- Spidey's protest fiasco
- By Ian Hepburn and Oliver Harvey
- The Sun Online (UK)
- 05/11/2003 Make a Comment
- Contributed by: admin ( 75 articles in 2003 )
![David Chick](/newspix/spiderman3.jpg)
Causing chaos ... 'Spiderman' climbs along crane yesterday
A DESPERATE dad demonstrating in a Spiderman outfit up a 200ft crane has been branded a bigger pain than David Blaine.
David Chick's protest has paralysed the area around London's Tower Bridge - just weeks after it was gridlocked by fans flocking to see the US magician in a box.
The crossing and several surrounding streets have been closed by police since Chick, 36, scaled the crane on Friday - causing misery for motorists and crippling trade for local businesses.
The dad, of Burgess Hill, Sussex, is protesting lack of access to his four-year-old daughter and vowed to stay for 10 DAYS on the Taylor Woodrow building site, where 120 staff have had to suspend work.
Drivers endured 44 days of congestion and delays as people came to see Blaine's starvation stunt by the bridge, which ended last month.
Local Bill Kennedy, 35, said: "This idiot is causing a total snarl-up of the roads. As if David Blaine wasn't bad enough!"
Police were criticised for closing off the area. But a Scotland Yard spokesman said: "The blame for this lies with the demonstrator, not the police.
![David Chick](/newspix/davidchick2.jpg)
Unmasked ...David Chick
-Police have a duty of care to the man himself and the public and our priority has to be health and safety.
'Not to close the bridge would be to expose motorists to the risk of the man falling from the crane."
Three officers climbed up the crane yesterday, but Chick clambered along the 100ft jib - swaying as it was buffeted by the wind.
Police said last night Chick would be arrested for aggrevated trespass and public nuisance offences.
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