Man in tree leads Southeastern trains to halt service

[PaxVobiscum]

The police should just have told him to stop fircone about and get down from the tree.

 

[krus_aragon]

The jokes in this thread really need pruning...

 

[Johnuk123]

What has that got too do with Health & Safety I have never seen it the legislation or is it listed in the Polices procedure do dealing with someone up a tree-I doubt it-?Or is it another throwaway Daily Mail style comment.
H&S is a wonderful thing and one I'm glad of imagine without it you would have too work in a life threatening work place for any hour the management decided.The Trains,Roads and pavement could be used in any condition too save costs
It's usually a lazy comment by organisatiions who are passing the buck and cannot be bothered to unsure the Health and Safety of anyone and are just looking for an excuse to not do something.
Every workplace has a H&S poster on the wall please show the bit which mentions this?

You know full well that the Police/BTP will never climb up a tree or try to dislodge someone to get them down.

Health and Safety is the only reason what other reason do you think it was.

 

[GarethJohn]

You know full well that the Police/BTP will never climb up a tree or try to dislodge someone to get them down.

Health and Safety is the only reason what other reason do you think it was.

Too stop him getting cramp and falling on to the Railway line perhaps. What's the point in putting officers at risk of falling out by going after him it's not H&S gone mad it's common sense.

They still have a duty of care.

Elf N Safety is not Britain going too the dogs it is being a First World economy that bothers about people.

 

[Busaholic]

Jesus. I can think of one particular 'special stretching exercise'...

Perhaps now he'll get a long stretch.

 

[PHILIPE]

We have seen a post re Health and Safety Regulations and there is no mention of this. Why do people have to make up their own ?

 

[user15681]

This gent landed himself an 18 month jail sentence today.

Charlton "tree man" sentenced to 18 months in prison

A man on the run from police who hid in a tree over a railway line in south-east London, causing disruption to thousands of commuters, has been given an 18-month jail sentence.

Carlton Andre, 36, of no fixed abode, was sent to prison by Woolwich Crown Court for obstructing the railway, burglary, driving while disqualified and handling stolen goods.

An earlier hearing heard Andre tried to evade capture by hiding in a tree overhanging the line at Charlton for 17 hours. In the early hours of Wednesday, 13 August, British Transport Police officers were called to a trespass incident concerning man on the track.

Colleagues from the Metropolitan Police Service had pursued Andre after an attempted burglary at a commercial unit on the Stone Lake Retail Park at 1.50am.

Andre escaped officers by running onto the track near Charlton station, before climbing the tree.

Appearing at Bexley magistrates’ court on 29 August, Andre was found guilty of the four offences. Two counts of criminal damage were dismissed.

Superintendent Jason Bunyard said:

“Andre caused hours of delays and inconvenience to the travelling public. By running onto the track, he put himself and police officers at great risk. Specialist BTP officers worked throughout the day to bring the matter to a safe conclusion.

“The length of Andre’s sentence reflects the seriousness of his actions on the day, and sends out a very clear message that this type of behaviour will not be tolerated.”

http://www.btp.presscentre.com/Medi...an-sentenced-to-18-months-in-prison-2a25.aspx

 

[HarleyDavidson]

Do you reckon he might turn over a new leaf or branch out into something else.

 

[ChiefPlanner]

No gent - and clearly not an asset to either the operation of the railway either.

 

[Busaholic]

Do you reckon he might turn over a new leaf or branch out into something else.

He might write his own Beech-ing Report while in prison.