PSYCHOTIC EPISODE ON THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE: LIVE FOOTAGE JULY 2009

[amathis101]

In the 70s they closed the state run mental hospitals. In the blink of an eye 1.5 million mentally ill were homeless. It is no coincedence that the current mentally ill prison population is 2 million. Prisons are more profitable than hospitals it seems.

[soymiguelalejandro23]

@amathis101 this is just all too true.

[ZZBob777]

Very sad. When I lived in NYC I occasionally came across situations where people were threatening to jump and a crowd would form. Not my type of entertainment. I have too many mental problems of my own. But in my heart of hearts I feel there will always be a crowd watching.

[soymiguelalejandro23]

@ZZBob777 it's so sad that our distress is taken as a form of entertainment by those who don't know or worse don't care to understand.

[soymiguelalejandro23]

If you've on the Brooklyn Bridge from where papa is standing and if you look from the pedestrian walkway where the people are standing - if you glance over the side - the height is so DIZZYING that it would make most people SICK. Psychosis is a real temporary for the most part - INTENSE EXPERIENCE that makes what ever the subject matter of the delusion / hallucination - the thing that person is seeing thinking feeling / believing - UTTERLY AND UNSHAKABLY REAL & IT CAN BE TERRIFYING.

[LMMFilms]

i never realized how many "crazy guy" videos there are on youtube after seeing the links on the side of this video. depressing.

[TubingWithMyGnomies]

i heard one guy say "ever hear of a normal man trying to jump?" like he was debating with a friend about whether or not he was "normal". Dude... maybe his life just sucks... you're not normal for talking like that during a man's most desperate hour.

[AleekahTV]

People are so cruel. You can hear some laughter at certain points within the film if you listen closely. Video phones everywhere treating him like some sort of animal in a zoo. And I agree, the helicopters were completely unnecessary.

[LMMFilms]

probably according to him at the time, the mob has captured him

[LMMFilms]

this truly breaks my heart to see this people filming this like it is a freak show. its very very sad. as well as the entire situation for that man.

[kooljam05]

I don't mean to sound funny or whatever, because this situation doesn't warrants laughter. But was the helicopters really necessary. I mean they treat us mentally ill people like were the fuckin Taliban or terrorists. #SMH

[soymiguelalejandro23]

@kooljam05 Oye papa you are so right - and with that heightened state of frenzy they are more likely to get trigger happy and murkus.com if we seem to make any moves that are not agreeable to them such as putting our hands in our pocket to grab our cell phones like papi was doin' right thurr. In fact if the cameras had not been rollin' and he had to reach in his pocket to get the phone they may have said he was goin' for a weapon and sprayed him. SMH (tambien)

[Irene211084]

Psychosis is like being in a dream state, I'm so glad this man didn't fall & I wish him all the best <3 x

[soymiguelalejandro23]

@Irene211084 I AM AS well so very very glad...