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Woman Falls 17 Stories to Her Death; AP Implies She Deserved It
Slate ^ | Aug. 2, 2013 | L.V. Anderson

Posted on 08/02/2013 3:44:57 PM PDT by grundle

Every urbanite’s worst nightmare came true for one New Yorker this week: Jennifer Rosoff, leaning against the railing on the balcony of her Upper East Side apartment, suddenly fell 17 stories to her death after the railing gave way. This is obviously horrifying and tragic. Rosoff was a media executive with stints at The New Yorker and Cosmopolitan on her resume. It’s outrageous that the owners of her building were so remiss in their balcony inspection duties. But if you skimmed the beginning of the Associated Press’s account of Rosoff’s accidental death, you wouldn’t get much information about Rosoff’s promising career or about the structural inadequacies of her balcony. Here are the first two paragraphs of the AP’s article about Rosoff:

"A 35-year-old media executive on a first date plunged to her death Thursday after the railing on her 17th-floor New York City balcony gave way, police said."

"Jennifer Rosoff went outside for a cigarette around 12:50 a.m. when she either sat on the railing or leaned on it. Her date told her that she probably shouldn't do it, and then moments later, she apparently fell backward and landed on construction scaffolding at the first floor, authorities said. Police spoke to the man and no foul play was suspected."

Let’s break this down. According to the AP, the crucial facts you need to know about Rosoff right off the bat are that:

1. She was 35 and single.

2. She was a smoker.

3. She invited a man back to her apartment late at night on a first date.

4. The man warned her not to lean against the balcony, but she did it anyway.

The implication being that this smoking slut totally had it coming...

(Excerpt) Read more at slate.com ...


TOPICS: US: New York
KEYWORDS: jenniferrosoff; newyork; newyorkcity
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1 posted on 08/02/2013 3:44:57 PM PDT by grundle
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To: grundle

There was a time in this country when people were allowed to smoke indoors.


2 posted on 08/02/2013 3:46:52 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: grundle

My wife totally freaks out when she sees our kids on a balcony....reading this story won’t help matters.


3 posted on 08/02/2013 3:49:35 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Joe 6-pack

There was a time in this country when they threw sluts off 17th floor balconies.


4 posted on 08/02/2013 3:50:06 PM PDT by The KG9 Kid (Demand Common Sense Nut Control.)
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To: grundle
implication???? facts are facts, i don't see that at all...
5 posted on 08/02/2013 3:55:02 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: grundle

It all started when she got out of the truck!


6 posted on 08/02/2013 3:55:11 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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To: grundle

The comments on the Slate article site are vicious. No pity, she should have known the dangers, too bad for her.

“Sex on the first date combined with smoking can be hazardous to your health” is the consensus IMO.

“OMG that poor woman. Prayers up.” will not be found at slate.com. But that is my sentiment at this tragic time.


7 posted on 08/02/2013 3:55:52 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
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To: grundle

BURN THE WITCH!


8 posted on 08/02/2013 3:55:52 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: grundle

Sounds like the building owner should be in big trouble


9 posted on 08/02/2013 3:56:26 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: Joe 6-pack
There was a time in this country when people were allowed to smoke indoors.

And force non-smokers to endure nasty, foul-smelling cigarette smoke.

10 posted on 08/02/2013 3:57:00 PM PDT by SVTCobra03 (You can never have enough friends, horsepower or ammunition.)
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To: grundle

"I didn't know there was a pool down there."

11 posted on 08/02/2013 3:57:08 PM PDT by JennysCool (My hypocrisy goes only so far)
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To: dfwgator; Chode
Preliminary FR verdict:

NOT GUILTY


12 posted on 08/02/2013 3:58:55 PM PDT by nascarnation (Baraq's economic policy: trickle up poverty)
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To: SVTCobra03
"And force non-smokers to endure nasty, foul-smelling cigarette smoke."

Well then we should ban farting too. And body odor. And too much cologne/perfume. Petition your government. I'm sure you'll find enough fellow nanny-staters to stand with your cause and pass even more laws, 'cause we don't have enough of those.

13 posted on 08/02/2013 4:00:28 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: The KG9 Kid

What time was that?


14 posted on 08/02/2013 4:00:48 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: grundle

Let’s see, New York City (NYC), a bustling metropolis with just a few lawyers in the local area. The usual suspects; architect, materials provider, contractor, building inspector, union and Mafia ... eney, meeney, miny, moe ... choose one or all!

The idea of being unable to lean against a railing is ridiculous and I have this suspicion that NYC has more regulations about this than almost any other place on earth. Add some more regs?


15 posted on 08/02/2013 4:01:02 PM PDT by SES1066 (Government governs best when it governs least!)
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To: grundle

I read from another source - she used it to put her leg on as she stretched.

IIRC, inspection is due every 5 years for the balconies and was due this past February.

She didn’t lean or sit on it. Seems they are trying to make her sound clueless to suggest she would sit on it 17 floors high. They are merely blowing ‘smoke’ up readers’ butt. And that’s the smoke people should be allergic to!

BTW, Her ‘date’ lived two doors down.


16 posted on 08/02/2013 4:01:28 PM PDT by presently no screen name
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To: grundle

I read that AP story, and while I didn’t linger to analyze it, I did catch the strange accusatory tone of the writing, it was as though they didn’t like her.


17 posted on 08/02/2013 4:03:42 PM PDT by ansel12 ( The difference between libertarianism and conservatism is the libertarian liberalism, not economics)
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To: grundle

Dear God, please don’t let me die stupidly.


18 posted on 08/02/2013 4:05:29 PM PDT by BraveMan
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To: ansel12
I read that AP story, and while I didn’t linger to analyze it, I did catch the strange accusatory tone of the writing, it was as though they didn’t like her.

Perhaps it was because she was a Joooooooo.

19 posted on 08/02/2013 4:06:25 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Even worse, he date was a Police non-emergency number dispatcher!


20 posted on 08/02/2013 4:07:15 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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