Jeb Corliss and BASE jumping

7. March 2008 by Tridad.

Straight from the AP Newswire……NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City councilman is introducing a bill to ban people from jumping off buildings and bridges.

The daredevil practice is called BASE jumping. BASE stands for building, antenna, span and earth, the main objects from which people jump.

Two years ago BASE jumper Jeb Corliss was stopped by police while trying to leap from an Empire State Building observation deck. His lawyer says there’s no law in New York state against jumping off a building.

Councilman Peter Vallone (vuh-LONE’) Jr. says BASE jumping is dangerous for people on the ground. He says next week he’ll introduce legislation making it an A misdemeanor to use a parachute to jump from a structure higher than 25 feet.Vallone’s bill would subject a BASE jumper to up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine.

Here’s Jeb recently on the Colbert Report talking about his next planned feat…

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