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04th Dec 2013

Pic: Passer-by purposely shoots selfie to capture suicidal man on bridge in the background

Today’s New York Post has an unbelievable front page story.

JOE

Today’s New York Post has an unbelievable front page story.

Selfie was the word of the year and as we approach the end of 2013, this snap may prove that the craze has gone too far.

The New York Post front page says it all.

NYP front page

The details inside the paper say that the unnamed woman stopped by the Brooklyn Bridge to capture herself in front of an apparently suicidal man, angling the camera to ensure he was in shot. The man thankfully was saved by rescuers but it is hard to fathom the thought process of a passer-by who would stop to grab a selfie with that in the background.

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