They didn't have that choice. It was a choice between burning alive and jumping to their deaths.
Carolyn
"They didn't have that choice."
Boy, some of you just can't deal with the truth.
They had a choice to jump or not jump, and that is a fact. Some chose to to not jump. That's a fact too.
If you can't handle the hard truth that is your problem. If you you rather be a jumper than someone who didn't, that is your business.
I hope I would not jump if I were in that situation. If that causes you anger or distress, look inside and ask yourself why that is so, because frankly I don't see how anyone should get offended over it since it would have zero effect on anyone other than myself and perhaps my family which would feel the same way as I.
Are you also offended and upset that not everyone jumped? Does it bother you that some people did what they could to stay alive as long as possible?
"It was a choice between burning alive and jumping to their deaths."
You only know that because you have hindsight on the event and an external perspective. Many people there in the smoke and fire had no clue what had happened, phone records bear that out. Even if they knew exactly what had happened, how do you know for sure you can't find a way our if you don't try? You don't.