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Severn Bridge, a Main Route Between England and Wales, Shuts as Drone Flown From Tower (bbc.com)
A main route between England and Wales was closed after a man climbed a bridge and flew a drone from the top. An anonymous reader shares a report: Traffic was stopped on the M48 -- the older of two Severn crossings -- because of "concern for welfare," police said. The man, in his 20s, came down voluntarily from the 47m (154ft) bridge tower and was arrested on suspicion of causing a public nuisance. Highways England said it was deeply concerned and that "a person has put their life at serious risk". "The incident was quickly spotted on our security cameras and reported to police and thankfully there was no injury or worse on this occasion," it said. "Appropriate security is in place on the bridge, we are liaising with Avon and Somerset Police and will be undertaking investigations to determine if any damage was caused during the incident." Police said: "Officers attended the M48 Severn Bridge at 08:10 this morning after concerns were raised for a man who appeared to have climbed one of the towers and was flying a drone off it."
It is a shame that people are not able to fundamentally grasp that the government is in the wrong here. No wonder government constantly oversteps its bounds, people are just so used to letting police overreact to every little thing.
Many places have had to write laws to stop police from automatically starting a grand chase if a person they are chasing is not shown to be an immediate & serious risk to everyone around them. Instead get the plate and track them down later. Too many times police will unnecessarily escalate situations complicating matters in ways that just are not necessary to resolve the problem.
The person that made the call to stop traffic should have been reprimanded and be forced to teach a class on what he did wrong around the country and how it should have been handled instead.
Nothing to do with terrorism. They have been doing this for years every time some kid starts throwing stuff off motorway bridges.
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