Yes, the law of gravity is still in effect

...and enforceable, too. I was arrested as I descended the flight of carpeted stairs which leads either to or from our front entranceway here at the Treehouse, depending on which way you are coming— or going— and resumed my descent upon my notable rear. I call that police brutality.

It was my own fault; in my haste to get to the SAC meeting on time, I seem to have broken the sensible speed limit for descending carpeted staircases in one's stocking feet. However, in any civilised universe the laws of physics are enforced by notification and fine, with a court date for appeals. Well I never. I shall have to mention this to His Honour at the Assizes...