Was the bridge too far here?
Spanish bungee jumping instructor becomes social media user hopping He was furious after pushing a terrified woman off a bridge despite her screaming and clinging to the railing. A video of his brazen violation was released. It has been viewed over 4.2 million times.
“I was told I won this year's Screaming Award,” a reluctant jumper named Christina wrote in the clip's caption.
In the clip, the reluctant jumper is seen strapped into a bungee harness and standing on the edge of a bridge overlooking the water far below.
Holding back tears, she repeats, “No, no, no,” shaking her head violently like a silent bird leaving its nest.
At one point, a friend off-camera advises Christina not to look down.
Petrified, she tries to cling to the bridge railing, but the instructor peels her hand off like Scar from “The Lion King” and forces a selfie stick into her hand.
Knowing that the moment of reckoning was near, the thrill-seeker began to scream at Bungie's boss to give him some time, but he ignored her pleas.
And then, without warning, you grin, put your arms in front of her, pin her ass to her knees, and she goes flying over the edge.
The camera then switches to GoPro footage showing the adrenaline junkie reaching the end of the rope, screaming all the way through, and being left stranded beneath the bridge, swinging back and forth.
Fortunately, by the end, Christina seems to be screaming out of elation and relief rather than fear.
Nevertheless, viewers had mixed feelings about the pushy instructor's methods of helping her overcome her fears. flyingclaimed she did not consent to the plunge.
“Why would he dump her if she didn't want to?” one commenter complained, “She said no, so why did he push her away?” asked the hugging commenter.
“If that person says no three times, I think they should be ejected immediately and their money returned,” a third person added. “But it's also not right to force someone when they say no.”
