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Florida man flies gyrocopter to US Capital to protest gov't corruption
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:13 pm
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:13 pm
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Wednesday just got pretty bizarre. US Capitol Police in Washington, DC have detained a man after he flew a personal gyrocopter through restricted airspace and landed it on the West Lawn of the Capitol building. The strange incident led authorities to close off nearby streets and briefly put the Capitol on lockdown. Reports indicate that police arrived immediately after the pilot, 61-year-old Doug Hughes, touched down. Hughes is a US postal worker from Ruskin, Florida, according to the Tampa Bay Times, and orchestrated the stunt as his own attempt to protest government corruption and urge lawmakers to advance campaign finance reform.
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Apparently The Tampa Bay Times knew about this ahead of time
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Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:14 pm to JBeam
yawn
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:14 pm to JBeam
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US postal worker
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from Ruskin, Florida
That is a lethal combo if I've ever seen one
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:15 pm to JBeam
lucky all he got was arrested
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:15 pm to JBeam
well he has a government logo so he should be alright? jut dropping off a package>
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:15 pm to JBeam
Sounds like he was trying to protest that he was alive.
You're bloody lucky to walk away alive from a stunt like this.
You're bloody lucky to walk away alive from a stunt like this.
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:15 pm to Team Vote
Florida can't seem to stay out of the news with bizarre stories.
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:17 pm to JBeam
Looks like the USPS's answer to Amazon's drones.
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:20 pm to Speedy G
White guy? Must be racist.
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:23 pm to White Shadeaux
Looks like Redbull was late to the party on this sponsorship.
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:26 pm to JBeam
The postal rudder is a nice touch. 
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:36 pm to JBeam
He actually had a pretty good message
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:37 pm to JBeam
I guess there are no SAMs around that area.
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:40 pm to JBeam
frick the USPS, those cock suckers lost my package this week.
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:45 pm to CaptainsWafer
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I guess there are no SAMs around that area.
Rambo could have taken him out with a rock.
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:48 pm to JBeam
Nothing involving a Floridian surprises me.
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:51 pm to JBeam
reddit.com/r/floridaman
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:57 pm to JBeam
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Richard Burns, 27, who said he works for a marijuana lobby group in Washington, stood in wonder and solidarity. "I don't know whatever it was he was doing but I support him."
At least we know he uses the product for which he lobbies.
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:58 pm to Teufelhunden
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"I don't know whatever it was he was doing but I support him."
Posted on 4/15/15 at 3:01 pm to JBeam
Why is it not policy to shoot these people?
Hell, some whacko jumped the fence, made it through the front door and halfway through the White House and no one plugged him. We can't even secure the President's home/office?
Hell, some whacko jumped the fence, made it through the front door and halfway through the White House and no one plugged him. We can't even secure the President's home/office?
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