melanch0licpumpkin:9/11: No one jumped that dayOne of the more horrific aspects of 9/11 is something
melanch0licpumpkin:9/11: No one jumped that dayOne of the more horrific aspects of 9/11 is something many people would rather not think about, let alone see. When those planes crashed into the World Trade Centers 1 & 2, we saw the debris that was violently torn from the buildings, but when you look closer at the objects that are falling, we realize it’s not just debris. We realize that people are raining down from the towers.The media deemed the jumpers too graphic for mainstream consumption, thus they worked to airbrush those frozen in mid-air out of the picture, as to not upset anyone. We all but forget those who fell to their death - it’s too horrific to face. While I understand this, I do not think we should forget those who fell from the towers that day. WARNING: This post includes many details pertaining to those who fell. It is disturbing and upsetting. Read with caution.Those who were on the upper floors of the South Tower speak of what they witnessed immediately following the impact of the North Tower. They remember seeing people stumbling in a confused fashion, seemingly falling right out of the building and into the air. The first reported jumper came only four minutes after the initial explosion. Many fell within seconds of one another. Many fell simultaneously from separate windows. Some deliberately jumped. Some seemed blinded by the smoke and disoriented. Some were forced out by the explosion. There are reports of those who tried to climb down the outside of the tower for safety and lost their grip. It is estimated that over 200 people fell that day. There are reports that some held hands with each other as they fell. Most fell alone. The descent from the upper floors to the ground took about ten seconds. One firefighter by the name of Daniel Suhrwas killed by a body that came down from the towers, instantly breaking his neck.It is reported that the vast majority of jumpers came from the North Tower. The sound of the bodies hitting the ground was unbelievably loud - the only footage from the North Tower lobby filmed by one of the Naudet brothers caught many of those impact sounds. First Battalion Chief Joseph Pfeifer, one of the first firefighters on scene, pleaded into the PSA microphone, “Please don’t jump. We’re coming up for you.” This message was not heard by anyone, as the PSA system stopped working after the plane hit the tower.All of the deaths from 9/11 are listed as homicides, even for those who ‘jumped.’ They were forced out of those windows by the fire, smoke and the unbearable heat. One man who identified one of the jumpers in a picture as his wife finds comfort in knowing how she died. She escaped the fire and the smoke to the open air. “It must have felt like flying.”I have researched 9/11 for many years. I have seen just about every angle of the buildings, when they fell, when the second plane rammed into the South Tower - I’ve seen the entire event play out from numerous perspectives. No matter how many times I see the footage of the falling people, I wince away from the screen; it’s so difficult to see these people falling to their death. I don’t want to look. But I think it is important that we do look, and we acknowledge them. They should never be forgotten, not for one second. -- source link
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