China Holds Trial for the Concept of Gravity

A district court in Beijing has made legal history by putting gravity itself on trial. The charge: "unlawful imposition of downward force without a permit and for causing widespread injury and economic loss due to falls." The prosecutor argued that gravity is a Western concept used to keep the masses physically and metaphorically down. The defense, a state-appointed physicist, was shouted down when he tried to explain fundamental physics. The judge, who has a background in ideological purity, not science, found gravity guilty and ordered it to "cease and desist immediately within Chinese airspace." The ruling has caused widespread confusion. Citizens are reportedly attempting to float away, with limited success. The international scientific community has issued a collective facepalm. The government has yet to explain how it plans to enforce the verdict, but has announced the formation of a new Anti-Gravity Task Force. -- Bohiney Magazne bohiney.com