Was this a bridge too far?
A bungee leaping teacher in Spain made social media customers hopping mad after pushing a terrified girl off a bridge regardless of her screaming and hanging onto the railing. A video of his brazen and violating act has amassed over 4.2 million views.
“I used to be informed I gained the yr’s screaming award,” wrote the reluctant jumper, named Christina, within the clip’s caption.
Within the clip, the reluctant jumper is seen being strapped into the bungee harness as she stands on the fringe of a bridge overlooking a physique of water far beneath.
She fights again tears whereas repeating “no, no, no” and vehemently shaking her head like a reticent chicken leaving the nest.
At one level, her off-camera good friend advises Christina to not look down.
The petrified gal makes an attempt to cling to the bridge’s railing, however the teacher peels her hand off a la Scar within the “Lion King” and forces a selfie stick into her hand.
Realizing the second of reckoning is at hand, the thrill-seeker begins shrieking on the bungee boss to provide her a second, however he ignores her pleas.
Then, with out warning, the grinning teacher places her arm in entrance of her and knees her bum so she goes flying off the sting.
The digicam then cuts to GoPro footage, which reveals the adrenaline junkie screaming all the way in which down till she reaches the tip of the tether and is left swinging backwards and forwards underneath the bridge.
Luckily, by the tip, Christina seems to be screaming with exhilaration and reduction as a substitute of terror.
Nonetheless, viewers had blended emotions in regards to the pushy teacher’s methodology of serving to her conquer her worry of flying, arguing that she didn’t consent to the plunge.
“If she didn’t need to, why did he throw her away?” inquired one disapproving commenter, whereas one other wrote, “She mentioned no, why did he push her?”
“I feel that if the particular person says no thrice, they need to be eliminated instantly and their cash needs to be returned,” added a 3rd. “However pushing once they say no is just not proper both.”
