T.I. talks man out of suicide attempt (Atlanta: credit, felony)

[DuvalLuvah]

After everything, you gotta luv em. I do. Here is the story..

Rapper T.I. Talks Suicidal Man Down From Ledge of Building | PopEater.com

[K'ledgeBldr]

I bet it was a publicity stunt because of his up-coming court appearance.

For one, the police would never let an ordinary (untrained professional) person do a negotiation of a possible jumper. What were they thinkin'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He just happens to hear this on the radio, and feels obligated that he can help- PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE !

[waronxmas]

Originally Posted by K'ledgeBldr

I bet it was a publicity stunt because of his up-coming court appearance.

For one, the police would never let an ordinary (untrained professional) person do a negotiation of a possible jumper. What were they thinkin'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He just happens to hear this on the radio, and feels obligated that he can help- PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE !

Jeez, such negativity. Why must people think good deeds always have some sort of alterior motive? Sure, he was probably thinking him doing this would look good at his court hearing tomorrow, but he did kind of save the dudes life so it works out in the end.

The radio interview he gave to WSB was extremely compelling and, based on the fact there is no proof to the contrary, he sounded very sincere:

http://www.ajc.com/multimedia/archive/00709/Audio__T_I__discuss_709163a.mp3 (broken link)

[JPD]

The jumper was lucky he didn't get capped by whoever TI's rival rap crew is.

[waronxmas]

More proof to refute the theory that this was just a publicity stunt:

T.I.: ‘Hero' role won't affect court hearing *| ajc.com

Rapper T.I. says the help he gave police in preventing a suicide jump Wednesday had nothing to do with his court hearing Friday, when a federal judge will decide whether to revoke his probation.

V-103's Ryan Cameron noted in an interview with T.I. that "there are going to be some out there who say this timing is quite impeccable, that T.I. would do this, that he saw something to gain for his own situation."

"I'm not taking any credit," T.I. responded. "It could have been resolved in another way. The fact of the matter is God put me in a position, and put in my spirit to be in the position to help, and I can't take any credit for that.

"I didn't wake up this morning with the intentions of going down and helping hostage negotiators talk someone down off a ledge. I don't think that could be in anyone's plan of action," he added. "I don't expect this to have any different impact on any of my circumstances. That wasn't my motivation."

[DuvalLuvah]

Originally Posted by waronxmas

More proof to refute the theory that this was just a publicity stunt:

T.I.: ‘Hero' role won't affect court hearing *| ajc.com

You are talking about a very smart and sophisticated young man, contrary to some beliefs, you would be surprised that despite some negativity, he & his wife have their hands in a lot more than you would think. Dude has very unique strategic skills. He is an example of success. Don't be so quick to judge. Everyone does NOT have an alterior motive for helping to save a life. And why wouldn't the police use an tactic necessary to complete this task. If he was going to come down for whatever reason, to talk to whoever, just as long as he comes down, then that is the objective correct? smh. Interesting... some folks.

[ATLnSAV]

As far as rappers go, I think TI is a pretty good guy. For one thing, he's obviously very smart and doesn't look or talk like the stereotypical ATL gangsta thug. So why can't he stay out of trouble?

[tind]

I can see why some people would see T.I.'s act as a publicity stunt. He did the MTV series Road to Redemption when he could've put in X hours of community service (for the 1000 hours he needed to complete for his 2007 felony charges) picking up garbage on the freeway or whatever, which may not have made him look as proactive.

Personally, I'm on the fence...but I know that I can be a bit cynical, so....

[FlyiMetro]

Originally Posted by K'ledgeBldr

I bet it was a publicity stunt because of his up-coming court appearance.

For one, the police would never let an ordinary (untrained professional) person do a negotiation of a possible jumper. What were they thinkin'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He just happens to hear this on the radio, and feels obligated that he can help- PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE !

Your 3rd Eye is wide open just like mine duke! TI playing himself with stunt. Why didnt the kid get on top of BofA Plaza? Jump from there next time. We suppose to cheer because TI talked some weakling off a small midtown building?

NEGRO Please!

[FlyiMetro]

Originally Posted by ATLnSAV

As far as rappers go, I think TI is a pretty good guy. For one thing, he's obviously very smart and doesn't look or talk like the stereotypical ATL gangsta thug. So why can't he stay out of trouble?

Because he is a fool. He doesnt realize he has outgrown Atlanta GA. He still has lil local yocal rappers getting at him. He bought all those guns to save himself from local thugs...The WORLD is a biG A$$ PLANET, he could easily make dudes have short arms, but nope, he just has to "keep it real" Dude is better of in New York or LA. Once you reach a certain level you have to leave the HOMEBOYS behind. One thing I can say is dude aint a homosexual or a freemason, like many other RAPPERs. So thats a plus, but dude stays making bad choices.