A couple years back on my block, some dude freaked out, jumped out a 3rd floor window (bushes kept him from getting hurt) and then proceeded to hide under a car. Paramedics found him sound asleep with his legs sticking out.

Yes.. he was high (on what, I have no idea).

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I heard a rumor a while back that roof decks on older structures would no longer be approved. Anyone confirm that?

I wonder if the same idiots that were advocating for sealed windows in Newport high-rises (because, according to some of them, people jumping to their deaths is an epidemic over there) will now clamor for safety fences on all rooftops. Because, you know, we can't have people jumping to their own deaths, and we must do something about this and prevent all suicides.

Update:

Jersey City man apparently jumped to his death from the roof of his Heights home

http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... ts_home.html#incart_river

Ron Zeitlinger/The Jersey Journal

Jersey City police are investigating a body that was found on Prospect Street in the Jersey City Heights this afternoon.

The body, which appeared to that of a man, was found on the sidewalk. It appeared that the man had suffered head trauma, witnesses at the scene said.

The body could be seen covered with a white sheet as police closed off the area and started their investigation.