http://www.liveleak.com/browse?channel_token=c69_1302937393 Items in channel 'dwencl' Wed, 22 May 2013 21:09:32 -0400 Liveleak http://edge.liveleak.com/80281E/u/u/ll2/logo.gif http://www.liveleak.com/browse?channel_token=c69_1302937393 Sat, 09 Mar 2013 05:35:17 -0500 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a3f_1362824788 dwencl Four suicides from the Hoover Dam bypass bridge have transportation officials pondering a deadly question they considered years ago while designing the 900-foot tall span.If engineers throw up a net or erect a fence on the Hoover Dam bypass bridge, will it keep distressed visitors from committing suicide? Or will it simply detract from the aesthetics of the longest concrete-arch bridge in the Western Hemisphere?The Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge created a buzz in engineering circles worldwide and was named a civil engineering wonder comparable to Hoover Dam. It also rivals the dam when it comes to tourist attractions.Before the 2010 opening of the bypass bridge, the highest landmarks in Southern Nevada were casinos where visitors have difficulty accessing rooftops or face security officers and tall fences that deter guests from climbing to dangerous levels.During its first year, there were no reported suicides from the span. This year, four people have scaled the 4-foot-6-inch concrete-and-metal railing and leapt into the Colorado River. Two suicides have occurred within the past two weeks.Lanny Berman, executive director of the American Association of Suicidology, told USA Today earlier this year that places such as Niagara Falls, the Golden Gate Bridge and the Empire State Building are called "suicide landmarks" because of the frequency of jumpers."There are sites around the world that, primarily because of media publicity, become known as where someone goes to die by suicide," Berman told the newspaper. "The magical thinking involved in their mind is that 'I will get all of this attention by engaging in a public suicide.' "Is it possible the bypass bridge could join the nation's list of macabre monuments? Dr. Richard Seiden, professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, believes it has potential."They (landmarks) develop a reputation of their own. You can be certain it will get worse before it gets better," Seiden said. "That's what's going to happen unless steps are taken."Nevada Department of Transportation representatives said they plan to discuss potential preventative measures on the bypass bridge, which could result in costly solutions such as netting or fencing or less expensive options such as suicide hotline phones."We are constantly monitoring the situation," said Damon Hodge, spokesman for the department. "Whatever we propose, the Federal Highway Administration would have to approve it."Seiden suggested 8-foot concrete columns placed closely together so tourists could still capture the unique view of Hoover Dam, but jumpers wouldn't be able to squeeze through the spaces.Three dozen people have jumped from the Empire State building since it was built in 1931. Higher fencing was placed around the observatory deck in 1947 after a series of suicides.A similar battle over preventive measures has brewed for decades in San Francisco, where the Golden Gate Bridge has long been the world's most popular place to commit suicide. In its 75 years of existence, 1,558 people have hurled themselves over the railing, the majority plunging nearly 700 feet to their death.In 2008, San Francisco officials agreed to install a safety net below the 4-foot railing, but the cost to do so on the 9,000-foot span is said to hover around $45 million.The price tag probably would be less on the 1,900-foot bypass bridge that links Nevada and Arizona. As Northern California transportation agencies await funding for installation of the Golden Gate bridge netting, suicide hotline phones have been installed.The signs along the Golden Gate read: "Crisis Counseling. There Is Hope. Make the Call. The consequences of jumping from this bridge are fatal and tragic."Bureau of Reclamation spokeswoman Rose Davis said her agency recently received funding from a Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act grant to buy and install a dozen call boxes.Psychiatrists who specialize in suicides have performed studies that show netting or fencing can help prevent deaths because many times the jumpers are acting impulsively.Permits are needed to buy a gun, and prescriptions are necessary for pills; bridges and tall structures are readily available. Government officials have argued that deterrents are ineffective because a suicidal person will find an alternative method of killing themselves. Seiden, a behavioral scientist, doesn't buy it and conducted a study that supported his opinion.His study showed that of 500 potential jumpers pulled from the Golden Gate Bridge railing, 94 percent are either still living or died from natural causes nearly three decades later. Of the 30 who jumped into the San Francisco Bay and survived the plunge, only three later took their own lives.Kevin Hines was 19 years old and suffering from a bipolar disorder when he decided to end his pain by leaping over the railing of the Golden Gate in 2000."When my hands left that rail - and my legs curled over - as soon as I left the bridge, I thought, 'I don't want to die,' " Hines told Time Magazine in 2006. "It's a four-second fall, and in those four seconds I said, 'God please help me.' "Hines survived the fall and now helps others in distress and is a frequent guest at speaking engagements related to depression. During the course of his study, Seiden learned that most potential jumpers have a fantasy about how they want to die. If their efforts to kill themselves in a particular manner are thwarted, they are unlikely to change paths and immediately go find another way to commit suicide.Most jumpers leap off the bay side of the Golden Gate Bridge where pedestrians are permitted; the pathway on the ocean side is designated for bicyclists. Seiden said he spoke with one man who wanted to jump from the ocean side but backed out of his plan."When I asked him why, he said, 'I didn't want to cross the bridge and get hit by a car,' " Seiden said. "He had a fantasy in mind, and it takes a lot to switch it."Although he too believes netting or fencing would stop jumpers, not all of those in distress are deterred by safeguards. Earlier this year, a man scaled a 30-foot railing and jumped over Niagara Falls.Officials at the Nevada Department of Transportation are expected to discuss the matter during their August or September meeting. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a3f_1362824788 dwencl Man Jumps off Hoover Dam - First Person You See is the Jumper hoover dam, suicide, jumper Sat, 09 Mar 2013 02:01:54 -0500 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e90_1362812245 dwencl she's right ... it is a good song. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e90_1362812245 dwencl Grandma Sure Loves the Oldies grandma , oldies, DION, runaround sue Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:37:24 -0500 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d65_1354556037 dwencl especially if youre being naughty... http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d65_1354556037 dwencl Be Good!! Santa is Watching! santa , stripper, dancing, christmas, boobs, happy holidays Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:21:44 -0500 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=fe0_1352943940 dwencl wait for it.... *volume warning* http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=fe0_1352943940 dwencl Cat Enjoys Sex Waaaaay Too Much cat, sex, mate, scream, meow, Sun, 23 Sep 2012 00:54:14 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c0b_1348372636 dwencl Going out fishing around an inner city 'lake' has its positives and negatives. I can bike there pretty quickly since its close and it keeps me from smoking (cigs) and brings a lot of interesting people across my path, which can also be good or bad.. The area I fish in has some very dubious characters that come around. This particular woman is a crackhead and a HO! I thought she was just a drunk when I first met her. It wasnt until later (yesterday, only second time Ive seen her) one of the guys said she was a crackhead. Theres actually quite a few there that wander through, stay for a second and drink/smoke, then continue on their way. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c0b_1348372636 dwencl "Did I have sex with you? Tell me!! Did I have sex with YOU." crackhead, drugs, fishing, sex, ho, money, catfish, angry bitch, eww, oh fucking hell Sat, 22 Sep 2012 23:53:35 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=36f_1348371094 dwencl Saw this walking by a bail bonds office.. At first I thought it was out of business due to the mess but apparently 'security' chewed up the office and the bike tire. Nor did she seem too concerned I was filming, even when I tapped on the glass. Hope that wasnt someones bond that got shredded. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=36f_1348371094 dwencl Dog Ate My Bail Bond?!?! Wtf?! bail bonds, los angeles, jail, security, pit bull trashes office, fired Fri, 14 Sep 2012 04:21:29 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c25_1347610647 dwencl absolutely amazing and astounding how the tones were nearly the same... more like a parrot than a dog. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c25_1347610647 dwencl Dog Does Amazing Impersonation of Tori Amos dog, impersonations, tori amos, talent, singing Wed, 30 May 2012 20:31:55 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=fd4_1338424104 dwencl A man suspected in a pair of fatal shootings that left four dead and two critically wounded in Seattle shot himself as police officers closed in Wednesday afternoon, investigators said. The suspect was rushed to a hospital with a gunshot wound to the head, and his condition was not immediately known, Assistant Police Chief Jim Pugel said. Detectives believe the man was behind both the killings at a coffeehouse in north Seattle and a second slaying near downtown, based on witness accounts, Pugel said. Three people were killed and two wounded at the coffeehouse on Wednesday morning, with the survivors listed in critical condition, police said. The second shooting left one woman dead in what police described as a possible carjacking about a half-hour later. Pugel said a plainclothes detective spotted the suspect in the same part of town where the sport-utility vehicle seen fleeing the downtown crime scene had been ditched. The man shot himself in the head as uniformed officers approached him, he said. Detectives "feel very confident that unfortunately, these are all connected, but fortunately we have the person in custody," Pugel said. Barely an hour earlier, police had released security-camera images of the yet-unidentified suspect at Caf'e Racer, the coffeehouse in the city's University District where the first round of killings took place. Witnesses to the second shooting told police a woman and man were arguing in a parking lot when the man pulled out a pistol and shot the woman in the head. He took off in a black Mercedes sport-utility vehicle, which was found around noon in a neighborhood a few miles southwest of downtown with a pistol inside, Pugel said. Heavily armed police were using dogs to search the neighborhood around the cafe early Wednesday afternoon, neighbors said. "The streets are blocked off, and there's tons of cops," said Joe Backus, the manager of a musical instrument shop next to Caf'e Racer. Police told employees and customers to stay inside while the search was going on, he said. Nearby resident Evan Hill said he could hear the gunfire from his living room. "I counted four or five shots and somebody shouting, and I ran out to my balcony and called 911," Hill told CNN affiliate KOMO. Hill called the cafe a "very mellow" venue that hosts artwork and musical performances. "It makes you kind of angry that it would happen in a place like that," he said. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=fd4_1338424104 dwencl [CCTV] First Images of Seattle Cafe Shooter seattle, shooter, cafe, suicide, homicide Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:21:56 -0500 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f2d_1327432731 dwencl The victim's name is Hervey Medellin, coroner's Lt. David Smith said. Public directories show Medellin lived in a Hollywood apartment near the rugged, hillside park where his remains were found. Investigators served a search warrant Thursday night on a Hollywood apartment in the area, but it wasn't immediately clear if it was Medellin's apartment. "They did serve a search warrant last night. They are following clues, and the case is progressing. Guys are working around the clock to find out who did it and find the rest of the body," police Cmdr. Andrew Smith said Friday. He did not elaborate on why the warrant was served or what, if anything, detectives found. "We don't want to give out too much information because the investigation is ongoing," Smith said. Medellin's head was found Tuesday by a dog walker at Bronson Canyon Park, and police searchers discovered the hands and feet during a two-day search that ended Thursday. The park, a brushy, wooded expanse of rolling hills just below the Hollywood sign, reopened Friday. Although police have concluded no other body parts were dumped in the park, visitors who find anything they believe are related to the victim's death should contact authorities, Smith said. More than 120 police officers, firefighters and Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies searched 7 acres of the park after the head was discovered in a plastic grocery bag. The hands and feet were found nearby. Police have said they believe the victim was killed elsewhere and his remains dumped just inside the park, which attracts hundreds of hikers and dog walkers on most days. Although rustic, it is located just a short distance from film studios and other Hollywood attractions. Police believe the body parts were left there no more than a day or two before the head was found because they had barely decomposed and had not been attacked by coyotes that roam through the park at night. Authorities don't believe the Los Angeles case is connected to a case in Tucson, Ariz., where police found a torso on Jan. 6. They say if the two were related, the remains would have been more badly decomposed. Medellin's head was found after the dog walker let one of the animals she was shepherding through the park off its leash and it began playing with a plastic bag. When it shook the bag, the head fell out. Smith said whoever dumped the head had gone to some effort to conceal it. "If it had not been for the dog walker, we might never have found it," he said. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f2d_1327432731 dwencl Head Found in Hollywood Hills is Identified head, hands, feet, dismember, murder, hollywood Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:44:11 -0500 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=1ed_1327037092 dwencl FULL LENGTH VIDEO - 49 min in length ] Florida Highway Patrol Trooper D. J. Watts engages in a high-speed pursuit with off-duty Miami Police Officer Fausto Lopez and removes Officer Lopez from his vehicle at gunpoint. The video records the verbal exchange between Trooper Watts and Officer Lopez. The reckless-driving charge against the Miami police officer by a FHP state trooper has spurred tension between some law officers, and has led to threats and insults against the trooper who wrote the ticket. Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/11/02/2484605/miami-police-reckless-driving.html#storylink=cpy http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=1ed_1327037092 dwencl FHP Trooper Arrests MPD Officer After 120mph Pursuit florida state trooper, miami police officer, arrest, high-speed pursuit Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:59:25 -0500 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=760_1327035358 dwencl good recovery skills...... http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=760_1327035358 dwencl Russian Logger Nearly Wipes Out Dozens of People on Icy Road russia, driver, icy road, logger, logging truck, near miss Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:55:49 -0500 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=44c_1327034949 dwencl dont know if the roads are wet or icy but that tanker sure took a while to stop moving after it jack-knifes. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=44c_1327034949 dwencl [CCTV] Car Slams Head-on Into Speeding Tanker Truck speeding truck, accident, cctv