The situation is more like: you've heard anecdotes about people getting strangled by parachute cords or using parachutes when they're not falling from a plane a

The situation is more like: you've heard anecdotes about people getting strangled by parachute cords or using parachutes when they're not falling from a plane and hurting themselves, so you're not sure if you should pull the parachute cord. Plus, you're only 99% sure you're falling from a plane; maybe this is a hallucination, or a movie. So maybe you should wait 'til you're at 3,000 feet to make sure you're really falling. Or maybe 500 feet, can't be too careful. Meanwhile, based on the anecdotes mentioned previously, multiple states have proposed or passed bills banning all parachutes.