Jumper (suicide)
Encyclopedia
A jumper, in police
and media parlance, is a person who dies by suicide
by jumping from a height, or people who have jumped, then survived, often with major injuries and permanent disabilities. A frequent scenario is that the jumper will sit on an elevated highway as police attempt to "talk them down." Potential jumpers are sometimes encouraged to die by suicide by observers, an effect known as "suicide baiting."
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
and media parlance, is a person who dies by suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
by jumping from a height, or people who have jumped, then survived, often with major injuries and permanent disabilities. A frequent scenario is that the jumper will sit on an elevated highway as police attempt to "talk them down." Potential jumpers are sometimes encouraged to die by suicide by observers, an effect known as "suicide baiting."