Did another person commit suicide by jumping off a skyscraper? (Chicago: condos, find a job)

[Venom]

I read on some news site, but now I can't find it.

It just sad a person jumped/fell off a building.


Didn't that just happen like a month or two ago?


How many people usually commit suicide downtown like that in the past years?

[surlycue]

I saw that someone fell on the Red line tracks again. I don't think he died but I only saw the tail end of it.

[87vertgt]

yeah guy that fell on the tracks didnt die.......

maybe we are talking bout different stories?

[Venom]

I read the train track story too.
Supposedly he was running away from someone.

[Venom]

Found it

Man plunges to death from Loop building - Chicago Breaking News (http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/10/person-plunges-to-death-from-loop-building.html - broken link)

[Chicagodan]

Venom, that's a good question - and one I've wondered myself. Just last month, a 23-year-old guy jumped off the Red Roof Inn at Ontario/St. Clair. Back in March, someone jumped off of Marina City. Then last autumn, someone jumped from the Avenue East condos on St. Clair/Illinois. Last year, someone jumped from an upper floor at Sandburg Village. And these are just the ones I happen to know about. Sheesh.

[Attrill]

Based on Chicago's population and the average US suicide rate we should expect about 275-300 suicides a year in the city. If just 5% of those decide to end their lives by jumping that would be 13-15 people doing it each year. I think I usually hear of about 5 or 6 a year.

Nationally there are always more suicides than murders, it is a lot more common than people think, it just doesn't get the same media attention.

[StrayKitten]

There was one about a year ago from Doral Plaza. He landed on the street between Doral and the Prudential Bldg.

[linicx]

If you read about the Great Depression men were jumping out of office windows when the stock market crashed. I think when you see men who can't find a job, that does not have food for his family, and is on the verge of being evicted it happens. It is sad when people can't hope for a better tomorrow.

[ubuntumatrix]

Originally Posted by linicx

If you read about the Great Depression men were jumping out of office windows when the stock market crashed. I think when you see men who can't find a job, that does not have food for his family, and is on the verge of being evicted it happens. It is sad when people can't hope for a better tomorrow.

Suicide is never the answer, any decision that you can't change or augment at a later date is a normally a bad decision.

Sometimes you need to be grateful for what you still have over, pondering what you've already lost.