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Kevin Briggs: The bridge between suicide and life
Kevin Briggs: Most med samomorom in življenjem
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Mnogo let je imel narednik Kevin Briggs temačno, nenavadno in občasno čudno zadovoljivo službo: patruljiral je na južnem koncu mostu Golden Gate Bridge v San Franciscu, popularnem mestu za samomore. V streznjujočem in globoko osebnem govoru Briggs deli zgodbe tistih, s katerimi je govoril - in jih poslušal - ko so stali na robu smrti. Vsem, ki imajo med bližnjimi koga, ki bi lahko razmišljal o samomoru, ponuja zelo močan nasvet.
Kevin Briggs - Golden Gate guardian
As a member of the California Highway Patrol with assignments including patrolling the Golden Gate Bridge, Sergeant Kevin Briggs and his staff are the last barriers between would-be suicides and the plunge to near-certain death. Full bio
As a member of the California Highway Patrol with assignments including patrolling the Golden Gate Bridge, Sergeant Kevin Briggs and his staff are the last barriers between would-be suicides and the plunge to near-certain death. Full bio
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I recently retired
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Pred kratkim sem se upokojil
iz Kalifornijske avtocestne patrulje
iz Kalifornijske avtocestne patrulje
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from the California Highway Patrol
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after 23 years of service.
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po triindvajsetih letih službe.
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The majority of those 23 years
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Večino teh triindvajsetih let
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was spent patrolling the southern end
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sem patruljiral
na južnem delu okrožja Marin,
na južnem delu okrožja Marin,
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of Marin County,
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which includes the Golden Gate Bridge.
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kar vključuje tudi most
Golden Gate Bridge.
Golden Gate Bridge.
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The bridge is an iconic structure,
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Most je znamenita zgradba,
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known worldwide
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znana po vsem svetu
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for its beautiful views of San Francisco,
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zaradi čudovitega razgleda
na San Francisco,
na San Francisco,
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the Pacific Ocean, and its inspiring architecture.
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na Pacifik in navdihujočo arhitekturo.
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Unfortunately, it is also a magnet for suicide,
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Na žalost je tudi magnet za samomorilce
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being one of the most utilized sites in the world.
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in je eno najpogostejših mest
za samomor na svetu.
za samomor na svetu.
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The Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937.
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Most so odprli leta 1937.
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Joseph Strauss, chief engineer
in charge of building the bridge,
in charge of building the bridge,
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Joseph Strauss, glavni inženir
zadolžen za gradnjo,
zadolžen za gradnjo,
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was quoted as saying,
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je dejal:
00:56
"The bridge is practically suicide-proof.
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"Na tem mostu ni mogoče storiti samomora.
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Suicide from the bridge
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Samomor z mostu
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is neither practical nor probable."
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ni niti praktičen, niti verjeten."
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But since its opening,
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A vse od njegovega odprtja
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over 1,600 people have leapt to their death
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se je s tega mostu v smrt pognalo
več kot 1.600 ljudi.
več kot 1.600 ljudi.
01:11
from that bridge.
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Nekateri pravijo, da te bo pot
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Some believe that traveling
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between the two towers
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med obema stolpoma
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will lead you to another dimension --
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popeljala v drugo dimenzijo --
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this bridge has been romanticized as such —
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tako so most tudi romantizirali —
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that the fall from that
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da te bo padec z njega
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frees you from all your worries and grief,
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osvobodil vseh skrbi in težav
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and the waters below
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in da bodo vode pod njim
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will cleanse your soul.
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očistile tudi tvojo dušo.
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But let me tell you what actually occurs
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A naj vam povem, kaj se zares zgodi,
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when the bridge is used
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ko nekdo z mostu napravi samomor.
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as a means of suicide.
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01:37
After a free fall of four to five seconds,
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Po 4- do 5-sekundnem prostem padu
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the body strikes the water
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telo prileti v vodo
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at about 75 miles an hour.
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s hitrostjo približno 120 km/h.
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That impact shatters bones,
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Udarec stre kosti,
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some of which then puncture vital organs.
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ki potem predrejo vitalne organe.
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Most die on impact.
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Večina jih umre ob udarcu.
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Those that don't
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Tisti, ki pa ne
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generally flail in the water helplessly,
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navadno nemočno mahajo vodi
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and then drown.
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in se nato utopijo.
02:01
I don't think that those who contemplate
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Mislim, da se tisti, ki premišljujejo
o taki metodi samomora,
o taki metodi samomora,
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this method of suicide
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realize how grisly a death that they will face.
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ne zavedajo, kako
grozljivo smrt lahko izberejo.
grozljivo smrt lahko izberejo.
02:11
This is the cord.
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To je kabel.
02:13
Except for around the two towers,
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Z izjemo okrog obeh stolpov
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there is 32 inches of steel
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je približno 81 cm jekla,
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paralleling the bridge.
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ki poteka vzporedno z mostom.
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This is where most folks stand
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Tu stoji večina ljudi,
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before taking their lives.
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preden si vzamejo življenje.
02:23
I can tell you from experience
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Iz izkušenj vam lahko povem,
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that once the person is on that cord,
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da ko je človek enkrat na tem kablu,
02:28
and at their darkest time,
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v svojem najtemnejšem trenutku,
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it is very difficult to bring them back.
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ga je zelo težko spraviti nazaj.
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I took this photo last year
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To fotografijo sem posnel lani,
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as this young woman spoke to an officer
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ko se je ženska
pogovarjala s policistom
pogovarjala s policistom
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contemplating her life.
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in premlevala svoje življenje.
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I want to tell you very happily
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Z veseljem naj vam povem,
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that we were successful that day
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da smo bili tisti dan uspešni
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in getting her back over the rail.
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in smo jo spravili nazaj čez ograjo.
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When I first began working on the bridge,
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Ko sem začel delati na mostu,
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we had no formal training.
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nismo imeli formalnega urjenja.
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You struggled to funnel your
way through these calls.
way through these calls.
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Boril si se, da si dosegel svoje
pri takih klicih.
pri takih klicih.
02:55
This was not only a disservice
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To ni bila medvedja usluga samo tistim,
ki so hoteli storiti samomor,
ki so hoteli storiti samomor,
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to those contemplating suicide,
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03:00
but to the officers as well.
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ampak tudi policistom.
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We've come a long, long way since then.
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Od tedaj smo zelo napredovali.
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Now, veteran officers and psychologists
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Danes izkušeni policisti in psihologi
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train new officers.
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urijo nove policiste.
03:12
This is Jason Garber.
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To je Jason Garber.
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I met Jason on July 22 of last year
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Spoznal sem ga 22. julija lani,
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when I get received a call
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ko sem dobil klic o možnem samomorilcu,
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of a possible suicidal subject
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sitting on the cord near midspan.
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ki sedi na kablu nekje na sredini mostu.
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I responded, and when I arrived,
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Odzval sem se in ko sem prišel,
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I observed Jason
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sem Jasona opazoval,
03:28
speaking to a Golden Gate Bridge officer.
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ko je govoril s policistom na mostu.
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Jason was just 32 years old
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Jason je bil star le 32 let
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and had flown out here from New Jersey.
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in je tja priletel iz New Jerseyja.
03:36
As a matter of fact,
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Pravzaprav je iz New Jerseyja
tja prišel že dvakrat pred tem,
tja prišel že dvakrat pred tem,
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he had flown out here on two other occasions
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03:40
from New Jersey
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03:41
to attempt suicide on this bridge.
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da bi poskušal storiti samomor.
03:45
After about an hour of speaking with Jason,
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Po dobri uri pogovora
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he asked us if we knew the story of Pandora's box.
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nas je vprašal, če poznamo
zgodbo o Pandorini skrinjici.
zgodbo o Pandorini skrinjici.
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Recalling your Greek mythology,
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Če obnovimo grško mitologijo,
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Zeus created Pandora,
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Zevs je ustvaril Pandoro
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and sent her down to Earth with a box,
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in jo na Zemljo poslal s skrinjico
04:00
and told her, "Never, ever open that box."
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z naročilom:
"Nikoli ne odpri te skrinjice."
"Nikoli ne odpri te skrinjice."
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Well one day, curiosity got the better of Pandora,
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Nekoč pa jo je premagala radovednost
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and she did open the box.
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in jo je odprla.
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Out flew plagues, sorrows,
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Ven so prišle bolezni, težave
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and all sorts of evils against man.
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in vsa mogoča zla proti človeku.
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The only good thing in the box was hope.
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Edina dobra stvar
v skrinjici je bilo upanje.
v skrinjici je bilo upanje.
04:19
Jason then asked us,
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Jason nas je nato vprašal:
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"What happens when you open the box
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"Kaj se zgodi, ko odpreš skrinjico
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and hope isn't there?"
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in upanja ni tam?"
04:28
He paused a few moments,
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Za trenutek se je ustavil,
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leaned to his right,
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se nagnil na svojo desno
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and was gone.
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in izginil.
04:36
This kind, intelligent young man from New Jersey
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Ta prijazni, pametni mladenič
iz New Jerseyja
iz New Jerseyja
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had just committed suicide.
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je pravkar storil samomor.
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I spoke with Jason's parents that evening,
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Tisti večer sem govoril z njegovimi starši
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and I suppose that, when I was speaking with them,
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in verjetno, ko sem govoril z njimi,
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that I didn't sound as if I was doing very well,
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nisem zvenel najbolje,
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because that very next day,
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saj me je naslednji dan
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their family rabbi called to check on me.
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klical njihov rabin, da preveri,
če sem v redu.
če sem v redu.
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Jason's parents had asked him to do so.
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Jasonovi starši so ga
prosili, naj to stori.
prosili, naj to stori.
05:02
The collateral damage of suicide
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Postranska škoda samomora
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affects so many people.
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prizadene tako mnogo ljudi.
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I pose these questions to you:
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In zdaj vas vprašam:
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What would you do if your family member,
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"Kaj bi storili, če bi bil
nekdo v vaši družini,
nekdo v vaši družini,
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friend or loved one was suicidal?
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prijatelj ali ljubljena oseba
samomorilen?
samomorilen?
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What would you say?
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Kaj bi rekli?
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Would you know what to say?
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Bi vedeli, kaj reči?"
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In my experience, it's not just the talking that you do,
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Po mojih izkušnjah ni vse v besedah,
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but the listening.
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ampak tudi v poslušanju.
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Listen to understand.
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Poslušajte, da boste razumeli.
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Don't argue, blame,
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Ne prepirajte se, ne krivite
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or tell the person you know how they feel,
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ali govorite, da veste, kako se počuti,
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because you probably don't.
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ker najverjetneje ne.
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By just being there,
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Ampak samo s tem, da ste tam,
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you may just be the turning point that they need.
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boste mogoče postali
prelomna točka, ki jo potrebuje.
prelomna točka, ki jo potrebuje.
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If you think someone is suicidal,
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Če mislite, da je nekdo samomorilen,
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don't be afraid to confront
them and ask the question.
them and ask the question.
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naj vas ne bo strah soočiti se
z njimi in jih vprašati o tem.
z njimi in jih vprašati o tem.
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One way of asking them the question is like this:
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En način, da postavite vprašanje je ta:
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"Others in similar circumstances
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"Mnogi bi v podobnih razmerah
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have thought about ending their life;
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pomislili, da bi si vzeli življenje;
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have you had these thoughts?"
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si tudi sam že razmišljal o tem?"
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Confronting the person head-on
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Direktno soočenje
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may just save their life and
be the turning point for them.
be the turning point for them.
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jim lahko morda reši življenje
in postane tista prelomna točka.
in postane tista prelomna točka.
06:16
Some other signs to look for:
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Drugi znaki na katere bodite pozorni:
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hopelessness, believing that things are terrible
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brezup, prepričanje, da so stvari grozne
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and never going to get better;
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in se ne bodo nikoli izboljšale;
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helplessness, believing that there is nothing
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nemoč, prepričanje,
da ne more ničesar spremeniti;
da ne more ničesar spremeniti;
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that you can do about it;
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06:32
recent social withdrawal;
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nedavna socialna izolacija;
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and a loss of interest in life.
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in izguba zanimanja za življenje.
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I came up with this talk just a couple of days ago,
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Ta govor sem pripravil
komaj pred nekaj dnevi
komaj pred nekaj dnevi
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and I received an email from a lady
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in dobil sem elektronsko pošto od gospe,
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that I'd like to read you her letter.
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ki bi vam jo želel prebrati.
06:51
She lost her son on January 19 of this year,
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Svojega sina je izgubila
19. januarja letos
19. januarja letos
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and she wrote this me this email
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in pisala mi je pred nekaj dnevi,
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just a couple of days ago,
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in z njenim dovoljenjem
vam sedaj to berem.
vam sedaj to berem.
07:04
and it's with her permission and blessing
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07:06
that I read this to you.
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07:09
"Hi, Kevin. I imagine you're at the TED Conference.
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"Pozdravljen, Kevin. Predvidevam,
da si na TED konferenci.
da si na TED konferenci.
07:13
That must be quite the experience to be there.
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To mora biti velika izkušnja.
07:16
I'm thinking I should go walk
the bridge this weekend.
the bridge this weekend.
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Razmišljam, da bi morala iti na
sprehod po mostu ta vikend.
sprehod po mostu ta vikend.
07:20
Just wanted to drop you a note.
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Samo obvestiti sem te hotela.
07:22
Hope you get the word out to many people
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Upam, da boš prenesel
sporočilo veliko ljudem
sporočilo veliko ljudem
07:24
and they go home talking about it
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in bodo šli domov in govorili o tem
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to their friends who tell their friends, etc.
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s svojimi prijatelji,
ki bodo to delili naprej.
ki bodo to delili naprej.
07:31
I'm still pretty numb,
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Še vedno sem precej otopela,
07:34
but noticing more moments of really realizing
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a opažam več trenutkov pravega spoznanja,
07:37
Mike isn't coming home.
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da Mika ne bo domov.
07:39
Mike was driving from Petaluma to San Francisco
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Mike se je peljal iz
Petalume v San Francisco,
Petalume v San Francisco,
07:42
to watch the 49ers game with his father
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da bi 19. januarja gledal
tekmo 49ersov s svojim očetom.
tekmo 49ersov s svojim očetom.
07:44
on January 19.
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Nikoli ni prišel tja.
07:46
He never made it there.
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07:49
I called Petaluma police
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Klicala sem policijo Petalume
07:51
and reported him missing that evening.
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in tisti večer prijavila, da je pogrešan.
07:54
The next morning,
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Naslednje jutro
07:56
two officers came to my home
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sta domov prišla dva policista,
07:59
and reported that Mike's car was down at the bridge.
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ki sta mi povedala,
da je bil Mikov avto na mostu.
da je bil Mikov avto na mostu.
08:04
A witness had observed him jumping off the bridge
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Priča ga je videla skočiti z mostu
ob 13:58 prejšnjega dne.
ob 13:58 prejšnjega dne.
08:06
at 1:58 p.m. the previous day.
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08:11
Thanks so much
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Najlepša hvala,
da se postavljate za tiste,
da se postavljate za tiste,
08:13
for standing up for those
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08:14
who may be only temporarily too weak
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ki so trenutno prešibki,
08:17
to stand for themselves.
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da bi to zmogli sami.
08:19
Who hasn't been low before
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Kdo ni bil še nikoli na dnu,
08:21
without suffering from a true mental illness?
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ne da bi hkrati trpel
za pravo duševno boleznijo?
za pravo duševno boleznijo?
08:25
It shouldn't be so easy to end it.
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Ne bi je smelo biti tako lahko končati.
08:29
My prayers are with you for your fight.
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Moje molitve so z vami za vaš boj.
08:32
The GGB, Golden Gate Bridge,
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GGB, Golden Gate Bridge,
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is supposed to be a passage across
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naj bi bil prehod čez
08:38
our beautiful bay,
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naš čudoviti zaliv,
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not a graveyard.
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ne pokopališče.
08:43
Good luck this week. Vicky."
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Veliko sreče ta teden. Vicky."
08:48
I can't imagine the courage it takes for her
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Ne zamišljam si poguma, ki ga mora imeti,
08:51
to go down to that bridge and walk the path
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da bo šla do mostu in prehodila pot,
08:53
that her son took that day,
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ki jo je njen sin napravil tisti dan,
08:57
and also the courage just to carry on.
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niti poguma, da živi dalje.
09:02
I'd like to introduce you to a man
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Predstavil bi vam rad človeka,
09:06
I refer to as hope and courage.
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ki ga imenujem upanje in pogum.
09:11
On March 11 of 2005,
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11. marca 2005
09:14
I responded to a radio call of a possible
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sem se odzval na klic o možnem
samomorilcu na pločniku mostu
samomorilcu na pločniku mostu
09:16
suicidal subject on the bridge sidewalk
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09:19
near the north tower.
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blizu severnega stolpa.
09:20
I rode my motorcycle down the sidewalk
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Z motorjem sem se pripeljal po pločniku
09:23
and observed this man, Kevin Berthia,
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in zagledal tega moža, Kevina Berthio,
09:26
standing on the sidewalk.
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ki je stal tam.
09:28
When he saw me, he immediately traversed
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Ko me je zagledal,
je nemudoma preplezal ograjo za pešce
je nemudoma preplezal ograjo za pešce
09:32
that pedestrian rail,
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in se postavil na tisto malo cev,
ki obkroža stolp.
ki obkroža stolp.
09:34
and stood on that small pipe
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09:35
which goes around the tower.
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09:38
For the next hour and a half,
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Naslednjo uro in pol
09:40
I listened as Kevin spoke about
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sem poslušal, medtem ko je Kevin govoril
o svoji potrtosti in brezupu.
o svoji potrtosti in brezupu.
09:43
his depression and hopelessness.
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09:46
Kevin decided on his own that day
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Kevin se je tistega dne sam odločil,
09:49
to come back over that rail
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da spleza nazaj in poskusi znova.
09:50
and give life another chance.
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09:53
When Kevin came back over,
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Ko je splezal nazaj,
09:55
I congratulated him.
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sem mu čestital.
09:57
"This is a new beginning, a new life."
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"To je nov začetek, novo življenje."
09:59
But I asked him, "What was it
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Vendar sem ga vprašal:
"Zakaj si se odločil, da se vrneš
"Zakaj si se odločil, da se vrneš
10:03
that made you come back
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10:04
and give hope and life another chance?"
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in daš upanju in življenju
še eno priložnost?"
še eno priložnost?"
10:07
And you know what he told me?
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Veste, kaj mi je rekel?
10:10
He said, "You listened.
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Odgovoril je: "Poslušali ste me.
10:12
You let me speak, and you just listened."
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Pustili ste mi govoriti
in ste samo poslušali."
in ste samo poslušali."
10:17
Shortly after this incident,
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Kmalu po tem dogodku
10:19
I received a letter from Kevin's mother,
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sem prejel pismo Kevinove mame,
10:23
and I have that letter with me,
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in to pismo imam s seboj
10:26
and I'd like to read it to you.
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in rad bi vam ga prebral.
10:28
"Dear Mr. Briggs,
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"Dragi gospod Briggs,
10:31
Nothing will erase the events of March 11,
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nič ne bo izbrisalo dogodkov z 11. marca,
10:33
but you are one of the reasons Kevin is still with us.
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a vi ste eden od razlogov,
da je Kevin še vedno z nami.
da je Kevin še vedno z nami.
10:37
I truly believe Kevin was crying out for help.
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Resnično verjamem,
da je Kevin klical na pomoč.
da je Kevin klical na pomoč.
10:41
He has been diagnosed with a mental illness
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Postavili so mu diagnozo duševne bolezni,
10:44
for which he has been properly medicated.
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za katero prejema ustrezna zdravila.
10:46
I adopted Kevin when he was only six months old,
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Posvojila sem ga,
ko je bil star šest mesecev,
ko je bil star šest mesecev,
10:50
completely unaware of any hereditary traits,
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brez vednosti o kakih dednih značilnostih,
10:54
but, thank God, now we know.
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a danes, hvala bogu, vemo.
10:58
Kevin is straight, as he says.
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Kevin je dobro, kot sam pravi.
11:01
We truly thank God for you.
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In zahvaljujemo se bogu za vas.
11:03
Sincerely indebted to you,
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Z vdanim spoštovanjem,
11:06
Narvella Berthia."
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Narvella Berthia."
11:09
And on the bottom she writes,
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In na dnu je pripisala:
11:11
"P.S. When I visited San Francisco
General Hospital that evening,
General Hospital that evening,
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"P.S. Ko sem tistega večera obiskala
splošno bolnišnico San Francisca,
splošno bolnišnico San Francisca,
11:16
you were listed as the patient.
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so vas navedli kot pacienta.
11:18
Boy, did I have to straighten that one out."
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Joj, težko je bilo to popraviti."
11:23
Today, Kevin is a loving father
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Danes je Kevin ljubeč oče
11:27
and contributing member of society.
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in dejaven član skupnosti.
11:30
He speaks openly
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Brez zadržkov govori
11:31
about the events that day and his depression
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o dogodkih tistega dne in svoji depresiji
11:34
in the hopes that his story
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v upanju, da bo njegova zgodba
navdihnila druge.
navdihnila druge.
11:36
will inspire others.
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11:39
Suicide is not just something
I've encountered on the job.
I've encountered on the job.
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Samomor ni samo nekaj,
s čimer sem se soočil med delom.
s čimer sem se soočil med delom.
11:42
It's personal.
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Je nekaj osebnega.
11:44
My grandfather committed suicide by poisoning.
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Moj dedek je napravil samomor s strupom.
11:48
That act, although ending his own pain,
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S tem, čeprav je končal svojo bolečino,
11:52
robbed me from ever getting to know him.
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me je oropal priložnosti,
da bi ga kdaj spoznal.
da bi ga kdaj spoznal.
11:57
This is what suicide does.
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To stori samomor.
11:59
For most suicidal folks,
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Večina samomorilcev
ali tistih, ki o tem premišljujejo,
ali tistih, ki o tem premišljujejo,
12:02
or those contemplating suicide,
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12:04
they wouldn't think of hurting another person.
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ne bi niti pomislila na to,
da bi prizadeli druge.
da bi prizadeli druge.
12:06
They just want their own pain to end.
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Hočejo samo, da se njihova
lastna bolečina konča.
lastna bolečina konča.
12:10
Typically, this is accomplished in just three ways:
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Navadno se to doseže samo na tri načine:
12:14
sleep, drugs or alcohol, or death.
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s spancem, drogami
in alkoholom ali smrtjo.
in alkoholom ali smrtjo.
12:20
In my career, I've responded to
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V svoji karieri sem se odzval
12:22
and been involved in hundreds
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in bil vpleten v stotine
12:25
of mental illness and suicide calls
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klicev zaradi samomora ali duševne bolezni
12:27
around the bridge.
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v bližini mostu.
12:29
Of those incidents I've been directly involved with,
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Od tistih, kjer sem bil direktno vpleten,
12:33
I've only lost two,
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sem izgubil samo dva,
12:35
but that's two too many.
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a to sta dva preveč.
12:37
One was Jason.
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Eden je bil Jason.
12:39
The other was a man I spoke to
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Z drugim moškim sem govoril
12:41
for about an hour.
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dobro uro.
12:43
During that time, he shook my hand
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Med tem mi je trikrat segel v roko.
12:45
on three occasions.
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12:48
On that final handshake,
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Ob zadnjem stisku rok
12:50
he looked at me, and he said,
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me je pogledal in rekel:
12:52
"Kevin, I'm sorry, but I have to go."
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"Kevin, oprosti, ampak iti moram."
12:58
And he leapt.
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In je skočil.
13:00
Horrible, absolutely horrible.
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Grozno, nepopisno grozno.
13:03
I do want to tell you, though,
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Vendar vam moram povedati,
13:05
the vast majority of folks
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da velika večina ljudi,
13:07
that we do get to contact on that bridge
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s katerimi uspemo govoriti na mostu,
13:11
do not commit suicide.
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ne stori samomora.
13:14
Additionally, that very few
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Poleg tega, tistih nekaj,
13:17
who have jumped off the bridge and lived
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ki so skočili in preživeli
13:19
and can talk about it,
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in lahko govorijo o tem,
tisti eden do dva odstotka pove,
tisti eden do dva odstotka pove,
13:21
that one to two percent,
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13:24
most of those folks have said
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13:25
that the second that they let go of that rail,
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da v trenutku, ko se odrinejo od ograje,
13:29
they knew that they had made a mistake
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vedo, da so storili napako
13:31
and they wanted to live.
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in da hočejo živeti.
13:34
I tell people, the bridge not only connects
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Ljudem pravim, da most ne povezuje samo
13:39
Marin to San Francisco,
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Marin s San Franciscom,
13:41
but people together also.
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ampak tudi ljudi med seboj.
13:44
That connection, or bridge that we make,
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Ta povezava ali most, ki ga delamo,
13:48
is something that each and every one of us
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je nekaj, za kar bi si moral
vsak od nas prizadevati.
vsak od nas prizadevati.
13:51
should strive to do.
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13:53
Suicide is preventable.
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Samomor je mogoče preprečiti.
13:56
There is help. There is hope.
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Obstaja pomoč. Obstaja upanje.
13:59
Thank you very much.
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Najlepša hvala.
14:02
(Applause)
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(Aplavz)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Kevin Briggs - Golden Gate guardianAs a member of the California Highway Patrol with assignments including patrolling the Golden Gate Bridge, Sergeant Kevin Briggs and his staff are the last barriers between would-be suicides and the plunge to near-certain death.
Why you should listen
The Golden Gate Bridge is an iconic landmark of unparalleled beauty and attracts swarms of visitors every year. Tragically, also among them are hundreds of suicidal men and women.
As a member of the CHP for over twenty-three years, with the majority of those years patrolling the Golden Gate Bridge, Sgt. Briggs discovered early that his job required him to take on an unusual role for a police officer: suicide prevention counselor. As a cancer survivor and survivor of multiple heart operations, Briggs’ familiarity with personal struggle bonds him with suicidal men and women. With simple empathy, an instinct for improvisation and a refusal to walk away, Briggs has negotiated several hundred people from suicide on the Golden Gate Bridge. As he told the SF Chronicle, "I've talked to people from ten minutes to seven hours. I very much despise losing. I do whatever I can to get that person back over the rail. I play to win." Sgt. Briggs retired from the CHP in November 2013.
Kevin also has a book, Guardian of the Golden Gate , about his experiences.
Kevin Briggs | Speaker | TED.com