Camper Falls Off Cliff While En Route To Pee, Sues U.S.

[matcom]

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Here's a tip for campers on the go:

Bring a flashlight when wandering in the woods.

Jerry Mersereau, 23, learned that lesson the hard way when he trekked out in the dark to relieve himself and fell off a cliff in the Mt. Hood National Forest.

Tucked into his lawsuit (Jerry Mersereau v. United States of America) is this succinct description of his misadventure: "While finding a place to relieve himself, plaintiff walked off the unguarded and unprotected cliff falling approximately 20 to 30 feet to the creek bed below."

Now Mersereau wants the U.S. government to pay for his injuries and the "mental anguish" his fall has caused. He says the government should have known the cliff posed a danger to campers.

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/11546547725210.xml&coll=7

[Burma Jones]

1. You can't fix stupid

but I suppose you can get reimbursed......

[Jara sang]

2. They should bring charges of "indecent exposure" against him.

[taterguy]

3. I just peed in my tent the last time I went camping

Ooops, did I say that out loud?

[xchrom]

22. i am NEVER going camping with you.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

4. He better never go to Volcano National Park

The only park I've ever been to where the signs basically say, "this is dangerous. Go past here, if you like, but you may die. If you die, we will never find your body, okay?"

[Kashka-Kat]

5. Where is that? Sounds like my kind of park!

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

9. Big Island of Hawaii.

It's really cool.

[sarge43]

12. Sounds like some of the yards and homes around here. n/t

[C_eh_N_eh_D_eh]

17. Have you ever been to Yellowstone?

The geyser and hot spring areas have those signs all over the place. The campgrounds are far away from the danger zones, but I don't think that would stop this guy.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

20. No, I haven't, but I want to get out there eventually.

[C_eh_N_eh_D_eh]

30. I went about 10 years ago.

Just after that really big forest fire took out 30% of the trees. Hopefully it's filled out nicely since then.

[idgiehkt]

6. I've done this, luckily it wasn't as steep a cliff.

It was just a hill. I landed in a creek and hit my head on a rock. I don't know how long I was out...I was so altered I couldn't feel it even though I was lying in ice cold water in November. I woke up and I kept hearing water running and I remember getting so pissed at my roomate for leaving the faucet on. Eventually I realized I was in the water...those were the days.

[Deja Q]

7. Did he get a chance to pee?

if so, what's the problem?

Mind you, he probably peed while falling down the cliff...

Still, this is what happens when you engage in unprotected hiking. Always use a rope.

[Orrex]

8. Dude--that's Urkel.

Oops--dupe!

[Deja Q]

10. Just wait until my sig pic changes...

[zonkers]

11. I saw a doc. on tv about climbing Everest. Same thing happened. Anybody

knows you pee in a jar -- you do not wander off sleepily to take a leak.

[Rabrrrrrr]

13. Here's my legal decision: FUCK YOU MERSEREAU!!!!! FUCK YOU TO HELL!!!

And I say that we sue him for damage to nature, and for being too goddamn stupid to be outside, and that we furthermore ban him from all parks, everywhere, forever.

[pagerbear]

14. Sirrah! Your language!

There are ladies present!

[Rabrrrrrr]

16. Fuck 'em.

When someone's that stupid, the foul language must come out, because it's the only way to describe him properly.

:P

[jobycom]

15. "The GOVERNMENT should have known the cliff posed a danger"?

How about, any idiot should have known that wandering around in the dark in the wilderness posed a danger to campers. Maybe Bubba should be suing his parents for breeding. But no, I can't even blame the parents for that one. They should sue Bubba for the mental anguish of having a stupid son, and the injury to their rib cages from laughing at dumbass falling off a cliff.

[Deja Q]

18. OMG, that cliff is a terrorist! LEVEL IT DOWN!! NUKE IT!!!

[Jamastiene]

25. Was it Chimpy?

Wow, it sounds just like him.

[KitchenWitch]

19. What a fucking tool!

:eyes:

[tyedyeto]

21. Darwin award???

[billyskank]

27. Darwin awards are only for people who kill themselves

[NoPasaran]

29. I vote he be given a second chance at the award!

[jobycom]

31. Put him by a higher cliff? nt

[xchrom]

23. stupid is as stupid does.

[NMMNG]

24. The US should counter file against him

For him being too stupid to pay attention to where he was going and for filing a ridiculously asinine lawsuit.

[Broken_Hero]

28. agreed....nt

[Broken_Hero]

26. What a dope....nt