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It seems a father's plan to cure his daughter's fear of heights fell short.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060913/D8K47C9O0.html
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I'm impressed by the girl. I'm afraid of heights and I wouldn't have jumped that far no matter how my dad tried to convince me.

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I'm just glad it's his leg that's broken and not his daughter's, since jumping was his stupid idea.

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quote:
Stewart was not charged since Meagan jumped willingly.
What the?

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Mad Jay
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Why does this article remind me of Homer Simpson?

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Izzy Quigley
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Time for a new version of the old rhetorical mom-question: "If Daddy jumped off a bridge, would you do it too?" [Roll Eyes]

And how old do you have to be before the law says that you jumped "willingly"? 10 years old seems awfully young to me.

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Dr. Dave
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To be fair, 15 feet is not that high to jump into a body of water that has sufficient depth. A think a "high dive" at a swimming pool is about that height if not more. That said, a bridge is not a diving board and a river is not a pool- I guess he broke his leg when he hit a rock or the river floor or something. OK, he's a moron and arguably endangered his child even if he did not "intend" to harm her. Negligent to the degree of being criminal.
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This girl now has the best come back for her Dad ever.
"Honey, you're home after curfew and I was worried."
"Dad, you made me jump off a bridge and now you're worried?"

He will never live this down. But, I wonder, is she still afraid of heights or has this just confirmed them?

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Fortunately, Meaghan sounds like she has a good head on her shoulders. She sounded more adult than her dolt of a father.

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