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why is this jumperpool?
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read this site for awhile and you may be confused at our stand on
suicide and the bridge. we strongly support anyone's need and desire to take their own life by
their own hand anytime they chose to do so. we would like to see them seek out
some help, but it's their business why they do it, not ours,
not yours. we do hope they have good reason and are not doing it on impulse for some
stupid reason, like "she don't love me anymore" or "i lost my job". their choice of jumping off the
skyway bridge is unfortunate, as it is so very public, it does tie up traffic, and
it creates a scene involving
several agencies and many people, some of whom occasionally sustain injuries
during jumper recovery. more
important, this type of exposure opens up the family to public scrutiny and condemnation,
especially for the children of jumpers.
if someone is in terrible pain or at life's end and just wants it to stop, it is our contention
that if they wish to self eliminate, that they do so thoughtfully, privately, and
with as little mess as possible. do your research, make your plan, tie up lose
ends to the best of your ability, and be
respectful of others before you clock out for the last time. it's really not
just all about you.
we have been asked many times, "why do you have this jumperpool
crap?". it's simple, really, we do it because we can. one
day in 1998, while visiting a 'death pool' on the internet, there was a jumper off the
skyway. the idea of the two sort of merged together into this
"jumperpool". in the very beginning, this site was started as a one
page joke to get a few laughs on the mark
larsen radio show. soon after, it went from being strictly a joke to being
more serious, but we still insert satire, sarcasm, and humor as we see it.
we in this country
have what may amount to be, the most morbid sense of humor on the planet.
we find humor in the worst of all situations. how long are famous people dead
before the jokes make the rounds? that's right, the same day. the bodies are
not even cold and we make fun of them. people die and jokes are made, that's the way it is. we are sick in many ways when it comes to dark, macabre humor.
the germans and the japanese in world war two were dumbfounded at the bizarre
humor the american enemy possessed. yet, we kicked their asses. there are few jokes known to man that
do not somehow poke fun at someone in some way. deformities, nationality,
religious beliefs, sex, race, etc all come under fire with jokes both bad and
good. find anyone
that has not passed along or laughed at a politically incorrect joke of some sort and you've found
a hermit living alone in a cave or a really boring person with zero personality.
we have all laughed and joked at someone else's misfortune. you've done it too. for this
country to lose our sense of humor is to lose our sense of self. we relish our
sick humor and no amount of political correctness will ever stop it.
is this site in bad taste? sure it is. is that illegal? not yet.
part of being in this land of the free, is that we are free to do things that others
might find
offensive, rude, crude, and socially unacceptable. political correctness wants
to end this freedom and we can not let that happen. we need to remain free to be stupid
and do stupid things. think we're wrong? ever watch jerry springer? ever
go out in public? as long as we do not cause harm to others, we are pretty
much free to say and do as we please. for now at least.
now the argument may
be made that this site does cause harm to the jumpers and the friends and families of the jumpers.
we believe it's only the jumpers themselves that cause all the hurt, not us. we repeatedly
suggest that would be jumpers not jump. besides, most jumpers die,
so how can we hurt them further? we insist that the friends and families of
jumpers stay away from this jumperpool site. don't read it. don't tell anyone
about it. boycott and protest, it's your right. get a lawyer, shut us down.
censor the internet! create a site dedicated to
the destruction of jumperpool.com. better yet, create a site dedicated to the prevention of
jumpers or suicide in general. we'll link to it.
some say that we can not possibly know the pain suicide brings. they are wrong.
we have
had one suicide (flung himself off a bridge into the path of a semi-truck,
splat) and one known attempted suicide (intake of poison) in the family.
we do know suicide hurts families. we handle the hurt with sick stupid humor.
trust us, most of our family members stay away from this site and find
it useless.
we firmly believe that
this site works in the prevention, not the promotion, of skyway bridge
jumpers. we feel it could deter a potential jumper if they view this
site and see the folly of their plan. it is stated
throughout this site, that if you do not want to be included in this pool, then do not jump.
how much simpler could that be? we
beg people not to jump from the bridge. we offer ample links to suicide prevention help.
we plead with them to get help, do not jump. if they choose to
jump, then they know they are fodder for this idiot web site.
this site does not glorify the
death part of jumping from the bridge. that is just the usual conclusion. that's why it's called the
"jumperpool" and not the "jumptoyourdeathpool". any and all
information posted on this site about jumpers is gathered from publicly
released statements to and from the press or are submitted by jumperpool
visitors. jumperpool.com does not post a jumper's home address. we feel that there is no reason why this information is
made public and it should not be released publicly by anyone. read that,
newspapers?
jumperpool.com is a free site. our nonsense
costs you nothing but lost time you will never get back. we run no ads,
there is no wagering, and we award no prizes. we do not make nor
expect to make any money from it. maybe we
can make money from it.
finally, if you like this site, we're glad
to have you as a reader and perhaps a contributor. do return again. if you do not like
this site, it's nice you at least read this page. now go hate
on us.
thanks,
philip
self anointed 'skyway jumper czar' |
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