Teens Leaping For Thrills In 'Garage Jumping' Trend

[flyangel2 2]

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Tim Bargfrede told Local 6 News that he was following friends when he attempted to garage jump and did not make it to the other side. Bargfrede fell six stories and was knocked unconscious on impact.

Remember when you were having an argument with your parents and you would say, "But Billy is going."

And your parents would reply, "If Billy jumped off a roof, would you follow?"

Poor guy, he's a follower, and not a leader.

If my boys started doing this stupid trick, I'd be handing them their ass.

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey

[wildblue 7]

Jumping between 6 story parking garages is way beyond 'dumbass'

it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality

[airtwardo 7]

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Natural selection.

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You got it!!

It's called "Thinning The Herd"!


Don't know which is dumber..
The kids for jumping or the parents for suing.
There's a family tree with NO branches!!



...So, you jumped off a 6 story building
and got hurt???


HERE'S YOUR SIGN!!

~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~

[GeordieSkydiver 0]

What amazes me the most, is how its somehow somebody elses fault!!!

I have, as a kid, NOT sued a BMX manufacturer for making a bike that broke after a 12 ft drop.

NOT sued a guy for parking his car on a street where I could ride into it whilst looking down at the ground.

NOT sued a mountain owner for allowing me to fall ass over tit down the mountain with a tea tray strapped to my feet.

If only i'd known. I'd be rich.

Lee _______________________________

In a world full of people, only some want to fly, is that not crazy?
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[SkiD_PL8 0]

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If you don’t see the difference between deciding to jump over a garage with no prior training and no regards for safety, and what we do then I really don’t have much to say.

I think most of us went threw training, and we even have a 2nd parachute just in case something happens.
We also sign wavers.

Who says they had no training? Alot of the guys into this stuff are experts in martial arts, at least around my area.

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So I have to disagree with you. The people who call the skydivers “stupid fucks” usually know nothing of the sport or how much attention is paid to safety.
These kids however are stupid fucks. They never thought about the what ifs.
We do. That’s the difference.

How do you know they never thought about safety? I am sure they knew full well what would/could happen if they didn't make it. You obviously know nothing about thier sport. Do you feel the same way about BASE jumpers?

Greenie in training.

[Dagny 0]

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Jumping between 6 story parking garages is way beyond 'dumbass'

But only if you fall. Jumping between 6 story parking garages and making it is "bad-ass"

Does anyone believe that they may win the lawsuit? Because I think they possibly could. They aren't suing for damages to the kid, they're suing for negligence on behalf of the garage owners, right? I think they might have a case now that this kid fell and hurt himself and they still haven't made any real attempt to prevent the problem further.

I'm definitely not taking sides here, though, because I hate stupid lawsuits initiated by people who just can't look at themselves and take a little responsibility for their actions. This kid measured the risk of his jump because he surely looked down before he went, but he jumped anyway. He certainly shouldn't sue for bad judgement (or bad form jumping).

I'm really curious about how the lawsuit is being argued. If the family is looking for damages, I would hope they wouldn't win. If the family is suing because there was nothing in place to prevent the jump, thereby saving the kid from himself, then I also hope they don't win. But, if they're suing the garage for not fencing after the kid's fall, then I think they might have an argument.

It will be interesting to see how that turns out.

Take me, I am the drug; take me, I am hallucinogenic.
-Salvador Dali

[Darius11 12]

I love how people like to argue for the sake of arguing.

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How do you know they never thought about safety?

Well they had no safety devices rope they just jumped. Ok I’ll rephrase they never did any thing to make there jump safer. Happy

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Do you feel the same way about BASE jumpers?

I want to base jump so I already started getting advice and hopefully will go to UT for a class this summer.
If you decide to grab a hefty bag and put it on your back and jump yea I would feel the same.

I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain

[SkiD_PL8 0]

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and vallerina, is that your ass in your avatar?

I was wondering the same thing. Kinda reminds me of the old roys plaything avatar.

Greenie in training.

[Bouda 0]

so another words i can go on top of any building and jump off break my arm and sue them cause they didn't have safty fences?

that is stupid and you know that the sad part is he will probabily win due to a dump jury.

oh i burned my crotch with so coffe i didn't know it was hot . where is my million.

i set the cruise control and then went back inot the RV to make some soup and crasher where's my money

the sad part is i get shot at a mall geeting into a car and what do i get " oh were sorry, that you almost died due to our lack of security aka no lights on in the parking lot, no cameras , no sercurity worth a damn. i mean yeah i survied and i can walk after the bullet hit my spine i can't do the things i loved to do because of it. what is the world coming to.

Look what i made at work today mom!! Put it on the fridge
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[The111 1]

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These kids however are stupid fucks. They never thought about the what ifs.

The same thing many people say about us. You don't know what was running through those kids' heads anymore than their lawyer understands the concept of personal responsibility. I'm pretty sure the kids did understand it was possible to fall, and that it would hurt. That was probably part of the attraction to their little game.

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[justinb138 0]

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oh i burned my crotch with so coffe i didn't know it was hot . where is my million.

That's a completely different story, but lets not go there.

[SkiD_PL8 0]

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I love how people like to argue for the sake of arguing.

Thanks for thinking I was playing the devil's advocate. I wasn't, I just happened to have an opinion on the matter.

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How do you know they never thought about safety?

Well they had no safety devices rope they just jumped. Ok I’ll rephrase they never did any thing to make there jump safer. Happy

Kinda like a BASE jumper not having a reserve in that respect don't ya think?

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Do you feel the same way about BASE jumpers?

I want to base jump so I already started getting advice and hopefully will go to UT for a class this summer.
If you decide to grab a hefty bag and put it on your back and jump yea I would feel the same.

[AggieDave 6]

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Oh geez, and they're from Orlando too.

This is why Fark has a Florida tag for its headlines.

www.fark.com

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[Bouda 0]

it's coffe of course it is fucking hot it shouldn't need a warning label

Look what i made at work today mom!! Put it on the fridge
http://www.bouda.moonfruit.com

[SkiD_PL8 0]

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Oh geez, and they're from Orlando too.

This is why Fark has a Florida tag for its headlines.

www.fark.com

I love fark. I keep two firefox windows open at work, one is on dz.com the other fark. I was surprised more people on there didn't whine when they came out with the florida tag. I guess most of the people that browse fark have a good sense of humor though.

Greenie in training.

[Girlfalldown 0]

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The family says that's not good enough and that both garages need to take responsibility before a garage jumper loses his life.

This kind of shit pisses me off more than anything. How about taking responsibility for the fact that your kid is a fucking dumbass, who should be dead because he's so stupid?

I swear, I will NOT be like this when I have children.

Ditto here chick!

What I don't get is that there's only like a 2 foot gap between the buildings. How the hell does someone manage to not make it?

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[AggieDave 6]

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I love fark. I keep two firefox windows open at work, one is on dz.com the other fark. I was surprised more people on there didn't whine when they came out with the florida tag. I guess most of the people that browse fark have a good sense of humor though.

Same here, except when I'm at work I'm usually jumping out of planes and not surfing the web.

I'm waiting for a Texas tag, its bound to happen, it'll probably be pretty funny when it does too.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[skymama 37]

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This is why Fark has a Florida tag for its headlines.

I just want to add in here that my family is from MI, they only moved here because they got tired of the snow. I'm really a Yankee at heart, I swear! I don't even like okra and fried chicken!

She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man,
because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon

[AggieDave 6]

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I swear! I don't even like okra and fried chicken!

Then there's something wrong with you. Seriously. Who doesn't like fried okra and fried chicken? You're like some sort of damned yankee terrorist living in the flacid penis of America.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[DrunkMonkey 0]

Anyone else notice that the Attorney for this shoulda-been-a-blowjob-kid works for Johnnie Cochran's lawfirm?

[mnealtx 0]

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I'm waiting for a Texas tag, its bound to happen, it'll probably be pretty funny when it does too.

Yep... "y'all hold my beer and watch this!"...

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706

[kelel01 1]

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Then there's something wrong with you. Seriously. Who doesn't like fried okra and fried chicken?

I was gonna say . . . that's blasphemy!

[yoink 321]

Reminds me of Lutz.... "Owwww! I've hurt myself cos I'm stupid. Who can I sue!???"

Play the game and take your chances, just don't whine and sue every one when you fuck it up.

Free Running will become illegal because of shit like this which is a pity. Some of those guys are every bit as trained and dedicated to their sport as we are to ours. And it looks cool too

Edited for typos.

[kelel01 1]

I was going to say something about Lutz!!!! GMTA.

[The111 1]

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Who says they had no training? Alot of the guys into this stuff are experts in martial arts, at least around my area.

Correct. There's a fringe sport called "Le Parkour" involving these kinds of jumps/acrobatics that looks very interesting to me. It also looks very dangerous.

Whether these kids were serious followers of Le Parkour, or simply friends who said, "hey, think we can jump across that gap?", they were still free people making a conscious choice to take a risk for fun. The same thing we get criticized for. That's why I hate it when one of us makes a similar accusation.

Oh, and the comment about us signing waivers is priceless. Those say nothing about us, our choices, or the safety of our sport. They are a product of and a signal of our litigious society.

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