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College student falls to her death while posing on cliff for selfie, police say
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Or just hand over your phone for ten seconds to someone else. What ^they said.
I don't think saying that you wouldn't be caught standing near the edge of a high cliff to take a picture of yourself as feeling superior.
I personally think everybody in that picture is an idiot. Pretty sure that thing should at least be fenced off or something.look at how many people are up there in this picture. are they all idiots? this is clearly a common place for people to go. why is she suddenly a fucking moron for going there and trying to snap a nice photo?
She's dead. What sense is there to attack her? This can happen to anyone.
It doesn't. It's a form of moral superiority people who "play it safe" have over people that don't. Like I said earlier, we've been slowly putting a greater value on safety. Look up videos of what kids would do unsupervised 100 years ago (aside from work in factories lol). There's an inherent increased valuation of human life now more than ever for a variety of reasons.
I still don't get used to seeing these types of pics... my heart just drops. D:
Yep, wouldn't be caught anywhere near that.
How is that attacking her? Putting your life at risk for a selfie is fucking stupid. And no, it can't happen to anyone because not everyone would risk their life for a couple thumbs up on Instagram.
There was another one like this just a few days ago. Young woman very late on a Saturday night, apparently trying to get a better photo spot at the colleges clock tower, fell to her death. Such a waste.
I initially thought this thread was about that picture taking person falling.
While this is tragic and awful for the person and their family it makes me so mad to see so many people dying over stupid shit like taking a selfie. No one fucking cares about your dumb ass pictures people. Stop doing stupid shit.
But then they would just bounce back up and hit the ledge. Haven't you watched those wile e. coyote documentaries?
And last year 3 popular youtubers died at some spring in Canada when one of them got too close to the rapids and was swept over the edge of a waterfall. The other two died trying to rescue her.
Calling her stupid is insulting her. Same with the other dude who called her an idiot.
God, deaths like these are so hard for me to read. It's hard not to imagine feeling my body lose its balance and then the realization and horror of what is happening and what would go on in those seconds of falling. I'm not really scared of heights, but the idea of falling to my death is one of the scariest ways to me.
It's terrible this is the price she paid for a silly mistake.
It's terrible this is the price she paid for a silly mistake.
Taking a selfie on a ledge like that near the edge is pretty dumb. You're going to the edge of a cliff and turning away from it while putting focus on your phone.unless she was literally hanging off the edge im not sure why people are so quick to call this girl an idiot??
like this looks like any old rock you'd take a selfie on during a hiking trip. struggling to see what's so dumb about trying to take a nice picture here
If you want a more accurate representation of what the crag looks like watch this video 50 seconds in.
The footing is uneven and the tip has a lower pocket that I'm sure is probably a popular spot to take a picture.
Also there's a lot of nope here for me
It's dangerous to even go out there, no doubt, but the thing that makes people upset and even angered at a senseless loss of life is selfies. The mobile phone generation that have to be texting whilst driving or trying to upload to instagram whilst on a cliff edge looking at your phone.
If you want a more accurate representation of what the crag looks like watch this video 50 seconds in.
The footing is uneven and the tip has a lower pocket that I'm sure is probably a popular spot to take a picture.
Also there's a lot of nope here for me
Fuck that.
She didn't deserve to die. I imagine the people calling her an idiot are trying to describe the feeling of consciously avoiding reckless behavior themselves but then watching others engage in it and pay the price, whatever that may be. We universally acknowledge something like drunk driving as being pure idiocy but putting yourself in a compromising position to get a selfie is less recognized as such and more of a grey area. More pushback needs to happen, starting with the companies that benefit from this. Nobody should be dying for likes.
I bet there are a million pictures of the exact same spot with the exact same type of selfie she was trying to get too... pretty sad to risk your life for something that probably already exists in a million different variations. RIP.
if nobody cares do you really think people would be trying to do this stuff?
right?
What if phone, but too much???
People die doing stupid reckless shit all the time. Look at mount everest for example, that's an entire industry made out of idiots putting themselves (and others) at risk for pretty much no reason.
People die doing stupid reckless shit all the time. Look at mount everest for example, that's an entire industry made out of idiots putting themselves (and others) at risk for pretty much no reason.
You say that now, but just wait until you get into some freak accident without you even thinking about it. Many people that are well intelligent get into these accidents every day.
"Dying for likes", dude you don't even know if that's the case. Some people just want to take a picture. You're ascribing something to this woman that may not even be true. I take selfies sometimes because I just want to share what I'm doing with a few friends, not everyone is on some quest to get likes on social media. And if someone wants to describe avoiding reckless behavior, they can do so without mocking a dead woman. Usually that shit is frowned on here, I don't know why it's different in this case.
All the people who want to call her stupid or an idiot, would you be prepared to say that directly to the faces of her family? Maybe you would, but I would hope not.
This is why I freak out whenever my kids are anywhere near a high ledge they can fall from. Are they likely to fall if I keep a close eye on them? Probably not, but some risk is there regardless and I don't see any point in putting them and myself in such situations.
That said sometimes you can't avoid it. My brother for example took a group of exchange students from Africa to a popular natural waterfall/pool. And one of the students got caught in a dangerous rip current that pulled him under and trapped him beneath the water. My brother almost died trying to save him (someone else pulled him out), but the exchange student ended up drowning. They weren't able to pull him out of the water fast enough.
That said sometimes you can't avoid it. My brother for example took a group of exchange students from Africa to a popular natural waterfall/pool. And one of the students got caught in a dangerous rip current that pulled him under and trapped him beneath the water. My brother almost died trying to save him (someone else pulled him out), but the exchange student ended up drowning. They weren't able to pull him out of the water fast enough.
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That's not the same thing. Dangerous != Reckless. I don't think someone wanting to climb Everest is an idiot. It's dangerous, yes, they accept the risks and they mitigate the risks with guides, gear, training, etc. in pursuit of personal challenge and life goal. Reckless would be risking your life while not concentrating because you're focused on something else, for something as inconsequential as a couple of Instagram likes.
This stuff is so crazy. You're not impressing anyone... why risk your life over a pointless selfie that will get a few likes on IG and then be forgotten. Threw her life away for nothing.
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If you want a more accurate representation of what the crag looks like watch this video 50 seconds in.
The footing is uneven and the tip has a lower pocket that I'm sure is probably a popular spot to take a picture.
Also there's a lot of nope here for me
good fucking grief. No no no
One of my biggest fears is losing my footing or balance and falling to my demise.
Poor girl. Heartbreaking story.
Poor girl. Heartbreaking story.
Not everyone takes pictures to impress other people. You have no idea if that was her motivation.
book smarts (intelligence) is different than street smarts (common sense)
I have met countless people in my life who have the first, but not the second (although of course it's possible to have both)
Selfies are dumb.
Dangerous selfies are beyond stupid.
RIP to the person who did this, hopefully others learn from this.
Dangerous selfies are beyond stupid.
RIP to the person who did this, hopefully others learn from this.
Is it an accident if you willfully put yourself in a dangerous position and then double down on it by not giving 100 percent of your attention to the dangerous situation you've put yourself in?
There's a slim chance that wasn't the motivation. The story in the OP references social media, and other articles about this have said she was taking a photo for Instagram, but it's possible they're all wrong. Do you have any idea what her motivation for the photo was?
I'm not a fan of human vanity, but to each their own. I'm not gonna go on a crusade about it like others in this thread.
Same reason I don't like reaction videos. Just not interested in other people like that.
My uncle used to love doing wheelies on his motor bike. My aunt would constantly tell him that he was an idiot and to think about his family. Do you know what happened? He eventually tried one got hit by a car and died. Left 2 kids and a wife. Do you know what my aunt said at the funeral?
That he was stupid and died for a stupid reason. Everyone was sad that he passed but it didnt stop the fact that it was stupid. 10 years later we still grieve for him and at the same time say how stupid and worthless the death was.
Same thing here. Its sad she has pasted but for sure it was stupid and worthless.
That he was stupid and died for a stupid reason. Everyone was sad that he passed but it didnt stop the fact that it was stupid. 10 years later we still grieve for him and at the same time say how stupid and worthless the death was.
Same thing here. Its sad she has pasted but for sure it was stupid and worthless.
Well current trends notwithstanding, it's a quick way for solo travelers to take a shot in front of landmarks, not necessarily about vanity.
I don't know what her motivation was enough to speculate on it.
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