Another One For Target Practice?

[ToraToraTora]

https://news.sky.com/story/tower-bridge-shut-down-after-man-scales-railings-13325741

Why do they let these morons disrupt lives? Just leave the plonker up there, ignore and carry on.

[davebro3]

yes - time to stop pandering to morons like this

[andy-hughes]

"Why do they let these morons disrupt lives?"

To draw attention to themselves and make people talk about them.

Based on your OP, I'd say asked and answered.

[ToraToraTora]

Yes andy but why do they not just ignore them? Leave them up there until they have to come down through thirst, hunger or needing the loo. Just carry on as if they are not their. It's not them that obtain the attention they crave it's the silly society that reacts like they do.

[ToraToraTora]

there!

[New Judge]

It's because the police have been told they have a "duty of care" to make sure such idiots do not hurt themselves.

So long as that persists, so will this idiocy. It's yet another example of the authorities in this country being more concerned for the welfare of wrongdoers than they are for everybody else.

[THECORBYLOON]

The link doesn't indicate why the man was there, what if he had been contemplating suicide?

[Hazi-Hammenuhoth]

Tiktokker?

[Khandro]

You can become famous by  climbing on a bridge,                          You can become rich by winning the lottery                                    But you can't become talented unless you have talent.                 

Martin Amiss (adapted)                           

[Barmaid]

Well there is also the risk to others going about their lawful business.  If he fell or jumped and landed on a pedestrian or a moving vehicle, the results could be catastrophic for someone quite innocent.

[davebro3]

I think in similar circumstances (USA) the crowd would be shouting - JUMP, JUMP, JUMP.

[douglas9401]

Never forget that the bobbies love a road closure.

[davebro3]

it's easier than catching criminals...

[Peter Pedant]

easy crim to charge

( having been told that I stole my own car on no less than three occasions)

[david small]

Duty of care! They don't care about their duty. Shoplifting, mugging, burglary, feral youths, vandalism.