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[[File:Jumper (suicide) in Dallas.jpg|thumb|200px|This young woman was persuaded not to jump off a building in [[Dallas, Texas]] by police officers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2007/aug/01/flickr-photos-document-young-womans-near-attempt-j/ |title=Flickr photos document young woman's near-attempt to jump off building in downtown Dallas |publisher=[[Pegasus News]] |date=2007-08-01 |accessdate=2011-02-18}}</ref>]] |
[[File:Jumper (suicide) in Dallas.jpg|thumb|200px|This young woman was persuaded not to jump off a building in [[Dallas, Texas]] by police officers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2007/aug/01/flickr-photos-document-young-womans-near-attempt-j/ |title=Flickr photos document young woman's near-attempt to jump off building in downtown Dallas |publisher=[[Pegasus News]] |date=2007-08-01 |accessdate=2011-02-18}}</ref>]] |
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A '''jumper''', in [[police]] and media parlance, is a person who plans to fall (or already has fallen) from a potentially |
A '''jumper''', in [[police]] and media parlance, is a person who plans to fall (or already has fallen) from a potentially deadly height, usually with intent to commit [[suicide]]. The term includes successfully-fatal suicides and also those people who survive the attempt. The latter are often left with major injuries and permanent disabilities from the [[Blunt_force_trauma#Blunt_abdominal_trauma|impact-related injuries]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.suicide.org/attempted-suicide-horrors.html |title=Attempted Suicide Horrors - Suicide.org! Attempted Suicide Horrors - Suicide.org! Attempted Suicide Horrors |publisher=Suicide.org! |date= |accessdate=2010-12-17}}</ref> A frequent scenario is that the jumper will sit on an elevated highway or [[Cornice|building-ledge]] as police attempt to "talk them down". Potential jumpers are sometimes encouraged to jump by observers, an effect known as "suicide baiting".<ref>Mann L. (1981.) ''The baiting crowd in episodes of threatened suicide''. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 41(4):703{{spaced ndash}}9.</ref> |
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[[Pop music|Popular songs]] "[[Jumper (song)|Jumper]]" by [[Third Eye Blind]] and "[[Summertime Sadness]]" by [[Lana Del Rey]] incorporate "jumping" as their main theme.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bell|first=Crystal|title=Lana Del Rey 'Summertime Sadness' Video: Jaime King Is Lana's Suicidal Lesbian Lover|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/20/lana-del-rey-summertime-sadness-video_n_1688899.html|work=[[Huffington Post]]|accessdate=21 August 2012}}</ref> |
[[Pop music|Popular songs]] "[[Jumper (song)|Jumper]]" by [[Third Eye Blind]] and "[[Summertime Sadness]]" by [[Lana Del Rey]] incorporate "jumping" as their main theme.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bell|first=Crystal|title=Lana Del Rey 'Summertime Sadness' Video: Jaime King Is Lana's Suicidal Lesbian Lover|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/20/lana-del-rey-summertime-sadness-video_n_1688899.html|work=[[Huffington Post]]|accessdate=21 August 2012}}</ref> |
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A jumper, in police and media parlance, is a person who plans to fall (or already has fallen) from a potentially deadly height, usually with intent to commit suicide. The term includes successfully-fatal suicides and also those people who survive the attempt. The latter are often left with major injuries and permanent disabilities from the impact-related injuries. [2] A frequent scenario is that the jumper will sit on an elevated highway or building-ledge as police attempt to "talk them down". Potential jumpers are sometimes encouraged to jump by observers, an effect known as "suicide baiting".[3]
Popular songs "Jumper" by Third Eye Blind and "Summertime Sadness" by Lana Del Rey incorporate "jumping" as their main theme.[4]
The highest documented suicide jump was by expert skydiver Charles Bruce who committed suicide[5] by leaping without a parachute from an airplane at an altitude of over 5,000 feet.[6]
See also
- Autodefenestration, purposefully jumping out of a window.
- The Bridge, a documentary film about jumpers on the Golden Gate Bridge.
- Falling Man, an iconic photo of one of the hundreds of September 11 attack victims who fell or jumped from the burning World Trade Center.
- Lover's Leap, nickname for many scenic heights with the risk of a fatal fall and the possibility of a deliberate jump.
- Suicide barrier, access-control fence erected at certain high places to deter jumpers.
- Suicide bridge, particular bridges favored by jumpers.
- List of suicide sites, list, mostly of high places favored by jumpers.
References
- ^ "Flickr photos document young woman's near-attempt to jump off building in downtown Dallas". Pegasus News. 2007-08-01. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
- ^ "Attempted Suicide Horrors - Suicide.org! Attempted Suicide Horrors - Suicide.org! Attempted Suicide Horrors". Suicide.org!. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
- ^ Mann L. (1981.) The baiting crowd in episodes of threatened suicide. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 41(4):703 – 9.
- ^ Bell, Crystal. "Lana Del Rey 'Summertime Sadness' Video: Jaime King Is Lana's Suicidal Lesbian Lover". Huffington Post. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2002/jun/21/military.rebeccaallison: The Guardian: Suicide Verdict - Depressed pilot leapt to death (21 June 2002): Rebecca Allison
- ^ http://articles.cnn.com/2002-01-10/world/britain.cessna_1_plane-light-aircraft-sas?_s=PM:WORLD = CNN World News - SAS Soldier dies in plane plunge - 10 January 2002
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