Contribute to the shove a hippie off a bridge relief fund.

If you hadn't heard, a 66 year old ex-soldier in China 'helped' a would be suicidist down from a bridge. No, the jumper didn't go ker-splat, the gentleman helped him into a police air-bag. The point is that this guy is our hero. His name is Lai Jiansheng and he has been held up in traffic jams at that bridge 11 times since April. After 5 hours in traffic this time around enough was enough.

Acording to Lai,

"I pushed him off because jumpers like Chen are very selfish. Their action violates a lot of public interest," Lai told Saturday's China Daily. "They do not really dare to kill themselves. Instead, they just want to raise the relevant government authorities' attention to their appeals."

Lai is now in jail, as is the man who caused the issue. I don't know about you but, I wouldn't loose sleep over sending Lai a few bucks to help cover legal costs, as he set a global predicent for 'shut up and jump' tactics. Bravo Lai, you are our hero!

[via Fox News and UPI.com]

(UPDATE) : Lai is out of jail on bond. No word on what charges are leveled against him.