From Reuters

CHICAGO (Reuters) – A woman is suing a Chicago-area zoo for a 2008 fall near a dolphin exhibit, accusing zookeepers of encouraging the mammals to splash water and then failing to protect spectators from wet surfaces, local media reported on Thursday.

Allecyn Edwards is demanding more than $50,000 for lost wages, medical expenses and emotional trauma from the Chicago Zoological Society and the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, which operate the zoo in Chicago’s southwest suburbs.

Well played Miss Edwards. While others are busy having fun, watching and interacting with the animals, you are scouting the area for ways to sue the zoo due to your lack of common sense.

You’re at zoo, there is water and wild animals – WHAT DO YOU EXPECT TO HAPPEN? Would you really have acted any different if there were signs around; “Caution: Walkways Could Become Wet”. You either are smart, and understand the area around you, or are dumb as a brick and expect everyone to spoon feed everything to you. I think based on this we can vote for the latter.

I really, really, really hope this woman finds the justice she so clearly deserves. No one in this country should be subjected to emotional trauma at a zoo, and loose wages because of it. Note the incredible amount of sarcasm in this last paragraph.