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Sep 3^rd, 2008 at 3:08pm

Did anyone see "The Falling Man" on ABC the other night.?

It was a documantary retelling the horror faced by victims of September 11..

They showed people jumping from the flames to a certain death on the ground below..

I was transfixed by the image of the Falling Man...so much horror and it is only now years after that fateful day Im beginning to really comprehend what the assault on the Twin Towers actually meant for the American people.

It was a disturbing image.

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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 40710 Gender:	Re: The Falling Man Reply #1 - Sep 3^rd, 2008 at 3:30pm Wonder if he is yelling "allah hu akbar " ?
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oceanz Gold Member Offline Auzgurl.. Posts: 3531 Gender:	Re: The Falling Man Reply #2 - Sep 3^rd, 2008 at 3:33pm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXnA9FjvLSU settle in for this one..its very good veiwing .
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oceanz Gold Member Offline Auzgurl.. Posts: 3531 Gender:	Re: The Falling Man Reply #3 - Sep 3^rd, 2008 at 4:15pm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AeB3wJ505M&feature=related mmmm conspiracy
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DILLIGAF Gold Member Offline Posts: 1259 The greens are red Gender:	Re: The Falling Man Reply #4 - Sep 3^rd, 2008 at 5:21pm Well, you could either burn, or enjoy your last minute of life in freefall.
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oceanz Gold Member Offline Auzgurl.. Posts: 3531 Gender:	Re: The Falling Man Reply #5 - Sep 3^rd, 2008 at 5:28pm DILLIGAF wrote on Sep 3^rd, 2008 at 5:21pm: Well, you could either burn, or enjoy your last minute of life in freefall. Base jumping is very popular.. but dangerous.
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Reply #6 - Sep 3^rd, 2008 at 5:30pm

Hey, I just thought of a positive from religion, while they were waiting to die, the religious could take comfort in their belief they were going to paradise.
Unfortunately the terrorists on the planes felt the same comfort, but I suppose we should accept that they have their religious beliefs also, and respect them equally, as the right to religious freedom dictates.

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Soren Gold Member Offline Posts: 25654 Gender:	Re: The Falling Man Reply #7 - Sep 3^rd, 2008 at 8:36pm That is a disgraceful thing to write.
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mozzaok Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 6741 Melbourne Gender:	Re: The Falling Man Reply #8 - Sep 3^rd, 2008 at 8:49pm Why Soren?
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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 48834 At my desk.	Re: The Falling Man Reply #9 - Sep 3^rd, 2008 at 9:33pm Soren it's OK to take advantage of the misery of others to score cheap political points if you do it in the name of atheism. It's all part of the final solution.
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oceanz Gold Member Offline Auzgurl.. Posts: 3531 Gender:	Re: The Falling Man Reply #10 - Sep 3^rd, 2008 at 10:04pm freediver wrote on Sep 3^rd, 2008 at 9:33pm: Soren it's OK to take advantage of the misery of others to score cheap political points if you do it in the name of atheism. It's all part of the final solution. settle down ladies.
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mozzaok Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 6741 Melbourne Gender:	Re: The Falling Man Reply #11 - Sep 3^rd, 2008 at 11:43pm Obviously a human life's intrinsic worth is only judged by your ability to empathise with them. It is amusing how self righteous one can be in ignorance of their own values.
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Reply #12 - Sep 4^th, 2008 at 2:44pm

I didn't watch it the other night, but I had seen it before. Those people jumping out of the buildings was probably the thing that made me the sickest. I just felt for those people who got up and went to work that day and ended up having to choose between being burnt to death or jumping from the 100th or so floor of the building. Dreadful.

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"We should always say that I may refrain from publishing a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed, but it's because I fear you. Don't for one moment think it's because I respect you." Richard Dawkins

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Reply #13 - Sep 12^th, 2008 at 4:53pm

jordan484 wrote on Sep 4^th, 2008 at 2:44pm:

I didn't watch it the other night, but I had seen it before. Those people jumping out of the buildings was probably the thing that made me the sickest. I just felt for those people who got up and went to work that day and ended up having to choose between being burnt to death or jumping from the 100th or so floor of the building. Dreadful.

I saw a doco by 2 French filmmakers who were actually on site in the WTC lobby during 9/11. There were several minutes of footage where they were hearing loud noises coming from outside the building. It didn't take them long to work out that the sounds were impact noises of jumpers hitting the ground. Also, the fire crew with the doco team had to be careful when exiting the building for fear of falling debris and bodies hitting them. It was a very surreal and eerie moment in the doco. I felt depressed after that.

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Reply #14 - Sep 12^th, 2008 at 5:38pm

Acid Monkey wrote on Sep 12^th, 2008 at 4:53pm:

jordan484 wrote on Sep 4^th, 2008 at 2:44pm:

I didn't watch it the other night, but I had seen it before. Those people jumping out of the buildings was probably the thing that made me the sickest. I just felt for those people who got up and went to work that day and ended up having to choose between being burnt to death or jumping from the 100th or so floor of the building. Dreadful.

I saw a doco by 2 French filmmakers who were actually on site in the WTC lobby during 9/11. There were several minutes of footage where they were hearing loud noises coming from outside the building. It didn't take them long to work out that the sounds were impact noises of jumpers hitting the ground. Also, the fire crew with the doco team had to be careful when exiting the building for fear of falling debris and bodies hitting them. It was a very surreal and eerie moment in the doco. I felt depressed after that.

I went to bed and couldnt get the thought out of my head..Yes i would describe it as a depression.

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