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I got this from a thread Creepy posted on the Rsbandb Forums
Rooftop stand-off brought to an end
12.25PM, Wed Jun 7 2006A suspected car thief involved in a marathon 20-hour rooftop stand-off is being questioned by police.
Barry Chambers, 27, climbed up a drainpipe at 2am yesterday and stubbornly refused to come down from the three-storey property in Gloucester city for the rest of the day.
He had escaped onto the roof following a police pursuit of a vehicle from Cheltenham to Gloucester.
Police cordoned off the area in Midland Road as Chambers dismantled a chimney and hurled bricks at officers and passers-by.
Residents had to be moved from nearby houses for their own safety as the situation became increasingly dangerous.
The stand-off ended when specialist negotiators finally persuaded the man to give himself up as a large crowd of spectators cheered.
He is now being questioned at a local police station.
Gloucestershire Police have been forced to defend their decision to supply Chambers with a takeaway meal and a bottle of cola during incident.
A spokeswoman said: “Although he was on the roof being a nuisance, we still have to look after his well-being and human rights.
“The meal was part of the negotiation process and certain requests were made which we tried to fulfil, because we wanted to work with him and persuade him to come down.
“It was a hot day and it wouldn’t have been in our interest if he had passed out through a lack of fluid and fell from the roof. That could have been dangerous to other people.”
Wow, why don’t we all do that, go up on the roof and demand stuff. Might be a good idea if your short of money. This is just another example of political correctness gone crazy, human rights is bullshit, like the man would complain or sue if he wasn’t given food by the police who were trying to catch him and they gave him cigarettes, weren’t they trying to preserve his life? :s
“It was a hot day and it wouldn’t have been in our interest if he had passed out through a lack of fluid and fell from the roof. That could have been dangerous to other people.”
wtf? could of been dangerous to other people if he fell? Not as dangerous as him chucking BRICKS at them
Thieves for win. (H)
If he fell off the roof the police department might have been sued… at least in the USA they would.
Careful not to commit defamation…
That whole rights is bullshit thing i think you would think diffrent if put in that position,it’s “real” diffrent if you think about it from another angle =P
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Your post is on target. Keep it up.