{"id":2658552,"date":"2026-09-11T16:28:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T20:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-jumper-victims-of-9-11-deserve-to-have-their-stories-heard-and-yet-theyve-been-erased-by-the-media\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T16:32:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T20:32:38","slug":"the-jumper-victims-of-9-11-deserve-to-have-their-stories-heard-and-yet-theyve-been-erased-by-the-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-jumper-victims-of-9-11-deserve-to-have-their-stories-heard-and-yet-theyve-been-erased-by-the-media\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8216;Jumper&#8217; Victims of 9\/11 Deserve to Have Their Stories Heard: And Yet They&#8217;ve Been Erased by the Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-jumper-victims-of-9-11-deserve-to-have-their-stories-heard-and-yet-theyve-been-erased-by-the-media%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2658552&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The content discusses the tragic events of September 11, 2001, focusing on the victims who jumped from the burning Twin Towers. It emphasizes the intense emotions associated with these victims, often called &#8220;jumpers,&#8221; and explores the variations in their circumstances and the debates around appropriate terminology and media depiction.The article explains that at least 100 to 200 people fell from the towers, most from the North Tower, and clarifies that the victims were classified as homicide, not suicide, due to the horrific conditions they endured-temperatures exceeding 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The piece highlights the emotional and religious dilemmas faced by victims&#8217; families, some viewing their loved ones&#8217; deaths as a choice, while others see it as an unavoidable outcome of the terror and suffering. It describes various acts of desperation and bravery,such as victims attempting to escape using ropes or making parachutes,and others taking their own lives out of fear or hope for a quicker death. The article reflects on the importance of remembering these events fully, including showing graphic footage and images like &#8220;The Falling Man,&#8221; to honour the victims and confront the realities of that day. It urges society not to censor the tragedy but to acknowledge it openly,noting that remembering and understanding can motivate efforts to prevent future atrocities. The piece concludes with a call to honor the victims&#8217; memory and the heroism shown during those moments, emphasizing the role of truthful remembrance in history.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than the subsequent wars stemming from it, no part of September 11, 2001 produces more intense emotion than a discussion of the people who fell out the burning towers of the World Trade Center. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These victims are commonly called jumpers but are called that, akin to the term 9\/11 as opposed to the longer and more powerful September 11, a simpler term rather than to truly describe the magnitude and multitude of what happened.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The strong emotions revolve around definitions of what to call the victims as well and their manner of death, as well as what constitutes proper taste in media.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nist.gov\/el\/final-reports-nist-world-trade-center-disaster-investigation\">Report<\/a> on the World Trade Center Disaster Investigation <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">combined with other sources document that at least 100, and more likely closer to 200 people fell out of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center; most from the North Tower and it started within just a few minutes of the first plane hitting the building.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perhaps first and foremost, no one of the victims was classified as a suicide by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York (OCME) but as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/preview\/mmwrhtml\/mm51spa6.htm\">homicide<\/a>. The victims faced a literal hell on earth, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nist.gov\/world-trade-center-investigation\/study-faqs\/wtc-towers-investigation\">temperatures<\/a> easily over 1,000 degrees and approaching 2,000 degrees. A hot oven is generally 350 degrees to 450 degrees for cooking.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the identity of none of these jumpers has yet to be 100% proven (there are people who believe they see their loved one in some photos), victims\u2019 families have often been supportive of the idea that there was not a choice for their loved one.\u00a0 Some victims literally ran out of the building darkness toward light, some accidentally fell out through thick smoke, a few were accidentally pushed out and many if not most could not take the smoke or heat. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Families faced religious dilemmas regarding suicide when considering this subject, especially among recent immigrant families who were largely Catholic. The ruling of the OCME, as well as understanding the circumstances the victims faced, did help soothe the religious dilemmas some families faced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, there are some family members who take a nearly opposite approach. While it can be said with near certainty that none of the WTC victims, when leaving their home, planned to kill themselves, the idea that their loved one chose how or when they were going to die, as opposed to enduring the suffering inflicted by the terrorists, has been comforting to some victim families.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some wanted their loved one not to suffer any longer until the Towers collapsed and hoped they died a quicker death. Some wanted their loved ones to have been the person who chose one last defiant act. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One man literally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/617794381370129\/posts\/704477266035173\/\">used<\/a> rock climbing techniques to lower himself down 150 feet down the side of the Tower before accidentally falling from the North Tower, likely while the South Tower collapsed. Another man lowered himself one floor with a rope before slipping and falling. Some tried to make parachutes out of tablecloths or curtains.\u00a0 The desire to honor the duty to live was something each victim had.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Witnesses recount one woman who blessed herself before stepping out of the building.\u00a0 One woman was reported to cover her skirt before leaping out. Some jumped holding hands.\u00a0 Some jumped in pairs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One disturbing video shows up to nine people falling within six seconds of each other from the same location. Were they pushed out by fire, smoke, a collapsing floor, or did they make the conscious decision to jump, perhaps gaining more courage to do so seeing their office mates do the same before or simultaneously?\u00a0 At least one of them fell very far away from the building in what almost had to have been a leap.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We may never know, and perhaps that is the way that it\u2019s supposed to be, as Charles Ives conducted, The Unanswered Question.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And what should be shown as we approach the 25<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  Anniversary of the attack?\u00a0 Their deaths were the most public, literally seen by perhaps billions, yet quickly erased from media.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pictures of the most famous jumper, dubbed The Falling Man, has re-entered the public memory after the image was suppressed for a time.\u00a0 Still, very few traditional media outlets have run the photo after printing it once in September 2001.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Footage of the victims forced out of the building will face an even greater dilemma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are things all freedom loving people can agree on.\u00a0 It was horrific.\u00a0 The victims did not deserve this.\u00a0 And none of these victims is degraded or damned by the manner in which they died.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They were scared to death. They were heroic. They were killed because they were practicing economic freedom. They were killed simply because they went to work.\u00a0 Maybe it is all of these things.\u00a0 In America we have the freedom to look away but also look at these things as well as talk about them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">History shows it is better not look away, whether it be the Holocaust or September 11.\u00a0 I remember the sentiment of one September 11 family member who told me, the footage should be shown daily as a reminder of the Islamic terrorist attack.\u00a0 Maybe not daily, but not self-censored either as it has been since September 2001.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We owe it to the victims to remember them fully, by the manner in which they lived and that includes the circumstances in which they died in front of the whole world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mayor Giuliani told us when speaking of September 11, \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you censor it too much\u2026.you rob people of the ability to actually relive it and therefore motivate them to prevent it from happening in the future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We look at them as we did 25 years ago. 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