Gothamist: NY Times Building Climber Alain Robert Fined, Sentenced to Community Service

freeclimb05

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:41:54 -0500

quidnam, you made a silly statement The human race has grown with danger since the beginning of time. Only the past 100 years or so have we became "scared" This man is trying to recapture human adventure. Advertisement has us chasing cars and clothes and jobs we hate to by stuff we dont need.Society and the corporate world is destroying our earth slowly but surely. There is not much left to conquer or explore. So let the man climb.......

NannyState

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:31:56 -0500

Give him a big spanking. The French like that.

r1b2

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:58:58 -0500

Not for nothin', but Robert has been doing this for decades. This is akin to forgiving Philippe Petit for walkign a tightrope between the WTC towers. Make him pay a fine, and move on. Focus on proper criminals.

Kojak

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:38:00 -0500

Let the man climb. He's too good. Even a harsher sentence wouldn't stop the man anyway.

Quidnam

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:21:40 -0500

Let this be a warning to members of the proletariat foolish enough to try to emulate stunts undertaken by their social betters.

ides_of_march

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:03:39 -0500

...or clean up graffiti in those hard to reach, high up places.

dreamking

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:59:47 -0500

Hee, they should make him clean windows.