Let's see . . . there are myriad photos online of people climbing, standing, posing, preening and even proposing marriage atop this sandstone pedestal, so access hadn't been a problem, in spite of that imposing "safety" fence. And until the video surfaced, the assumption was that nature had taken its course.

Is it possible this group of young vandals might have saved the state of Oregon from a massive negligence lawsuit when selfie obsession couldn't defy the law of gravity and someone got unceremoniously crushed?