Traffic in Los Angeles is among the worst in the nation. Throw a suicidal man threatening to jump from a bridge into the mix, and it’s not hard to imagine what effect it would have on your daily commute.
But it is how local residents responded to unfolding events that overshadowed the potential tragedy.
They took selfies!
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The whole story unfolded Thursday on Twitter, with a photo from above giving an indication of how badly traffic was impacted by the suicidal man, as Twitchy chronicled:
LA Freeway Horror Story: Man sitting on bridge jams 105 Fwy for miles in both directions (great photo by @Sky5Tim) -> pic.twitter.com/Q7DetgRdES
— Shelby Grad (@shelbygrad) April 11, 2014
105 at Garfield shutdown because of this guy pic.twitter.com/6ukeCYrWFv
— Tim Lynn (@Sky5Tim) April 11, 2014
So local residents decided to make the most out of another human’s misery, reminiscent of a self-indulgent New York woman who snapped a selfie with a suicidal man on the Brooklyn Bridge over her shoulder.
Here’s a new one: Stranded motorists on the jammed 105 Freeway taking SELFIES on roadway! via @ktla @MarcusSmithKTLA pic.twitter.com/YQDpuYVOjX
— Shelby Grad (@shelbygrad) April 11, 2014
Here is the 105 freeway #selfie from Instagram user @samdawg1 pic.twitter.com/JYd38wjd6M
— Tara Wallis (@tarawallis) April 11, 2014
But things could be worse, as Twitch pointed out — some were encouraging the man to jump for the benefit of better traffic!
The guy causing all the traffic on 105 freeway threatening to jump off of it should just jump already. Dont cause more traffic during rushhr
— Mario Mangini (@Mario_215) April 11, 2014
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