Suicidal Chinese Man Pushed Over Edge

[Aramike]

This is an interesting story: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,...est=latestnews

From the article:

Chen Fuchao, a man heavily in debt, had been contemplating suicide on a bridge in southern China for hours when a passer-by came up, shook his hand — and pushed him off the ledge.

Also from the article:

I pushed him off because jumpers like Chen are very selfish. Their action violates a lot of public interest," Lai was quoted as saying by Xinhua. "They do not really dare to kill themselves. Instead, they just want to raise the relevant government authorities' attention to their appeals."

Okay, clearly pushing the man over the edge is not the "right" thing to do. However, this begs the question: did the man pushing the suicidal man do anything wrong? Think about: if the suicidal man is truly suicidal, wouldn't the result be a foregone conclusion, anyway? If not, then is the man truly suicidal, or rather is he simply seeking attention?

Please share your thoughts. I have my own, but I'd like to see the conversation shape itself without my initial leanings.