Dunno if any of you lot saw this, but some guy thought it would be a great idea to scale 30ft up the front wall of Buckingham Palace and wait there for 5 hours... dressed as Batman.
A companion dressed as his trusty sidekick Robin turned back when police threatened to shoot him as he climbed the ladder.
quote:
"I am... clear that the alarm and camera systems installed over the last three years worked and that police acted correctly in assessing the threat he posed," Home Secretary David Blunkett told the House of Commons in a late night sitting.
"Nevertheless the speed with which the intruders were able to scale the wall is of concern"
"I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again."
Sep-14-2004 02:46
[mart]
PSN: mart_likes_fluke
Registered: Jun 2002
Location: England
Hehe, what a boob. If Batman had been a terrorist, they'd have been fucked.
I think it's funny as fuck, it's not as if anyone actually gives a fuck about the royals anyway, waste of money that should be put into schools and health, i'd have laughed harder if the queen was there but meh, can't have it all
Sep-14-2004 15:40
Coup
Retired
Registered: May 2001
Location: England, UK
i agree with the morals behind why the guy did it, and infact i agree with what he did, sometimes the only way to get heard and not be fobbed off with red tape is drastic things like this.
only his timing was a little shit, as he wanted to see charles and andrew, neither were home, and neither was the queen, so timing was a little out.
fair play to the chap tho. its not the first time hes done these stunts. hes seen his kids 3 times in 3 years after a divorce. wrong.
Sep-14-2004 17:22
Spin Doctor
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jul 2001
Location: Outside Over There
I think it was good how the whole thing was handled. The nutter climbed up, made his point, came down and was arrested – end off. In America it would have ended in a shooting.
Sep-15-2004 05:55
Ian
Not dead yet.
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: UK
quote:
Originally posted by Spin Doctor
I think it was good how the whole thing was handled. The nutter climbed up, made his point, came down and was arrested – end off. In America it would have ended in a shooting.
