Legal Action Against Nature

A civil suit has been filed in an Atlanta court against Nature. The suit, filed by Sam Rothouse, claims that Nature was irresponsible in failing to erect proper fencing around the edge of a cliff.

Sam's son, Samson, wandered off the edge of the cliff during their two week summer vacation. Amazingly, he plummeted approximately 20 feet to a ledge where he lay seemingly unhurt.

"He sounded like he was doing fine at that point. He was a little banged up but his spirits were high." said Sam.

Sam communicated with his son, asking him to lay still while they sent for help. Samson was still in danger, lying on the barely two foot width shelf with a drop off of about another 350 feet below him. That was when things took a turn for the bizarre.

"He yelled up that he was okay. He said he was just going to walk out." said Sam. "I wasn't quite sure what he meant until I heard him yell, and then we heard the thump."

Samson apparently felt he was healthy enough to walk off a two foot ledge down a 350 foot sheer cliff.

"Look, this kid grew up in a society where safety is built in. He grew accustomed to having safety issues being taken care of for him. This kid clearly wasn't stupid but he's never experienced falling off a cliff of any size. Hell, he's never known or even seen a cliff that didn't have a safety fence. He's only experienced walking into fencing" explained the lawyer representing Sam's family.

"Clearly Nature had a responsibility to meet the expectation of safety set out by society and failed to due so. This negligence led directly to this tragic loss of life."