18 February 2010: Canada - Fathers 4 Justice Bridge Protest
Four facing mischief charges for climbing onto cables in Lions Gate Bridge protest
The Province
Four men are facing mischief charges after two "superheroes" climbed onto the cable supports of the Lions Gate Bridge, disrupting morning rush-hour traffic on Wednesday.
Two men dressed in Batman and Robin costumes, claiming to represent Fathers 4 Justice, secured themselves atop the cables shortly after 5:30 a.m.
Two other men involved in the protest were arrested on the bridge deck as police closed the centre lane to traffic.
Despite keeping two lanes open during the nearly three hours the men stayed over the bridge deck, southbound traffic was badly congested through the morning rush.
The men climbed down on their own around 8:30 a.m. and the bridge was fully reopened.
West Vancouver police are recommending mischief charges against a 59-year-old Surrey man and three men from New Westminster aged 37, 46 and 54. They were released on a promise to appear, with conditions, and are due back in court on March 10.
The Province
Two men dressed in Batman and Robin costumes, claiming to represent Fathers 4 Justice, secured themselves atop the cables shortly after 5:30 a.m.
Two other men involved in the protest were arrested on the bridge deck as police closed the centre lane to traffic.
Despite keeping two lanes open during the nearly three hours the men stayed over the bridge deck, southbound traffic was badly congested through the morning rush.
The men climbed down on their own around 8:30 a.m. and the bridge was fully reopened.
West Vancouver police are recommending mischief charges against a 59-year-old Surrey man and three men from New Westminster aged 37, 46 and 54. They were released on a promise to appear, with conditions, and are due back in court on March 10.
