Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, July 06 2005 @ 09:59 AM EDT

After the gorge claimed the life of it's last victim a 19 year old girl, it hit home to me as I have three daughters of my own, 14, 7 and 2 years old. I know if an officer were to ever show up at my door to tell me my child was gone, I would not be able to handle that kind of news.

I thought it over and I feel that dynamite is the answer, blow up the gorge, cause no matter how many people lose their lives, no matter how many signs you put up, people are going to continue to swim there. But if it is blown up, and the gorge removed then the danger is gone. I think blowing it up is the one and only answer.

G. B.

Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, July 07 2005 @ 11:07 PM EDT

"Blowing it up" is fanciful thinking. Stocking the river with piranha would be more practical. The water has to go somewhere, and blocking the flow could create an even bigger hazard (including flooding out the neighborhood). For those who see and don't heed the warnings (and yes, there could be more signs, plus tougher parking restrictions) the place will always be a proving ground for Darwinian theory.

Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, July 08 2005 @ 05:57 PM EDT

Dynamite will not stop the fact that water has to flow downhill, and could still make for an "attraction" even after the place has been pulverized. Draining the pool above the falls, could help, but could also create a "slide", again another attraction. Many of the deaths have been the result of people diving off the rocks and other non-suction type accidents. Be careful that any "solutions" don't make the problem worse.

My condolences to the Marcella family.

/s/ a Dugway Rd. resident

Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, July 19 2005 @ 08:09 AM EDT

Many people have died climbing Mt Everest... shall we level mountains to protect people from harm? Shall we drain lakes to prevent boating accidents?

Authored by: JimN on Monday, July 25 2005 @ 12:33 PM EDT

This latest tragedy and the previous 19 are just horrible, since they could have been prevented. But the answer is not to blow up the gorge, it is to get people to use common sense. We live in a dangerous world and no amount of dynamite will ever remove every hazard from ours or our children's paths. We all have a responsibilty to teach kids some basic common sense skills. These skills will help kids their entire lives. If we don't it will only be a matter of time before we are reading about another tragedy and another family's loss.

Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, August 01 2005 @ 11:02 AM EDT

I agree with your points. Are we teaching kids and older people that if they make a mistake or exhibit dangerous, irresponsible behavior, we are just going to blow up the problem and attempt to make it go away. Insstead, we should be teaching the young people of our town to make responsible choices and more importantly, we should be an example for them.

Authored by: JimN on Monday, August 01 2005 @ 02:20 PM EDT

At some point people have to understand the their safety is ultimately their own responsibility. They can't be lured into dangerous behavior because others are doing it.

Every hot summer day, people park on near the gorge, climb a fence, walk past a No Trespassing sign, walk past another sign that says 19 people have died here, and still arrive at the conclusion that it is safe.

The real danger isn't the gorge, it's the ignoring of all the signals to a potentially dangerous situation. If you don't learn how to read the signs, you'll end up in situation after situation, just taking your chances every time.

If your daughter is leaving work late and has to walk across a dark parking lot. She needs to learn to go back and ask a friend, guard or boss to walk out with her.

If your son is out playing golf and a thunderstorm comes in fast. He needs to get away from the tallest tree and find shelter, and by all means stop holding metal clubs. He probably should have checked the weather to see if T-storms were int he forecast, and then picked something else to do that day.

We all will be faced with potentially dangerous situations that we can not avoid. But using calculated reasoning and common sense will hopefully keep us out of harms way, without having to become shut-ins and never leave the house.