CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - A small, but passionate group protested on the Magnificent Mile Sunday hoping to provide a barrier to suicide.
Ruth Tupper wants Water Tower Place, at 835 N. Michigan, to install suicide barriers in the 7th-floor atrium. Her son, Jonathan, committed suicide by jumping from the atrium. He was 25-years-old.
“I don’t think customers want to see somebody dying on the floor in front of them. I don’t think the tenants want to see that. What if somebody, God forbid, lands on another individual, innocent person who dies?” Tepper said.
She said prominent landmarks across the country like the Golden Gate Bridge and the Empire State Building have put up suicide barriers.
Tupper has, however, encountered those who say buildings should not be blamed.
“They say that somebody will just choose another place to jump. That’s not true. A lot of times, people decide to jump, it’s an impulsive move. If they’re thwarted, they never go on to do it again,” said Tupper.
WBBM has reached out to Water Tower Management for comment.
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