The most controversial picture ever..

[Rawr]

I was watching a show last night on channel 4 called ''The Falling Man'' it was all about the 9/11 attacks and why the ''jumpers'' never got the publicity from 9/11.

I think this photo defines 9/11 and how horrific the attack was. It made people choose between burning/chocking to death or jumping and having a 99.9% chance of dieing. It really makes you think what would you do?

I want to know YOUR VIEWS on this photo, would it define 9/11 for you or are you very much against it? If you wish say what you would do in that situation?

There are larger version, but I thought they were too close and too graphic.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b8/habbox/fallingman1.png

[Jase]

I watched that last night to, It was sick how they put that really big on the newspapers ;(

[Charles]

I was going to watch that.
They jumped out of the building so they wouldnt burn to death.
What must of they been thinking while falling?

Didn't the families not identify the pictures as their own family 'cause its a sin to commit suicide?

[Rawr]

I was going to watch that.
They jumped out of the building so they wouldnt burn to death.
What must of they been thinking while falling?

Didn't the families not identify the pictures as their own family 'cause its a sin to commit suicide?

They tried to but as you can see there not the exactly easy to recongize who the person is.

[benjirofl]

It was really bad, like you said that proves it. I'm not sure what i would do. People always ask me what i would do if i was in different situations but i dont know ..

[Rawr]

It was really bad, like you said that proves it. I'm not sure what i would do. People always ask me what i would do if i was in different situations but i dont know ..

Yeh I see what you mean. I also don't know what i'd do, it depends how bad it was where I was.

[benjirofl]

Yehhh, If it was real bad fire , smoke etc. I probably would. I suppose its spur/sper ?? of the moment thing you decide there and then.

[Polly-alyssa]

I don't know what i would do. I would just depend on where i was and the situation. I would decide on the moment.

I would probably jump as burning/choking, i feel, is a more horrid way to die, more painful. Also jumping, at least you may have 0.1111 chance of surviving

[benjirofl]

Yeh i watched Nights From Hell. And This 16 Year old Kid Fell From a 7 Storie Appartment, and he survived. Pointless to say really as the buildings were enormous. It's so stupid why the disaster occured as well.
I watched this other programme and they could have arrest Bin ladn but didnt as there were too many Children Around - Sorry if affended - Effended ?? aNy1 ,, I reallyy cannot spell

[Adam$]

Maybe they thought the firemen were holding a net at the bottom?

I missed the program, people say it was very informative. Is it repeated at all?

[James!]

I'm very arrogant and big-headed, so I would rather of killed myself than let something else kill me.

Can't kill a legacy ;D

I watched that show too. Pretty disturbing.

[Charlie]

I don't think anyone would know what to do until they are in that situation and faced with that decision

[Tash.]

I dont think i would personally have chucked myself off. I'd have been way to scared to even think about it. I'm a complete coward when it comes to height. I'd of just stayed.

[8Freak8]

I hope to god that I am never in a situation where I would consider choosing to throw myself out of a skyscraper onto concrete below.

[Revis]

But weren't some of them overwhelmed by whatever and fell as opposed to jumping? I didn't really watch the programme but I have seen much more contraversial pictures.

[Jordan3]

I wouldn't jump, because in the very small chance you lived, you'd probably be crippled, physically and/or mentally. I'd rather die than be really badly disabled.

[Charles]

I wouldn't jump, because in the very small chance you lived, you'd probably be crippled, physically and/or mentally. I'd rather die than be really badly disabled.
Jordan got unbanned :)
Would you pass out if you were falling from that high?

[Grindie]

I don't think it is the most contraversial picture ever.

That would go to the picture of the Allah cartoons

[SHEEPY]

I really don't think there was any chance of survival after falling from the height of what were then the Twin Towers.

[Jordan3]

Speaking of the Allah cartoons, anyone got a picture? I heard they're hilarious.

[--ss--]

i sawit aswell all theese people jumping out of the windows becuase it wasall they could do to have a chance of livng.

[Charles]

Is that the one with Muhammed with the bomb on his head?
I havn't seen it, quite curious though.

[SHEEPY]

i sawit aswell all theese people jumping out of the windows becuase it wasall they could do to have a chance of livng.
There was no way they'd survive a fall of that magnitude. They jumped because it would of been instant death when they reached the bottom, instead of slowly being burnt alive and or crushed.

[Embean]

I watched that .. was really sad and scary to watch. It would be so upsetting if that really was the man that died on 9/11.
R.I.P to all that died <3

[Wayne]

I hope to god that I am never in a situation where I would consider choosing to throw myself out of a skyscraper onto concrete below.

Agreed.

[--ss--]

There was no way they'd survive a fall of that height. They jumped because it would of been instant death when they reached the bottom, instead of slowly being burnt alive and or crushed.

they could have put a infaltable whats thoose things called so they landed a bit softer :P

but look if you knew you was goign to die in a matter of secounds oyu wouldnt be thinking striaght and would do anything you might think will save you ?

[SHEEPY]

they could have put a infaltable whats thoose things called so they landed a bit softer :P

but look if you knew you was goign to die in a matter of secounds oyu wouldnt be thinking striaght and would do anything you might think will save you ?

I seriously doubt any of the jumpers thought they had any chance of survival.

It must of been bloody hard to be in that situation to say "i'm going to die anyway, so what the hell.."

[Jordan3]

I seriously doubt any of the jumpers thought they had any chance of survival.

It must of been bloody hard to be in that situation to say "i'm going to die anyway, so what the hell.."

Yeah, may sound sick, but at least if you jump out the window your body will still be partly intact for whatever you want done to it when you die.

[Revis]

They have a tshirt with the allah cartoon on at www.tshirthell.com although you may have to look around to find it abit.

I would of made my way to the top floor/roof because at the time they didn't know it would collapse and probably had the optimism of possible helicopter rescue.

[SHEEPY]

Partly intact, you're joking right?

[Wootzeh]

Weren't the pictures of mohammed?
If so, this is it :
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/images/muhammedwesterga_1.jpg

[Jordan3]

Partly intact, you're joking right?

At least it wont be completely cremated.. I think.

Apparently if you landed on your feet, your knees would go up through your shoulders. -cringe-

[Charles]

At least it wont be completely cremated.. I think.

Apparently if you landed on your feet, your knees would go up through your shoulders. -cringe-
Don't say that, the thought of it. ;[

[Jordan3]

I also found this on that t-shirt site:

http://www.tshirthell.com/store/product.php?productid=102

That's kinda sick.

[Charles]

Seen that before.
This guy got sued (or whatever) for making obscene t-shirts.
One was:
'I beat Cancer, and by Cancer I mean kids'..

[Jordan3]

Seen that before.
This guy got sued (or whatever) for making obscene t-shirts.
One was:
'I beat Cancer, and by Cancer I mean kids'..
http://www.tshirthell.com/store/product.php?productid=495

[Charles]

http://www.tshirthell.com/store/product.php?productid=495
Thats the one. They're all coming back to me;
'I'm not getting jiggy, I have parkinsons'

[SHEEPY]

Ahaha. Wonderful.

[Jordan3]

Thats the one. They're all coming back to me;
'I'm not getting jiggy, I have parkinsons'

I'm a bad man, I cracked up laughing at that one.

[Webhamster]

I think this is the, (before I say this I do not wish for anyone to reply moaning at me), the best way to go. I feel deepest sympathy for the person who had to make that descision, but in that situation I think I would have to. Sorry if this upsets anyone.

[Charles]

I'm a bad man, I cracked up laughing at that one.
Lol. I know it's mean, but I chuckled a bit..
Bad Jordan.

[Jordan3]

Some are so bad you just can't help laughing.

http://www.tshirthell.com/store/product.php?productid=408

[RedStratocas]

Who is FOR 9/11?

Anyway, most actually did not jump on purpose. Most were on the windowsill to get air. As you can see from the videos, the smoke was unbarable. People tried to lean out as much as they could to get air, otherwise they would easily die from the smoke. And of coarse, people fell whil leaning out further and further. But many did jump, which is probably what I would have done as well, not saying its easy.

[Webhamster]

I was going to say it'd be one of the hardest descisions of my life, but either way it'd be one of the last.

[RedStratocas]

They were interviewing a construction worker while it was happening, and talking to him about the possiblity of it falling. He said it was very unlikely, and litterally right after he said that, it fell. If it wasent so tragic, that would be pretty damn funny.

[alexxxxx]

Jump, but you'd die b4 you hit the ground...

[Dupion]

Some are so bad you just can't help laughing.

http://www.tshirthell.com/store/product.php?productid=408

charming..

[Cypher-]

I dont think that explains exactly how horrific the disaster was, That picture shows more desperation than anything else.

[Php]

I Wish it never happened =[

[Magnet]

I was going to watch that.
They jumped out of the building so they wouldnt burn to death.
What must of they been thinking while falling?

Didn't the families not identify the pictures as their own family 'cause its a sin to commit suicide?

They wouldn't think. They'd die after seconds offalling, too muchair would get into their mouth causing them to suffocate.

I turned it off. That image is so peaceful, and graceful, nothing going on, just a man falling. It doesn't look like the building had been hit by a plane. So sick.