Comments on: Jeb Corliss Lawsuit Update

By: marcorandazza

marcorandazza — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:17:59 +0000

Agreed. The problem with American authorities is they are infested with flunkies — idiots with no ability to rationally think problems through. “Because I said so” becomes the rule of the day, leaving no flexibility. Well, any fool knows that something which will not flex will eventually crack.

The once-a-year availability of the Petronas Towers is a great example. The Malaysian authorities have some intelligence about them. They realize that BASE jumpers are a reality. They can either prohibit jumping altogether or they can open the towers once a year, let a few jumpers get their jollies, and then if they arrest someone for jumping on a different day, they certainly seem a lot more reasonable.

As far as BASE jumpers being careful goes, Jay speaks the truth. I have never made a BASE jump. The reason being that I don’t think I have the mental discipline required. The planning and attention to detail that BASE jumpers put into their sport is rivaled only by NASA planning a space mission.

There may be reasons to criticize Mr. Corliss. He certainly isn’t a saint. However, if I were below a building and someone said Jeb Corliss is jumping off the building, I wouldn’t be worried that I was going to either be injured or see something bad. I would, however, whip out my camera!

By: jay

jay — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:56:01 +0000

Like they say… If you build it, they will come. Jeb wasnt gonna jump it to promote stuff. he was gonna jump it to jump it. Im pretty sure there arent too many BASE jumpers with the empire state building on thier resume. Maybe they should open it once a year like they do with petronas towers in malasia. but you know the us gov’t would never do something like that.. That building will be jumped again, as will El Cap as will every other tall object that exists. We dont randomly jump off things whenever we can, we research every jump and do it as safe as possible.. sometimes others dont think its safe, but that jump would have been safe… and it would have been a SICK video. and they coulda arrested him at the bottom.

By: Karl

Karl — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:55:19 +0000

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By: Adelphi

Adelphi — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:39:06 +0000

“I will fall and I will die if you do not let me go.” Jeb sounds like what he is–AN IDIOT! Did he really expect these men to say, “Oops, sorry, you’re right. You’re the parachuting expert–we are the ignorant idiots”? How the h@ll are they supposed to know that he’s just another jerk trying to make a name for himself? For all they know he is a suicidal man who’s planning on taking a header off the Empire State Building. As for “respecting” him, I don’t respect people who waste taxpayer money. Times are hard enough without the city having to waste resources on people like this. JJC: You’re probably right, there are no laws against BASE jumping, but that’s just an example of the law lagging behind the depth of people’s stupidity. They’ll get him on trespassing and, hopefully, update the lawbooks to include this latest idiocy.

By: chino

chino — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:01:46 +0000

Hey jeb, it’s chino the guard with the long hair in the video. Again i’m there for you if you need me. i no longer work for the empire state uilding so i have no obligation to them. holla back

By: JailBait

JailBait — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:08:49 +0000

I hope he gets the full extent of the law thrown at him, he needs to serve time for this, his continued above everyone else attitude is a joke. Maybe a little jail time will calm him down. The guy is a douch bag.

By: JG

JG — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:56:50 +0000

Mikey you are either an idiot or you got beaten a lot in school by other kids and now have major psychological issues. either way i feel sorry for you. JJC said it all for me, I hope everything turns good for Corliss if he doesnt win the law suit at least to avoid jail and paying em back. You make us proud mate!! keep it up!

By: James Crain

James Crain — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:46:20 +0000

The problem with obtaining permission is the whole “obtaining” part. Havnt you heard Bob its easier to ask for forgiveness than it is for permission and its obviously true in this case lol. Man im going to laugh my ass off if he wins this lawsuit. GO CORLISS!!!

By: Bob Haning

Bob Haning — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:22:30 +0000

Had Jeb Corliss taken the time to obtain permission for the Empire State Building jump I would be in total agreement. The video clearly shows he waited until the guards were facing away, then he burst through a door and onto the fence immediately, with quick deliberation. The guards DID attempt to stop him before he topped the fence – HE refused to comply and went over the top.
I believe the young man should drop the lawsuit (his attorney sees big dollar signs, as does Mr. Corliss) and go quietly on his way. The fence is there for a purpose and no one should have the (perceived) right to go out of his or her way to scale it. This is another example of a “You made me do it!” mindset, which is becoming more prevalent in today’s society. Go away, Corliss, you don’t have the right to sue!

By: JJC

JJC — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:51:51 +0000

“You are not cool, and you do things in places that you are not welcome.”- Clearly you need to do more research on him before you say something like that. There are no laws preventing someone from BASE jumping. Yes it may be trespassing in some cases but most of the time he is jumping from places that are completely reasonable. Maybe if you watched some videos on him then you would respect him more. Do more research before you judge next time “Mikey”. He stayed calm and kept his composure throughout that entire sequence of events. It’s not an ego trip. It’s his life.

By: Mikey

Mikey — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:43:28 +0000

To Corliss and Co,

This is called “taking a dump in someones backyard”. These people did not ask for you to do this. Major ego trip so you can sell some clothes. It is greatly hoped that you lose the 12 million dollar lawsuit and go to jail. You are not cool, and you do things in places that you are not welcome.

I.G anyone?

By: Jonathan Oxx

Jonathan Oxx — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:17:26 +0000

Jeb you had a chance there to jump from the top of the fence, but you dropped down. …And you told me you’d never get caught. it’s all good homeboy. let’s go surfing sometime. Jon Oxx

By: Xof

Xof — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:08:35 +0000

Go Hard Jeb!