"Jumper down" is used by EMT as well, not just the police department as a description.

What surprises me in this 'homicide" investigation

is how quickly the NYPD ruled this a Suicide

because witnesses saw her jump?

The Construction netting had a hole in it( that

is designed to hold workers in case of falling

accidents) right outside her window.

Could there have been even a little wait to see

whether that hole in the netting was cut before

her hmmmmmmm?"suicide".

Most of her NYC friends said she was not depressed

this alone would make me wish to investigate her

last 48 hours a little more.

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It's a sad story, one way or the other. And I agree--a lot of the posts around here are ludicrously cranky and cynical.

Condolences to Ruslana's family & friends.. I lost a good friend at age 15-- she also jumped from a Manhattan building. I have spent many years wondering why, how could a person be so unhappy and yet I saw no signs? Well, it's over 20 years later and I still don't have any answers but I feel more at peace with the fact that she is probably in a better place and that this world was not meant for such a beautiful person as she was.

Just because "jumper down" is used by police as shorthand to describe a situation does not mean it is not a callous description for a site like gothamist to use in a graphic after the woman has been identified. i don't think anyone on gothamist is a cop, and while they might think it's cool to use police jargon, in this case I don't think it was.

"Jumper down" is a NYPD expression, semi-official.

"Jumper up", someone who wished to jump was rescued.

I wonder if this sad death was a falling accident?

Does anyone remember the new groom

on 59th street that jumped on the bed

where his wife was lying and

as the mattress was so hard he went right out the hotel window?

Sad.

It goes without saying that we at Gothamist hates trolling, inappropriate, ridiculous comments. That goes double for commenters callous and insensitive enough to speak ill of the dead.

you should also change the "Jumper Down" graphic, which certainly strikes me as callous and insensitive.

Drugs are bad m'kay.

I've gone through again just now and deleted the most offensive and inappropriate comments.

It goes without saying that we at Gothamist hates trolling, inappropriate, ridiculous comments. That goes double for commenters callous and insensitive enough to speak ill of the dead.

Please use the "report this" function next to each comment-- we look at each report, and we're deleting the worst commenters. There will be better solutions for this soon-- until then we just have to work together to keep this place clean.

I'm interested to find out what the investgation reveals... Seems plausable she could also have fallen or been pushed.

How awful. Why do they think she jumped instead of fell, I wonder?

Models live a polarized lifestyle, to say the least. Yes, they have the looks and the means to get ahead seemingly at will... and it's easy to see why so many people resent this.

But they're often incredibly naive and vulnerable people, particularly those who DON'T get every contract they set out to attain--which happens more often than not.

The very nature of their industry is exploitive and cutthroat, and the thin-skinned often literally do not survive. It really isn't as enviable as the media portrays it to be. And when you factor in how many of these girls come from dysfunctional families to start with, it's just a disaster waiting to happen.

For every "supermodel" that gains legitimate fame and fortune and commands whatever salary she desires, there are countless girls--many genuinely more beautiful inside and out--who fall well short of their goals.

also, I think gothamist should change the graphic on this story. "Jumper Down" is a pretty crappy and crass way to label the googlemap image, especially since the "jumper" has been identified. If gothamist wants to pretend they're cops, fine, but use some discretion.

i'm with modelfriend on this one.

models conjure up a lot of feelings by people... let's face it, pretty much everyone wants to be and date someone who's physically attractive, and there's no doubt a lot of jealousy and desire of what seems to be an easy life.

Scratch the surface, though, and a lot of these beautiful people are in an industry with the worst humanity has to offer... lecherous rich people who prey upon these young beauties, lure them in with parties, travel, clothes, drugs... seems like an easy and glamorous life to those on the outside looking in, but what kind of damage does it do to these kids, especially when they are removed from family and friends who can keep them grounded?

As for the backlash against the reporting of this... get real. Anytime a young beauty dies, it's going to get a lot more attention, that's just the way things work. Also, absent a note or something, the details released so far don't show the signs normally found in a suicide case, which adds an element of mystery to the story.

Nick S., you're right, Gothamist actually is removing comments. Finally. Mr. sonyactivision got his early morning comment trashed, as it should be, although I wasn't the one who reported it. That's why he tried to be just a little less offensive in his 11:42 post (which nonetheless is as worthless as the first). He absolutely has to have a comment here, even if he's not actually saying anything. Keeps his post count up, you know. I don't think he'll ever really learn his lesson, though. I guess the "report this" links actually do work, although they're too much of a bother for me. There should be a form rather than forcing you to send an email.

Nick/20 and Emilydickinso/8,

It was my fault (#6) for the mix-up. I inserted the incorrect post #. So, Gothamist is not removing any comments.

I was indeed referring to #4's inane and uninformed post that perhaps the suicide was linked to Ecstacy.

Of course there is no link between the two, and even if there were, no indication that she ingested it anyway.

I also find it incredible that mushrooms would have precipitated the suicide of the NYU student. They are very calming. Perhaps she had a McDonalds along with the 'shrooms. It is just as likely that crappy burger was the cause.

More people commit suicide from alcohol ingestion than psychedelics, but people are always saying that psychedelics cause people to commit suicide.

this isn't the first suicide post, there were plenty through the years.

I do find it odd that no one posted the usual comment about how people who commit suicide are selfish etc.

where are those? is it because this was a beautiful model and not a guy who jumped in front of the subway?

lack of humanity??? did you read any of the al sharpton comments?

oops, some comments have been removed. i was speaking to KM's comment, which is now #4.

#6:

i know this has been pointed out already, but you've got no fucking clue what you're talking about. The drug-related suicide (singular, not plural) at NYU was attributed to mushrooms, not ecstasy.

virgil: I totally agree with you. I love Gothamist, but often find myself scratching my head over the lack of humanity found in the comments.

While it is interesting that the media continues to focus on reporting on pretty young white girls above all else (how many suicides are there every day in NYC that get no media coverage?) at the end of the day all I can say is that it's tragic this girl took her own life, whether she be a drug user, a smoker (wtf to that random comment???), or whatever.