Golden Gate Bridge Argumentative Essay

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Cities are the natural hubs of society, buzzing with business and cultural, these global hot spots attract the dreamers and ambitious from every walks of life. Despite all of the glorious beauty and curiosities surrounding cities, there are dark secrets that lurk in the alleyways creating a stain on the name. San Francisco is facing a crisis, rates of suicide by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge has steadily increased, fright as spread through the citizens as word as be publicized. While some people on the board of the Golden Gate Bridge believe that suicide-proofing the bridge would benefit the city and public, they are not correct because the act of suicide-proofing the bridge will not benefit San Francisco because it will ruin the appeal for tourists visiting the city, it will not lower the overall rates of suicide, and the money would be more beneficial if used toward suicide prevention methods. Professional photographs of the Golden Gate Bridge are scattered on the internet ranging from social media to history articles and printed daily in tourist magazines and postcards. Imagine the same bridge except with nets and excessive rails on the outside, those exact photos lose aesthetic value …show more content…
Suicide-proofing the Golden Gate Bridge will not convince suicidal people to stop themselves because the methods of killing oneself may be considered endless. Psychologically, if someone has the desire to take away their own life, the drive is so concentrated that any means will be considered in order to fulfill the task. So, if the the bridge were to be suicide-proofed, suicide rates by overdosing, shooting oneself, or self-mutilation may increase as a consequence. Also, if a citizen decides that they must die by jumping off a bridge, the Bay Bridge would be the next best option, which is counterintuitive for suicide-proofing the Golden Gate

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