[rootusrootus]

> The meaning is clearly that there shouldn't be a gaping hole on the top of a 5 story building that people can access. Or at least that you shouldn't walk around a building you're not familiar with at night.

Looking at the pictures, I'd vote for another option. The roof of that building isn't designed for casual use. The wall around the edge of the building is calf-height with no railing. What they're doing is likely trespassing, and they chose to accept the risks. The meaning to take from this experience is that you should be extra careful when you go places that are clearly not meant for you to be.

[DoingIsLearning]

> The wall around the edge of the building is calf-height with no railing

It doesn't matter how fit you are, all it takes is a strong wind gust, so many people underestimate this. That kind of roof access is meant for maintenance work only.

[anotheryou]

To add to that: don't ever sit or stand on any covers, you might fall down a chimney

[TwoBit]

How do you know it's calf height? Did I miss that in this classically drawn out prose? There's a picture with him leaning over a ~4 foot high ledge. That ledge wasn't it?

[QuantumYeti]

I think this is the ledge being referred to:

https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.188%2C$multiply_1.3545%...

[rootusrootus]

There is a picture with him sitting down on the ledge next to where he fell. The top of the wall is below his knees.

https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.221%2C$multiply_2.7195%...