Officer Kevin Briggs spent more than an hour persuading the guy not to commit suicide. And after 8 years, when Kevin came to the ceremony from the American Suicide Foundation, he received a well-deserved award from the hands of a rescued guy.

Dec 10, 2019 4:44 PM

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Proof of life.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Man, almost jump off a bridge and then they make you wear a bowtie. Some guys can't catch a break.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I love his shoes though

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I don't think I could do that. Id call the coroner. Id never push someone, but who am I to stop them?

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Now THAT's how to cop!!

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

Both of them came to my university a few years back, they didn't reveal the picture until the very end that it was him. I believe now 1/2

6 years ago | Likes 396 Dislikes 2

2/2 They are going around talking about suicide prevention together. It was a very moving and great lecture.

6 years ago | Likes 323 Dislikes 1

Thank you Kevin

6 years ago | Likes 49 Dislikes 1

True hero ?

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Sounds like he got popular but does he regret not jumping?

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

he kept his shoes on. he wasnt dead set on dying.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 2

Pretty sure this officer did a Ted talk on mental health

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

For a moment I thought that his head was stuc in the bridge

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Good man

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Why can't there be more of this guy instead of trigger happy fuckwits larping as your typical Fuze player in Siege.

6 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

Some people want to die based on breakups and trivial shit. I think you should be able to kill yourself if you have mental illness.

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 9

idk about that. i do think if you are dying and in pain you should be able to kill yourself

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Humanity isn't so poopy :)

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

He went on to become president trump

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 2

Ruspek

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

you can just see the despair in the first picture. it always makes me tear up.

6 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Oh. I just thought his head was stuck.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I think that for everyone who has lost a dear one to suicide, that they wish that someone could have talked them out of it.

6 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

More than an hour? Fuvking hell i dont think ive even been alive that long

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 3

If he's still there when you get to him, he never meant to jump anyway..

6 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 5

*most likely never meant to jump. People tend to be rather fickle and someone trying to help can sometimes be the last straw, unofrtunately

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

"I will kill your entire family if you jump"

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Not to diminish the importance of speaking out on issues of mental health, but I think even more good might come out of men like (1)

6 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 4

Officer Briggs going around speaking with law enforcement about issues like this. Perhaps maybe some officers will start looking (2)

6 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 4

at nonviolent offenders and the mentally ill with greater compassion. We certainly do need to separate the wheat from the chaff (3)

6 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 4

"A" rescued guy or "that" rescued guy

6 years ago | Likes 128 Dislikes 5

IIRC, it is “that” same guy

6 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Asking the right questions.

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

last time I saw this post it said it was the same guy

6 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 0

what about this time?

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

gosh, who knows!

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

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6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Kevin Briggs has a great TED Talk about his expiriences with suicides and prevention of them as a Cali. Highway Patrol officer, I'll link it

6 years ago | Likes 59 Dislikes 0

https://youtu.be/7CIq4mtiamY

6 years ago | Likes 18 Dislikes 1

.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

.thanks!

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Thanks for sharing

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

He also has a great book called "Guardian of the Golden Gate" if you haven't read it. Haven't gotten a chance yet to watch the Tef Talk.

6 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

Thanks, I hadn't heard of it I'll check it out

6 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Dude. He got this award in 2013...

6 years ago | Likes 50 Dislikes 13

OMG a repost. I knew it. LOL

6 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

This story transcends time.

6 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

You guys won't believe who's running for president after Obama.

6 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

2013 was a good year

6 years ago | Likes 18 Dislikes 0

Remember back before the time–space continuum warped? Good times.

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

One year after the world ended and we all went in to a simulation!

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

And?

6 years ago | Likes 28 Dislikes 5

This has been reposted so many times both people have probably died from natural causes by now.

6 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 18

Never saw it before and it's nice so who cares.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Should never be an issue with reposting powerful messages or heroes of any kind.

6 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

No there shouldnt but it shouldnt be posted like it just happened

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

6 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 26

I forgot, everyone who's ever been on imgur joined when the website was created and no new people have ever joined. Everyone's seen this.

6 years ago | Likes 26 Dislikes 5

Why are you so upset?

6 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 16

Why are you?

6 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

Physician, heal thyself.

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