leroydb 0 #1 April 14, 2007 Tom- move this if not appropriate... not like alot of the stuff here is but eh... http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles/_a/lawyer-jumps-from-empire-state-building/20070413210409990001 QuoteLawyer Jumps From Empire State Building AP NEW YORK (April 14) - A man jumped to his death Friday out the window of a 69th-floor law office in the Empire State Building. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Talk About It: Post Thoughts Police responded to the New York City landmark shortly before 3 p.m. after a 911 caller reported seeing a severed leg - covered in a gray sock - on the street below. The rest of the body was recovered from a setback on the 30th floor. The tragedy in the 102-story building closed portions of the busy Midtown Manhattan street while the investigation continued. Police identified the man as Moshe Kanovsky, a lawyer in his 30s. More than 30 people have committed suicide at the Empire State Building since it opened in 1931, including a 21-year-old man in February 2006. The skyscraper reaches 1,454 feet to the top of its lightning rod.Leroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
laird 0 #2 April 14, 2007 I declare shinanigans! No freakin fair, why does he get to jump? "HIGAF" Honestly I Give A F*^% Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
reukkes 0 #3 April 14, 2007 Again. What has this got to do with basejumping?Go find a suicide forum... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikki_ZH 0 #4 April 14, 2007 Quote Again. What has this got to do with basejumping?Go find a suicide forum... maybe he did some gainers and then tracked away...Michi (#1068) hsbc/gba/sba www.swissbaseassociation.ch www.michibase.ch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leroydb 0 #5 April 14, 2007 Quote Again. What has this got to do with basejumping?Go find a suicide forum... Drum roll for corny joke.. adatadatdatdatdatdatadatadtadaa... So what's a bunch of lawyers jumping from the ESB? PS reukkes... uh... this stuff is kinda like suicide.... I just chicken out each time... There is plenty on here not ref base jumping... You could go find another forum if you wish though. Leroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #6 April 14, 2007 Quote I declare shinanigans! No freakin fair, why does he get to jump? I wonder how he got past security when base jumpers have gotten caught? "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
havensiangst 0 #7 April 14, 2007 Quote Quote I declare shinanigans! No freakin fair, why does he get to jump? I wonder how he got past security when base jumpers have gotten caught? maybe this security doesn`t like this bloke...so he let him jump.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adventurechick 0 #8 April 14, 2007 Quote I wonder how he got past security when base jumpers have gotten caught? Unimpressed Well, he wasn't wearing a Base rig... less obvious? PMS #449 TPM #80 Muff Brother #3860 SCR #14705 Dirty Sanchez #233 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #9 April 14, 2007 Quote Quote Quote I declare shinanigans! No freakin fair, why does he get to jump? I wonder how he got past security when base jumpers have gotten caught? maybe this security doesn`t like this bloke...so he let him jump.. Oh yeah... "Who's that trying to jump? Oh just another damn lawyer, c-ya" "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #10 April 14, 2007 Quote Oh yeah... "Who's that trying to jump? Oh just another damn lawyer, c-ya" Bet he even got a push! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #11 April 14, 2007 Quote Quote Oh yeah... "Who's that trying to jump? Oh just another damn lawyer, c-ya" Bet he even got a push! Security: "what are you doing out there on the ledge?" Lawyer: "my life sucks, my law business has gone down the drain" Security: "oh, you're a lawyer?" Lawyer: "yeah" Security: "I can help you with that..." (shoves) with apologies to our lawyer friends on here "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brianfry713 0 #12 April 14, 2007 Sounds like he didn't do enough tracking. Suicides off jumpable objects are bad for BASE jumpers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squirrel 0 #13 April 14, 2007 Quote The tragedy in the 102-story building closed portions of the busy Midtown Manhattan street while the investigation continued. Police identified the man as Moshe Kanovsky, a lawyer in his 30s. I dont consider it a tragedy if he was a lawyer...seems like a good start! ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #14 April 14, 2007 <> - No FOX Camera Crew? (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigSky 2 #15 April 14, 2007 QuoteSounds like he didn't do enough tracking. Suicides off jumpable objects are bad for BASE jumpers. Ya what a bumer for him. Im sure he intended to go all the way to the street. It would suck to screw up the last thing you ever do.“Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and their hopes and dreams. If I didn’t drink this beer, th Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
outrager 6 #16 April 15, 2007 Quote The rest of the body was recovered from a setback on the 30th floor. Ahhh, they never track bsbd! Yuri. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #17 April 15, 2007 So many lawyers, so few ESBs. My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cloudseeker2001 0 #18 April 15, 2007 I wonder how the guy got over the netting? "Some call it heavenly in it's brilliance, others mean and rueful of the western dream" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #19 April 15, 2007 he was a lawyer, so he just slipped through. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,580 #20 April 15, 2007 When I heard someone jumped the ESB, I thought: "Cool! Jeb pulled it off this time!" I was a bit disappointed to learn it wasn't a BASE jump. "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leroydb 0 #21 April 15, 2007 at least someone got to jump this time?Leroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cloudseeker2001 0 #22 April 15, 2007 Quote he was a lawyer, so he just slipped through. "Some call it heavenly in it's brilliance, others mean and rueful of the western dream" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,580 #23 April 15, 2007 Quote at least someone got to jump this time? Ironic that they stop the guy with the parachute, but don't stop the guy without one. "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderbow 1 #24 April 16, 2007 They should tear that building down if people are gonna get killed when they jump from it.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lord, let me be the person my dog thinks I am. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squirrel 0 #25 April 16, 2007 Quote They should tear that building down if people are gonna get killed when they jump from it. or at least require people above the 30th floor wear base rigs, so that if they fall, they will have protection...kinda like having to wear a bicycle/motorcycle helmet. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites