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Apparently there is a police presence near McDonalds and a large area taped off.
I wonder what that is about ?
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I've been on Facebook this evening and a number of my friends from Lowestoft have been updating their statuses regarding a man threatening to jump off the roof of Macdonalds with a rope around his neck, does anyone know whats happening? Apparently police have now closed off the road there. Nothing on EDP website as it's still early on.
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opps just posted another thread and didnt see this one.
On my facebook feed people are saying theres a man on the roof with a rope around his neck threatening to jump.
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I have merged your topic with this one, James.
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Cheers BB, there was only a minute difference between the two threads being started!
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a man threatening to jump off the roof of Macdonalds
maybe he's tried their burgers. 
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I told my girlfriend I had a job in a bowling alley. She said 'Tenpin?' I said, 'No, permanent.'
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Perhaps he needs a happy meal.
I'll keep an eye on my Facebook to see if theres any updates.
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Best i can glean from Facebook; Apparently he's still up there, a few people in the area watching.
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.....apparently he is still up there and the north travelling side of the bridge is shut off according to Suffolk radio travel news
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There must be easier ways of attention seeking.
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I told my girlfriend I had a job in a bowling alley. She said 'Tenpin?' I said, 'No, permanent.'
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There are other avenues of help out there for people, not just standing on a building
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Sometimes peoples minds dont think in the same logical way that you are thinking Juststu
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No news either way just glancing at what people are writing on Facebook, seems this thread has been showing well on Google judging by the number of guests online tonight.
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Sometimes peoples minds dont think in the same logical way that you are thinking Juststu
If you have reached the stage that he obviously has then you are unable to think logically at all.
Been there and not got quite as bad as he has.
The help is there but you definately need someone with compassion and understanding to point you in the right direction.
If you don't have that then you have nothing.
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No news either way just glancing at what people are writing on Facebook, seems this thread has been showing well on Google judging by the number of guests online tonight.
Still on-going as of 10 minutes ago when I went to pick up my wife from a party.
From the state she is in I guess she had a good time.
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If you have reached the stage that he obviously has then you are unable to think logically at all.
Been there and not got quite as bad as he has.
The help is there but you definately need someone with compassion and understanding to point you in the right direction.
If you don't have that then you have nothing.
I agree Morty, I am glad you found help when you needed it. In fairness the police will have a trained counsellor and a lot of help will be offered when he (or she) is down. Lets hope the community around this person give them time to heal and not be too judgemental of their actions which is NOT attention seeking but obviously a cry for help from a desperate person
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Does anyone know what happened t this guy? hopefully got down safely???
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is NOT attention seeking but obviously a cry for help from a desperate person
He climbed the roof and then phoned the Police himself to tell them. Doesn't sound like a cry for help to me. Sounds like he knew exactly what he was doing.
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Oh Juststu as no reports have been issued yet thats heresay and it gives no indication of his state of mind either.
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According to the Journal He was safely talked down at about 04:00 and taken into custody.
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It's not hearsay - it's actually now accepted reporting. The BBC continually broadcast news they pick up on facebook and twitter - they usually try to verify it - but once they have two reports on the same topic, they consider it verified and report it.
The trouble is that it IS news. The cost of policing it is unimportant. If people are ill in any way, then events are not really in their control, are they?
It's rather ironic that budget exists for these unplanned issues, but doesn't for events like the carnival - or how about the huge TUC rally in London today. Do you think if they said they couldn't afford it, the TUV would cancel the protest?
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It might have been prudent to have put your Journal link with the first posting at 10-17am, Juststu.
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Ok Justsu, I did look on the journal website at 9.30 this morning and there was no report so obviously it was reported soon after I looked, but I still stick to what I said previously I don't think you can make a judgement on a man or womans mental health by whether they called the police or not.
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“UPDATE: Eyewitness speaks of crowds encouraging man to jump off a roof in Lowestoft”
An eyewitness has revealed how a crowd tried to encourage a man to jump off a roof in Lowestoft as police tried to talk him down.
Groups of people gathered on Friday night as police spent nearly 11 hours talking down a man who was threatening to jump off the roof of McDonalds, in London Road North. The man, who was in his late 30s, had called the police at around 5pm saying that he was on the roof.
But as trained police negotiators tried to talk him down, some in the crowd were shouting for him to jump. Eyewitness Ian Armitage, of Norwich, was in the town for a family event and was shocked at what he saw as he walked to the train station just before 11pm.
Mr Armitage, 28, said: “There were around 30 people watching on, huddled around the station building. I don’t know if they had been out drinking or messing about but some were laughing and pointing. When we got to the station we could hear people shouting ‘jump off’ and ‘stop wasting our time, we’ve been here for ages, do us a favour’. I could not believe they were telling him to jump off. It is sad really. Whoever it was - was obviously in a bad way, so for people to stand around laughing isn’t very nice.”
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That is disgusting but why on earth didnt the police move these people on surely our police force is not so depleted that it cant control 30 yobs
Where is people s compassion NO ONE is going to stand on a roof for 11 hours without being in a desperate state cant people have ANY feelings for others what a SAD SAD world we live in
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It is pretty sad how some people treat the mentally ill. Chanting for him to jump, wanting to bring back the workhouse, and accusing them of wasting police time is pretty poor. Mental illness can touch anyone of us at any time.
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I think some views on here are disgusting, i really hope these people do not experience mental illness, your body does funny things. I think the negative views on here reflect the unsympathetic nature of people today. Mental illness effects many people and the answer is not to make them feel like they are alone. Perhaps people are driven to such extremes because people and society will not except them for who they are, deep down someone with mental illness is not different from you or i.
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UPDATE: Kessingland man sentenced after threatening to jump off a roof in Lowestoft
By RICHARD WOOD Monday, March 28, 2011
4:04 PM
A KESSINGLAND man has been fined a total of £215 after he sparked an 11-hour police stand-off and threatened to jump off a Lowestoft roof.
Paul Duell, 38, of High Street, Kessingland was charged with possessing a knife in a public place - two stanley knives - and possession of a class B drug - amphetamine - after the dramatic events of Friday night and Saturday morning.
Appearing at Lowestoft Magistrates Court this morning (Monday), Mr Duell was fined £215 in total for the two offences.
As previously reported, an eyewitness revealed how a crowd tried to encourage the man to jump off the roof of McDonalds, in London Road North, as police tried to talk him down.
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Looks like this may have just been a case of too much illegal substances and alcohol, rather than mental illness!!!! But who are we to judge!! Whats worries me more is how many people are out there carrying knives etc in public places!
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You cannot base that on one person Happy chick, there are hundreds of millions of people on this Earth, and i do not know how many of the world are suffering from mental illness. Mental illness can stem from Depression to schizophrenia, who are we to say that people with these illnesses are automatically ill because of drink and drugs?? Yes there is a high proportion of people carrying knifes, but thats a whole different argument
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I didn't for a minute assume he was mentally ill because of the drink and drugs, but had he been suffering from any of the awful ilnessess you mention then surely the court/police have some kind of responsibilty to offer help rather than fine him and send him on his way!! The mere fact that the article mentions the possession of drugs must mean something?
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