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10.28.04, Karen. M., Winnipeg, MB, Canada, I unfortunately ended up finding your site after searching for an article related to suicide for my course in Mental Health Nursing. I still cannot believe that anyone could be so ignorant to use such ideology as "maybe if parents did their job there would be less adolescent suicides", or that suicide is "selfish and hateful". If you really want to talk about being selfish and hateful you should take some time for introspection into the motivation for your website. A truly selfish person is one not able to empathize with a mentally ill individual
who, at the very depths of despair, is unable to see any other means of escape but to die. And on this
despair, you place a bet. As for hateful, I suppose you are not espousing hatred for jumpers. You do however incite discrimination against the mentally ill, and propagate the myths surrounding mental health. People do not choose to leave families behind because they are self-absorbent egomaniacs. They believe that their families would be better off without the burden of living with a person whose disease has ruined their lives. I think that you are entitled to your "Freedom of Speech", I just wish you were more educated about mental illness and suicide to know that you should count yourself lucky that you can enjoy this freedom. I'm sure there would be many people living with mental illness that wished they could say the same.
(we firmly stand behind our opinion that if maybe parents did their jobs
better, there would be less adolescent suicides, not to mention, a better
behaved society. tell us how we are wrong. as for people taking themselves
out, our opinion is that it's their right, no matter what the reason. it's
their life to take, mentally ill or not. we feel suicide is selfish and
weak, not hateful. we wish you much success in your educational endeavors and
hope in the future, you can think outside your preoccupation with mental
illness. think about this, if we put a scale on mental illness from 0-100,
everyone on this planet would fall into this scale somewhere. fair enough? since we doubt many
would have a score of 0 mental issues, it is also fair to say
virtually everyone walking the planet has some form of "mental
illness" to some extent, however miniscule. this goes for you too sitting there reading this crap. we are
100% certain you could find a busload of head doctors that could 'find' something
'wrong'
with each and every one of us to some degree of their doctoral opinion and they will have some
medication to 'fix' you. would it then be right to medicate everyone, simply
because some quackhole deems it so? your accusation we "incite discrimination against the mentally
ill" is ridiculous. how can we discriminate against everyone? our heads
hurt from all this stellar logic.)
09.20.04, Julie, Delaware, I hope you post this. My father jumped from the delaware memorial bridge when I was seven years old, and unfortunately, he didn't survive. He actually had no intentions of surviving because he committed suicide. I think people who don't understand people who commit suicide should not make any comments about it. As for them being weak, what do you know? People have their own reasons for why they do the things they do. I know I chose to go on this sight and read some of these stupid comments, but that was my fault. This is for the people who want to make rude comments about people who commit suicide. I hope it happens to you. Have your father die for a lie and jump off a bridge and have one person care enough to stop and tell someone. Then you come back and tell me it was just because they are weak.
(we understand your sorrow, hurt, and anger. your father
took his own life and left his family behind. it is our opinion
and contention that unless you have intolerable
physical pain
and/or a terminal illness, suicide is weak and selfish. we don't know the whole
story, but your father dying for a lie sounds weak and selfish to us.)
07.10.04, Crystal, Escondido, CA., I was just called and told that a family member of mine jumped from the
Skyway Bridge. So I went to the internet to hopefully find some information and receive some type of comfort. Unfortunately, my search led me to this
damn site. I will agree with all the "other statements you have already heard" but I would also like to add that I would really like to know... How you can
look at yourself in the mirror everyday knowing that this site may even be the reason some of these "unstable" individuals found reason and or advice on
how and why to jump. You are very sick individuals who seem to live out some sort of sick and twisted fantasy taking "pools" on the next jumper. You
have put so much time and energy into this freakin site, maybe you should deter some of that time and energy into doing something to help the mentally
unstable? We will all have to answer to the higher being at the end of our journey and You "my friend" will have some explaining to do. I hope you can
live with yourself and face YOUR judgment day! PS. Did I pass your test? Did I finish Middle School, Idiot!?!?!
(it would have been swell if you told us the specific family
member jumper incident so we could include your rant against this site
in the right place. are kind words on the internet all you need to find comfort
about this jumper? are you looking for glowing praise about this person,
how great he/she was, and all the other typical bullshit one reads after someone
commits suicide? instead, you come here and read about how this person has brought
shame and sorrow to everyone that knew and loved them and now somehow, it's all our
fault. we do not give 'reason' or 'advice' on jumping, the 'how' part is obvious,
and the 'why' is up to them. it's their life to end, they make the choice, they
take the final step, and you are left to deal with it. please do so. as for
judgment day, we wonder how well your family member made out on theirs, being as
suicide is supposedly a one way ticket to hell. yes, you
did pass the test. you did well for a middle school idiot.)
07.09.04, Tina, Johnstown PA, I realize that you are trying to use shock value to communicate the aftermath that suicide leaves behind. However, being someone who has been holding on to the threads of a rope for far too long, I see this site as further proof of a hopeless world. Who knows, maybe it will work for someone.
(not sure if this is really a hate submission. we hope
your world spins better soon. life is worth the living.)
05.27.04, jan p., columbus, GA., I was just going over your site and saw where you answered a hate mail by questioning where God and Jesus were at the time of the
jump(s). God and Jesus were there and I am sure quite saddened. Christians, just like everyone else have freedom of choice. Just like you have the freedom to not believe. No one should question God or doubt God when a person has made such a desperate choice. They let go of the rope, not him.
(this site is not here to argue whether or not your
fairy tale characters are real or responsible for anything. you offered your
beliefs and we hope they work out for you.)
05.27.04, Matt B., Portland, Oregon, USA, That is sad. Why do you have this site? It seems a little
morbid, but I guess you cant avoid that. (the morbid part
is that you ventured a guess for the next jumper along with your complaint. good luck!)
04.29.04, A heartbroken mother, Pasadena, CA., My 22 year old son died by jumping off the Colorado Street Bridge in 2002 and there is nothing funny, humorous, or entertaining about having the police knock on your door and tell you that fact. It has left me heartbroken, never to heal and to live out my life wondering why. I search the internet to try to find comfort and solace and instead get directed here only to find what these people say and contribute regarding this very sad thing that happens more often than not to those of us who have to now live our lives in heartbreak. I understand it is a "free country" and people can express their feelings...I only hope and pray that none of you ever loses a child or loved one by suicide in this manner or any manner. Believe me, you won't find something like this entertaining if it ever does happen to you. It just tears apart the already fragile scab on a wound that will never heal. You might say, "it won't ever happen to me"...well, that's what "I" used to say. (we
are sorry for your loss, but your story is proof positive that suicide can be very selfish and hateful. your son has done his mother
a wrong that can not be forgiven, understood, or healed. we hope that by
pointing this out to the potentially selfish, we may prevent further hurt
and sorrow.)
03.23.04, becky p., brandon, florida, you people are sick!!!! i cant beleive you all are talking like that these people had a problem ... i am sure thier familys dont apprieciate what you all say ... you people need a life .... grow up some!!! (so
becky, what are you wearing now?)
03.22.04, Joseph D., Michigan, all of you should join hands and pray, because you have issues that need to be dealt with, it is sick and i will do everything in my power to rid this site,,,,, sorry but you have messed with the wrong person.. please stop helping people to kill themseles it is sick and twisted and you should thank god for not striking down on you for this........i hope you enjoies this site while it lasted. (we
don't recall messing with you, but bring it on anyway, powerboy. we have had
better than you get all up in our grill over the audacity of this site. the
current betting line at blowhardjoseph.com indicates you are full of hot air and
will do nothing more than submit the rambling posted above. we do not help
people kill themselves and we would perhaps 'enjoies this site', if we knew what
that meant.)
03.20.04, SLR, BC, Canada, I AM DISGUSTED with some of the VERY CALLOUSE remarks about what you so-called 'people' call jumpers. I have been there myself, only to have survived several times, only from different bridges here in BC. I can identify with those who have taken their lifes on this bridge. What I have to ask you is this; How would you feel if it was you that was the 'jumper', or the bereaved and knowing that people said these things about you when you where at your rock-bottom pit? Haven't you EVER HEARD THAT ALL PEOPLE ARE EQUAL, NO MATTER THEIR WALK OF LIFE, THEIR CAUSE OF DEATH? That's all I can say...HOPE you THINK twice about OTHERS before your next callouse remarks...EVER think that this site might just egg an already hurting person on??? YOU HELP TO CREATE THE WORLD AROUND YOU...PLEASE REMEMBER THAT
("so-called 'people'"? wow, that hurts. so who's the callous one now? you have tried and failed at suicide
several times before. well, good for you. we suppose everyone should treat you special now or watch out, you may try it again. what would it matter what others thought if we jumped from the bridge, being as we would be dead and all. we imagine we would get the same "what an idiot" sort of legacy
that most every other suicide practitioner gets. that's the way it is in the eyes of most, you kill yourself, you are
crazy. f.y.i., not all people are
equal and you are a brain dead idiot if you truly believe that.)
02.15.04, Kelly, Nowhere, This is EVIL. I can not believe that someone could take this much time to make a website about suicide jumpers! WHOEVER made this site....needs to get a life! YOU ARE AN EVIL, SICK person...and I think you are disgusting. thank you!
(you're welcome! we are bad bad boys. you want us and you
know it.)
02.15.04, Bile, I cant believe you would make a website so horrible. This is a horrific place. You talk about peoples deaths like there entertaining. Peoples families coem across these websites and they see information all about the deaths of these people. Whomever made this site is evil. And should not be allowed through the gates of heaven no matter how sorry they may be. Take the time to realize how wrong this is. I hope someday you realize how rude it is to have a site about this. (people
have a strong interest in the various methods others implement in an
effort to achieve room temperature of their own accord. this site attempts to satisfy this interest
by highlighting the public news and reactions of these skyway bridge jumpers.
according to your book of fables, suicide souls are also not allowed through the
'gates of heaven'. bummer. you are in no position to judge us, right?)
11.14.03, Joe, Tampa, Hey, this is not so much "hate mail" as it is a correction and a mild complaint. Under the media section you said it was so swedish site that linked to you. It is not swedish it is norwegian. though just to include my "disgust", it is kind of sick betting on the misfortune of others. While I understand that everyone makes choices, many of the people jumping are not mentally stable. they are to be pitied and the target of our sympathy. it is like making fun of the less fortunate, there is just something wrong about it.
(sweden, norway, same thing. ja.)
10.28.03, Jen, NC, U.S., I realize the game you are playing by responding to your "hate mail," and I suppose I am participating in this game by even submitting hate mail. However, I can't resist the urge. I know that your purpose is to have a snappy comeback for everyone who replies with hate mail, for entertainment value I suppose. I will say this, however, a person that has the answer to every thing usually knows nothing.
I am currently working with troubled youth- some experiencing suicidal tendencies- and I have to say that I pity the day someone you love chooses to end his/her life. I agree that the only person we can really blame in a suicide situation is the person who takes their own life, however, I know for a fact that children and adolescents are influenced by various forms of media in their every day choices (including internet pages.) A kid looking for a way out stumbles upon this page and finds an "original" way of committing suicide. I hardly think an adolescent "surfing" on the internet for ways to end their life is going search through your entire site to find your pitiful disclaimer.
You seem to have a knack at picking out the less educated people of society, when it is perfectly clear that you do not have any educational experience beyond a high school English course. Tell me, do you sit with a thesaurus next to the computer when you type up your "witty" comments to distressed people? Does it make you feel better about yourself to make such innane corrections to your "whiner" mail? Obviously you have a guilty conscience about something.
I would like you to know that I did happen upon your site by mistake. I was doing research on the U.S. medical expenditures due to barbituate- related attempts at suicide, and found your site. Lucky me! I honestly didn't think this site could possibly be what I thought it was when I found it, but fortune was mine when I found out it was. I just had to rush right over to this hate mail section and give you my blurb. One last question, are you friends with the people that make the site condoning anorexia? You must know the site that shows skin- and- bone women, and states that these women are beauiful because they are skinny.
Well I am finished, I have wasted enough of my time. Have fun responding to my comments. I am sure you will come up with an absolutely brilliant response, being the geniuses you are! Bye Bye.
(by far, our favorite area of this site is the hate mail.
we love you hypocritical people that claim great compassion and love, yet show
your hatred
of us over a situation
created by a friend or family member that was a half bubble off and has taken
their own life. it's as if we
threw them off the bridge. without the hate mail, it's somewhat boring and we
thank you for your input. we don't mind being the 'whipping boy' and it's our
fervent hope that these distraught people will feel better after spraying their
venom upon us. we are sure you felt rather pithy with your input as you typed it
out and sent it
our way. as long as you feel good after visiting this site, then we are thrilled
peachy. we hope our "snappy comeback" satisfies your expectation. children and adolescents are exposed to
many forms of media far worse
than this site.
are we, the purveyors of undesirable media, to assume we are responsible for the reading/viewing materials of these
minors? where are the parents? where is your outrage over all the other vile
crap kids are exposed to 24/7 on tv or on their video games? perhaps you spend
considerable time venting your views to other sites you find distasteful. if so,
good for you. isn't the freedom to express your point of view fantastic? while we admire your work with these
troubled youth, perhaps fingering out a way to get parents to do their job would
be a better step taken. maybe if many parents were more involved with their
children instead of being passive parents that spoil the children in lieu of
giving time and love, there would be far less adolescent suicide. anyone, adults or children, that happen to stumble upon this
site and finds it an "original" way of committing suicide, is not our
responsibility. we
believe we are showing the folly of suicide, right down to the
"pitiful" disclaimer. then again, we ponder the worthiness of anyone
that would choose to jump, based solely on what they read on this site, but that's just our opinion.
it might appear that we, the undereducated, seem to have a slightly better than average ability
to combine words into sentences that may confuse the likes
of you, all without the use of a thesaurus or one of those other wordy book
things. we know how to run a spell checker and we do have fun with our inane
corrections. we have a long list of items that we have a guilty conscience about.
who doesn't? what about your conscience? what have you done in the past that your gallant
efforts are now attempting to soothe? we have no affiliation with the anorexia
site you described, have never been there, have no desire to visit such a site, and we question your associating it with us.
just how is it we can actually not visit a site we find deplorable? are you friends
with the people that run
www.take_no_responsibilty.com? after all, no
one is responsible for what they do, right jen? it's always someone else's fault. thank you for your time and
blurb. please feel free to come back again, much like you did just now.)
10.08.03, Michelle, Bangor, Pa., Aight, lemme explain something to you dumbasses. First off, you have no
f**king right to have this site on the net and it SHOULD be removed only because of the fact you find jumping off a bridge hilarious. Just because you dont know them, doesnt make it right to sit on your fat, lazy, asses and make fun of the people that jumped off of the bridge and killed themselves. What if one of YOUR friends or family members did that and died? Would you still think its hilarious? I dont think you would. You people really are sick for doing this shit BECAUSE its rude to laugh at shit like this and its wrong for you to call these people 'winners' because they jumped off a damn bridge. How sick is that bullshit? You dont know them and you have no idea what the hell they were going through. I hope someone finds you guys on the streets one day and beats the living hell out of you cos I know damn well if I find out who you are and see you, I'll beat the ever-loving shit outta you myself. You have NO right whatsoever to do this and you guys really do have sick and twisted minds and maybe YOU are the people that should get help for your pathetic bullshit like this. I never thought I would say this, but I hope one of your friends dies from suicide and you have to go through all the hurt and pain that everyone else has when someone close to them commits suicide. I'll make something clear to you too. I never lost anyone close to me by suicide, but I HAVE lost a couple of good friends to car accidents and it hurts alot to know that you lost someone close to you. Three of my best friends died in the same car accident and my other best friend died in a different car accident 2 years prior the last one where I lost my three best friends. Did you EVER lose someone close to you to ANYTHING? I dont think you have and if you did, then maybe THAT explains why you're so sick and twisted. I'm done now. Peace. (it appears you obviously failed to read much of the site and simply
wanted to demonstrate your vile, violent, and hateful nature. we dumbasses are
accustom to whiners like you repeating the same old shit to us time and time
again. we have heard it all before. we assume you are a raving bitch most of your waking
hours and that your ass is fatter then all of ours combined. we advise any of your remaining friends to not travel by car. we're
done now, piece.)
06.25.03, Skye, Like you said, Suicide is no laughing matter, i have had 3 people committ suicide in the last
year, my friends mom hung herself, one of my friends hung himself, and a week after
that, another friend shot herself, and it has had a huge impact on me and my community, and obviously if you can joke about this stuff, you
havent' had much pain in your life, or maybe thats it, you feel that you need to make a joke out of things so you don't have to confront your problem. (sorry
about your trifecta of suicide. joking about people jumping off the bridge has
nothing to do with any problems we may or may not have, it's just something we like to do.)
06.24.03, Becky, England, The only way to gain a real grasp of suicide is to have been in that state of mind. I am not going to say that this site sucks because you have your own
oppinions. Do you call suicide selfish because you dont understand or do you call suicide selfish because people want to stop hurting so choose that way out. I have been suicidal many times. Saying it is selfish is wrong, because everything people do is selfish...people work and lead lives to get somewhere
for themselves... I think it is selfish of people that are left behind to accuse the person they have lost of being self centered, we all hold that characteristic and it is selfish of people to expect others to stay in a world that makes them unhappy. Have you ever considered that if people ponder across this website that it may tip them over the edge?? I hope you sleep at night because insomnia is a terrible terrible thing, I dont wish bad upon anyone, but I do hope that one day you will understand...the extensity of depression and suicide through whatever medium.
Before you comment on gramar and spelling, true expression cannot be monitored by such limitations.
"I hurt myself today, to see if I could feel..
I focused on the pain, the only thing that's real,
the needle tears a hole the old familiar sting
try kill it all away, but I remember everything....
What have I become my sweetest friend,
everyone I know goes away in the end,
you could have it all my empire of dirt...
I will bring you down, I will make you hurt."
(we choose to call suicide selfish because, for whatever
reason, it is selfish. there is no denying that. as we have stated in the
past, if anyone would actually off themselves only because of this site, then
perhaps the world would spin better with one less idiot. we sleep just fine.
thank you for your input, although we question your inclusion of a drug poem.)
03.09.04, Jayme, Trinity, My problem is that woman in England that posted her little "drug poem" in June of '03. Jen, Couldn't you write your own drug poem? Why copy a Nine Inch Nails song. Oh, Yeah, I forgot....you're probably a druggy yourself and were too stoned to think of
one....dumba$$. Love you Jumper Pool!!!!
(thank you, jayme, we love you too.)
06.16.03, Leakage, Funny how you call it "Hate Mail" as though anyone would waste their
precious energy hating morons like you when all they need to do is
spend a nano-second feeling sorry for you for EXPLOITING the hell out
of people's pain. Yes, my friend lost a loved one on this bridge. Have any
of you assholes ever lost someone on this bridge or to suicide? If not,
then get a real life. If so, this can't possibly be easing your pain. f**k you. (yes,
we have lost someone to suicide. he even jumped off a bridge. what are we to do about it, sit around and cry
the rest of our lives? apparently that is what he wanted to do. did he think
about how we would feel about it? did it stop him? he obviously didn't give a
rat's ass about his friends, family or himself. it may sound cold, but there never was any pain.
suicide is a selfish act and we don't spend much time crying about it. your
friend has not "lost a loved one" on that bridge, your friend lost a
selfish one on that bridge. get over it.)
04.14.03, nursetina, I just have to say that i feel sorry for anyone that would have
anything to do with the likes of this page! And the fact that you beg women over the internet for pictures of their breast makes me think
that you are even more pathetic! I bet the person who, thought of this crap is a sad dirty old man who has no
friends! Also I feel sorry
for any of the children, that the makers of this page may have! I wouldn't be surprised if their own children end up
jumping! i feel
sorry for you all. (we would never beg for pictures
of a woman's breast. we beg to see both
of them. when was the last time
you unveiled yours for someone? come on, make a sign deploring this site and
show 'em off. we promise to post your picture, no matter how huge and scary they might
be. we hear nurses are hot and ready to party, so don't let us down.) [we have
since pulled the booby page and no longer beg. we just ask politely.]
03.20.03, vinny, nyc, ny., you need to get rid of that stupid suicide promoting trash you call
the jumperpool we are at war buddy and that is all you can contribute to the usa net??? you need help.
i came under the the assumption that i was going to see more of that big breasted girl and all i got was this lousy site.
you suck. (we are at war and we thank the many men and
women who fight for our right to post this "stupid suicide trash", which does not promote
suicide. we understand your dislike of the jumperpool, being as you obviously
'came' under the the assumption of seeing big breasts. miss mommy, do you?)
02.28.03, Claudia M., St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, Go to St. Anthony's psych ward and look at some of the results of jumping off the Skyway. Then you might not think your site is so damn cute.
(chances are, they would be there one way or another,
skyway jump or not. many people are a half bubble off and could use a prolonged
stay at the nutjob hilton.)
01.23.03, Tracy, Chicago, IL., You guys are truly sick people!! I hope you rot in hell. Just wait until you lose someone you love to suicide like so many of us out here. Oh yes, you will!! The odds are very good that it will happen. You are unloved, you are a waste of oxygen! KISS MY ASS! By the way, this is my real name and real email address. I dare you!
(please mark a spot where you want your kiss, bend over,
and say 'ahhh'. that is, of course, as long as your ass doesn't block
the sun from sizable real estate.)
01.22.03, AnalEyes,
[1] Those who type with all small letters "basically" have small minds and other body parts.
(by "small letters", do you basically mean upper and/or
lower case letters with tiny stature or do you basically mean diminutive
correspondence? here at jumperpool.com, we basically use all lower case
letters by choice and you basically deal with it.)
[2] Those who use the word "basically" with abandon illuminate deep-seated insecurity and
ignorance. (at the time of your whining submission, the word "basically"
was only used one time each on three separate pages. three
times is hardly "with abandon". it was basically used in a correct manner
each time and we basically wonder why your anal mind fixates on this particular word, when so many other words
are basically used many more times throughout
this site. how's that? 'basically' three times in one sentence! does it feel like your head basically wants to explode?)
[3] Strive to grasp grammatical fundamentals such as proper usage of the future conditional and pronouns (e.g., that vs. who).
(pull your head out of your ass and suck in some fresh air. your
attempt to impress
us with
50¢ words have basically failed at this present conditional. the case in point, 'that' and 'who'
basically both
work correctly. your average jumperpool patron and yours truly basically could not care
less about your grammatical insecurities. if we were literary geniuses, we wouldn't be running this
pool, making zero money. basically, it would be screenplays for millions, alex.)
[4] I hope to meet you someday. Tell everyone you meet who you are. I have an exceptional memory, and promise to thrash you within an eyelash of your pathetic life.
(when you do finally meet us, we will tell you who we are,
once we finger out what the hell you basically mean by that.)
[5] I sure hope that was creative enough for you, and suggest you watch your back.
(are you basically threatening us?)
[6] Ask your mommy for help in understanding this message. (we'd ask
your mommy, but she is basically servicing a small body part and can't speak at
the moment. that is a 'call
back', basically.)
01.05.03,
Cheryl, Portland, Oregon, For whatever reason you chose this topic in particular to make a joke out of- for laughs, no doubt- you were very selfish and in my opinion there is nothing more embarrassing than publicly and proudly displaying my selfishness. Such selfishness brings a funny image to my mind. I don't know what you look like, but I could picture you in a clown wig. Furthermore, I am a deeply deeply deeply emotionally disturbed myself (in fact I am MENTALLY ILL! oh
no) and of course I find it offensive, but I won't go on and on about it because you should already know all about that. But you should feel bad about creating such a site. Now I know what most of the ignorant world thinks of people like me. People jump for a reason, and most of the time, that reason is mental illness. So when you laugh at suicide, you laugh at an illness. Yet, I don't find you sick, I just find you silly, stupid, and above all, ignorant.
(let's assume for a moment that we are very selfish.
we are evil clown wig wearing people looking for laughs at any cost, ok? still,
as selfish as you claim us to be, we are in no way a fraction as selfish as the
ones that take their own lives. what they do to the friends and families they
leave behind makes our supposed selfishness pale in comparison. you claim you are deeply³ emotionally disturbed yourself.
this makes your ranting understandable. you claim our "selfishness brings a funny image to"
your
mind. we're sure your mind is full of funny images 24/7. a virtual
carnival in your head and no lines at the rides. the fact you are "MENTALLY ILL!"
and admit it perhaps keeps you from being suicidal yourself. we wish you well.
we are "silly, stupid, and above all, ignorant". welcome to our
mental illness.)
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