Darwin: Missed It By That Much

Unfortunately, Darwin was robbed... this time. However, I'm certain there will be more successful incidents along these lines in the near future.

Too bad the little moron survived the fall. Why so callous, you ask? Because he'll probably grow up to be just like his father:

D'Assaro is filing a lawsuit against the city of Orlando and the private garage owner for making little effort to correct a potential deadly risk.

"There was a very, very short length of fence that was completely ineffective in preventing this from happening," D'Assaro said.

Mr. D'Assaro, (I'm studiously avoiding the obvious opportunity for a polemic, ad hominem attack provided by his surname), allow me to be the first to say that your kid is an idiot. The trait obviously bred true.

My father, (had I been stupid enough to even try such a stunt in the first place), wouldn't have sued anyone. It would not even have crossed his mind. What he would have done is wait until I was fully healed, then beat my ass so viciously, I'd likely have ended up right back in the hospital. Perhaps if Mr. D'Assaro had beat his son's ass more frequently in the past, the little twit wouldn't be trying to play Batman on the roof of a parking garage.

Instead, by suing the city, the father is effectively telling his son, "what you did was not wrong. It was somebody else's fault." In the long run, that will likely lead to a repeat performance by the kid, and he may succeed in killing himself the next time.

Here's hoping.