Posted on 01/08/2013 7:07:41 PM PST by SMGFan
Police have apprehended a man who apparently climbed the New Jersey roller coaster that was swept into the ocean during Superstorm Sandy and unfurled an American flag.
The man walked from the top of the coaster and hopped into a police boat today. He was handcuffed, walked through the surf and escorted to a police car on the beach in Seaside Heights.
News 12-New Jersey says Christopher Angelo told the channel he wanted to raise awareness for shore recovery.
His mother says the 38-year-old lives at his grandmother's home in Lavallette. Diane Angelo says her son is a bit of a daredevil.
The remnants of the Star Jet Roller Coaster have become one of the iconic images of the storm.
(Excerpt) Read more at nj.com ...
Very symbolic but the flag should be upside down since the coaster has been sunk just like America.
So a person can get arrested for THAT?
Who da thunk it.
I thought the law of the sea says that an abandoned vessel is up for grabs.
Well, they can’t arrest him for trespassing. The coaster is in the ocean, and the owners of the coaster do not have permission from anyone in authority to relocate their roller coaster into the sea.
Being a public nuisance? Who knows?
What a horrific act!
I know of some contractors in Houma, Louisiana who can fix that for them. They are used to getting wrecked steel structures out of the water after hurricanes.
I guess his crime was trespassing?
I fail to see why he needed to be handcuffed.
Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane Katrina, ‘Superstorm’ Sandy...gag me.
Seems that way.
(Wonder what amount the "civil penalties" will add to the cities coffers?)
Flotsam `n Jetsam `n Cuffs`im
Had he unfurled an Al Quaida flag, he’d have been invited to the WH.
Public nuisance??
Violation of some emergency ordinance??
Unlawful display of Patriotism??
No wait..he’s not a union Ironworker. Didn’t have his hard hat on and a crane operator and riggers on site.
***** “ I fail to see why he needed to be handcuffed “.
“The mission is no longer to serve and protect. It’s to harass and intimidate.” ******
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TT
So a person can get arrested for THAT?
I saw the video of the arrest today and was appalled. The cops were very rough with the guy. Why? I don't get it.
Did they shoot his Dog?
TT
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