4 UK Urban Explorers Face Orders Not To Talk With Each Other For 10 Years

First time accepted submitter Trapezium Artist writes "Four friends apprehended exploring the disused Aldwych station in London's Underground are faced with an 'anti-social behaviour order' (ASBO) which would forbid them from talking to each other for a full 10 years. The so-called 'Aldwych four,' experienced urban explorers, were discovered in the tunnels under the UK's capital city a few days before last year's royal wedding and the greatly increased security measures in place led to their being interviewed by senior members of the British Transport Police. Nevertheless, once their benign intentions had been established, they were let off with a caution. However, following an accident caused by another, unrelated group of urban explorers in the tunnels a few months later, Transport for London applied to have ASBOs issued to the Aldwych four. These would forbid them from any further expeditions, from blogging or otherwise publicly discussing any exploits, and even from talking with each other for the 10 year duration of the order. One could argue about the ethics of urban exploration, but this nevertheless seems like an astonishingly heavy-handed over-reaction by TfL."

Comments

Re:Are they serious?

[mwvdlee]

It's almost as if Transport for London were engaged in.... anti-social behaviour.

Re:Are they serious?

[Anne Thwacks]

almost? I take it you have not attempted to drive around the North Circular any time in the last 3 years?

Re:So it's like a restraining order for friends?

[Anonymous Coward]

Not married I take it ;p

Re:Unenforceable?

[philip.paradis]

Are byelaws the sort of laws that bid you farewell as you're carried off to prison?

(I'm in the United States, you insensitive clod!)

Re:Their only crime was curiosity (psych!)

[Some Bitch]

150 year old castle

This is probably very British of me but my immediate internal response to this was "150 year old castles? Leeds has a shopping centre that's over 100 years old!"

I did quite like your post though :)

Re:Reall, Britain?

[Anonymous Coward]

What have **you ever done**, what civil disobedience (what a term!) have you participated in ?

I still seed until my ratio reaches 2.0

Re:Unenforceable?

[oboeaaron]

as for you being as Scottish as anyone here... YOU ARE HAVING A LAUGH!!!..

This made my day. A literal example of the No True Scotsman fallacy!

Re:Indirect communication, human rights

[IceNinjaNine]

But then, they repeatedly gave the lady who was too noisy when having sex ASBOs and seemed to win in court when she
carried on fucking regardless of them so who knows.

Yes, this is definitely FTW...

Do you have a phone number for that one?