I cant seem to get a video to upload right so will have to look into it yourself.
I applaud the idea and the concept of the message.
See you in about 20 yrs. or so when you get out of prison.
Mailman's friend warned Secret Service about plan to land gyrocopter on U.S. Capitol lawn.
UPDATE 2:45 p.m.: ST. PETERSBURG — Doug Hughes' close friend and co-worker, Mike Shanahan, said today that the Ruskin mailman is not a terrorist and...
tampabay.com
A small gyrocopter landed on the West Lawn of the Capitol on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Capitol Police.
"The U.S. Capitol Police is investigating a gyrocopter with a single occupant that has landed on the grassy area of the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol," said a Capitol Police spokeswoman. "The U.S. Capitol Police continues to investigate with one person detained and temporary street closures in the immediate area."
The security breach is sure to spark questions about how the pilot was able to land the small aircraft on the grounds of the Capitol.
The landing came on the same day that a Florida mailman named Doug Hughes, 61, said he would land his gyrocopter on the lawn of the Capitol and deliver letters demanding campaign finance reform to members of Congress. In a photo taken from the Capitol, the gyrocopter appeared to be decorated with the logo of the United States Postal Service.
Hughes told the Tampa Bay Times that he was particularly upset by the Supreme Court's ruling in the Citizen's United case, which allowed corporations and unions to donate unlimited funds to super-PACs.
Campaign finance reformers say that the decision fundamentally changed the nature of politics and gave too much power to the very wealthy.
But Hughes said he decided to consider taking action, rather than just writing about his political views, when his 24-year-old son killed himself and another person in a car crash, according to the Times.
Hughes told the newspaper he had been visited by the Secret Service before he put together the plan for his copter protest — but that nothing came of the interview.
The Times later reported that the pilot who landed on the Capitol grounds was in fact Hughes.
The House Radio TV Gallery said crews were expecting Hughes and thought he would land on the East front of the Capitol.
The incident sent police and reporters in and out of the Capitol scrambling to the scene.
Within the Capitol, chaos briefly ensued in the House Radio TV Gallery with reporters and plain-clothes police officers running to the front windows for a view.
U.S.
Capitol Police put the building briefly on lockdown after the small craft landed.
With the rotor still spinning, an officer approached the aircraft on the West Lawn, got down on one knee and appeared to talk to the pilot. He was followed by several more members of the Capitol police force who removed the man and detained him.
An officer and a police dog then did a quick inspection of the craft. The dog smelled gasoline in the copter, prompting an inspection by a small Capitol Police robot.
The copter is still on the West Lawn of the Capitol. Officers in cars and trucks on the road near that part of the lawn are monitoring the scene.
President Obama was briefed on the incident involving the gyrocopter landing on the Capitol grounds, White House spokesman Eric Schultz said.
I applaud the idea and the concept of the message.
See you in about 20 yrs. or so when you get out of prison.
Mailman's friend warned Secret Service about plan to land gyrocopter on U.S. Capitol lawn.
UPDATE 2:45 p.m.: ST. PETERSBURG — Doug Hughes' close friend and co-worker, Mike Shanahan, said today that the Ruskin mailman is not a terrorist and...
tampabay.com
A small gyrocopter landed on the West Lawn of the Capitol on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Capitol Police.
"The U.S. Capitol Police is investigating a gyrocopter with a single occupant that has landed on the grassy area of the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol," said a Capitol Police spokeswoman. "The U.S. Capitol Police continues to investigate with one person detained and temporary street closures in the immediate area."
The security breach is sure to spark questions about how the pilot was able to land the small aircraft on the grounds of the Capitol.
The landing came on the same day that a Florida mailman named Doug Hughes, 61, said he would land his gyrocopter on the lawn of the Capitol and deliver letters demanding campaign finance reform to members of Congress. In a photo taken from the Capitol, the gyrocopter appeared to be decorated with the logo of the United States Postal Service.
Hughes told the Tampa Bay Times that he was particularly upset by the Supreme Court's ruling in the Citizen's United case, which allowed corporations and unions to donate unlimited funds to super-PACs.
Campaign finance reformers say that the decision fundamentally changed the nature of politics and gave too much power to the very wealthy.
But Hughes said he decided to consider taking action, rather than just writing about his political views, when his 24-year-old son killed himself and another person in a car crash, according to the Times.
Hughes told the newspaper he had been visited by the Secret Service before he put together the plan for his copter protest — but that nothing came of the interview.
The Times later reported that the pilot who landed on the Capitol grounds was in fact Hughes.
The House Radio TV Gallery said crews were expecting Hughes and thought he would land on the East front of the Capitol.
The incident sent police and reporters in and out of the Capitol scrambling to the scene.
Within the Capitol, chaos briefly ensued in the House Radio TV Gallery with reporters and plain-clothes police officers running to the front windows for a view.
U.S.
Capitol Police put the building briefly on lockdown after the small craft landed.
With the rotor still spinning, an officer approached the aircraft on the West Lawn, got down on one knee and appeared to talk to the pilot. He was followed by several more members of the Capitol police force who removed the man and detained him.
An officer and a police dog then did a quick inspection of the craft. The dog smelled gasoline in the copter, prompting an inspection by a small Capitol Police robot.
The copter is still on the West Lawn of the Capitol. Officers in cars and trucks on the road near that part of the lawn are monitoring the scene.
President Obama was briefed on the incident involving the gyrocopter landing on the Capitol grounds, White House spokesman Eric Schultz said.
