.
That's an interesting way to settle the debate. "I'll just pick one side, assume it's absolutely correct, and use that to claim that this side is absolutely correct." Note that the consideration of the cost or whether there's a social duty have been "settled" by assuming that the cost is not worth considering and the social duty is automatic.
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