webfact Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Channel Tunnel: Migrant 'almost' walked to England LONDON: -- A migrant was stopped inside the Channel Tunnel walking towards the UK, according to Eurotunnel. The Sudanese national was arrested a few kilometres from the British entrance of the 50.5 km (31-mile) tunnel on Tuesday.A spokesman for Eurotunnel said the person "almost succeeded in walking through the tunnel".The train operator held an "unplanned" inspection on the same day, which led to four-hour delays.A 40-year-old man, of no fixed address, has been charged with causing an obstruction to an engine or carriage using the railway and was due to appear at Medway Magistrates' Court on Thursday.The incident came on the same night that migrants made about 600 attempts to enter the Channel Tunnel.Full story: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-33803928-- BBC 2015-08-07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brit_Doggie Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 So I take it the 40 yr old man was the 1 in question who almost made it to uk but appears in court guess where uk so indeed he did make it rofl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopis108 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Many of these so-called migrants are from countries that bitterly fought their foreign controllers for FREEDOM ,only to wind up in poverty and misery ,now they are trying to run away from those disfunctional countries to rejoin their overlords.Just see the fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 A 40-year-old man, of no fixed address, has been charged with causing an obstruction to an engine or carriage using the railway... don't you just love BBC journalists and the British legal system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuaBS Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 The British empire plundered their colonies for centuries . Makes sense people wanna go to Britain , cause it's there that their riches is. Payback time. If even walking through the chunnel is impossible , then only one option left : swim 20 km... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanuk711 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 The Channel Tunnel, is a bit like that movie --"The field of Dreams"......................Build it & they will come................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakseeda Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 The British empire plundered their colonies for centuries . Makes sense people wanna go to Britain , cause it's there that their riches is. Payback time. If even walking through the chunnel is impossible , then only one option left : swim 20 km... The BIG problem with Thailand was and is , that it was Never part of The British Empire, had it of been part, then people here would know about democracy, would know how to run an election. would know how to run a law abiding police force and know how to train their armed forces... They might even know how to build a road properly .. The Romans taught the British. The British taught the world. Answer me one question... what is the language of the world..? And why would that be... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuibeachcomber Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 The British empire plundered their colonies for centuries . Makes sense people wanna go to Britain , cause it's there that their riches is. Payback time. If even walking through the chunnel is impossible , then only one option left : swim 20 km... cant keep blaming the past.They wanted their independence,fair enough,then went back to their tribal way of governing.We gave them aid,they then put it in overseas bank accounts. Like kids blaming their parents for their failings in life,but its not true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuibeachcomber Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 The British empire plundered their colonies for centuries . Makes sense people wanna go to Britain , cause it's there that their riches is. Payback time. If even walking through the chunnel is impossible , then only one option left : swim 20 km... The BIG problem with Thailand was and is , that it was Never part of The British Empire, had it of been part, then people here would know about democracy, would know how to run an election. would know how to run a law abiding police force and know how to train their armed forces... They might even know how to build a road properly .. The Romans taught the British. The British taught the world. Answer me one question... what is the language of the world..? And why would that be... thailand's problem is misguided pride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraday Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 And somehow, this thread about the UK, now has a post making yet another dig at Thailand. Back to the OP..... As Brit D says, the guy's made it to the UK already, but why didn't they just send him back to Calais. I'll have a read of the Daily Fail, that'll give me the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I suppose he will get legal aid, free accommodation etc! And a new pair of shoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraday Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I suppose he will get legal aid, free accommodation etc! And a new pair of shoes. Yea, & an invite to one of the 'Cities of Sanctuary' - load of lefty nonsense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraday Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 The British empire plundered their colonies for centuries . Makes sense people wanna go to Britain , cause it's there that their riches is. Payback time. If even walking through the chunnel is impossible , then only one option left : swim 20 km... The BIG problem with Thailand was and is , that it was Never part of The British Empire, had it of been part, then people here would know about democracy, would know how to run an election. would know how to run a law abiding police force and know how to train their armed forces... They might even know how to build a road properly .. The Romans taught the British. The British taught the world. Answer me one question... what is the language of the world..? And why would that be... It's Spanish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 So I take it the 40 yr old man was the 1 in question who almost made it to uk but appears in court guess where uk so indeed he did make it rofl.More loony tunes than Khartoum time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 (edited) Hey, if anyone in the UK gub'ment is reading in... Watch out for a run on sales of kayaks, rowboats and swimsuits on the French coast... That's how I'd do it. Launch at dusk and be eating beans for breakfast. Edited August 7, 2015 by impulse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraday Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Hey, if anyone in the UK gub'ment is reading in... Watch out for a run on sales of kayaks, rowboats and swimsuits on the French coast... That's how I'd do it. Launch at dusk and be eating beans for breakfast. Now there's business opportunity.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 So I take it the 40 yr old man was the 1 in question who almost made it to uk but appears in court guess where uk so indeed he did make it rofl. He will now be in a nice hotel, getting well fed and ready to move into his own house at the UK taxpayers expense. When in reality he should be locked up and awaiting deportation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraday Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 There was a 'poem' type of thing, that I read a very long time ago that starts: " I come to england poor & broke, go on dole, see labour bloke" Heard of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneyboy Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 The British empire plundered their colonies for centuries . Makes sense people wanna go to Britain , cause it's there that their riches is. Payback time. If even walking through the chunnel is impossible , then only one option left : swim 20 km... Oh without a doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morakot Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 (edited) A 40-year-old man, of no fixed address, has been charged with causing an obstruction to an engine or carriage using the railway... don't you just love BBC journalists and the British legal system? If this man were to agree to immediately leave at his own expense and free will, there might not be any legal consequences so ever; he wouldn't even face a visa ban in the future for having entered without a valid visa. So the "traffic charges" are a way to nail him and to protect the railways. If convicted under the Malicious Damage Act 1861, Section 36 (what they seem to go for), he can be imprisoned for up to two years and will then be deported, without a real chance of remaining in the UK. Common law tends to start from the assumption that things are possible unless explicitly outlawed or disapproved. I'm always under the impression that for our continental cousins, everything is verboten by default unless explicitly allowed. Edited August 7, 2015 by Morakot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 The British empire plundered their colonies for centuries . Makes sense people wanna go to Britain , cause it's there that their riches is. Payback time. If even walking through the chunnel is impossible , then only one option left : swim 20 km... This post is all very true, apart from the 'payback' time part. Todays UK taxpayers are not at fault for this, so why should they be held responsible for things that their ancestors did? If my great grandfather had his house blown up during the Clydebank blitz, should I want to 'pay back' todays German people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linky Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 They will sentence him to an hour of watching the aussies batting in the ashes. They will be all out by then ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernphil Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 There was a 'poem' type of thing, that I read a very long time ago that starts: " I come to england poor & broke, go on dole, see labour bloke" Heard of it? Damn ! I remember that from the '60s I think . Was it an urban poem or a song ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraday Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 England, my England by a PakistaniI come to england poor and brokego on dole, see labour blokefill in form have lots of chatterskind man gives me lots of ackersi thank him much and then he saycome next week you get more payyou come here we make you wealthydoctor too, he make you healthysix months on dole get plenty moneygood pal meat to fill your tummysend for friends from pakistantell them come as quick as canthey come here in rags, rags and tattersgo on dole you get some ackersthey come with me, we live togetherone thing bad the bloody weatherone day white man come insideask me if i wash in tidei say yes we wash in tidetoo damn cold to wash outsideall get nicely settled downfind big house in busy townfourteen families living upfourteen families living downall are paying nice fat rentmore in garden live in tentso i send for wife and kidsthey do not have to live in digssix months later big bank roleoff to labour draw more dolewife want glasses teeth and pillsthey all free we get no billswhite man good he pay all yearto keep national assistance herebless all white man big and smallfor paying tax to keep us allwe thank England, damn good placetoo damn good for white man raceif they no like coloured manplenty room in Pakistan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 7, 2015 Author Share Posted August 7, 2015 UK police probe migrant who allegedly walked Channel Tunnel LONDON (AP) — British authorities are investigating how a Sudanese migrant managed to walk nearly the entire length of the 31-mile (50-kilometer) Channel Tunnel from Calais before being stopped.Kent police say Abdul Rahman Haroun, 40, has been charged with causing an obstruction to an engine or carriage using the railway. He allegedly slipped past officers at the entrance of the tunnel and dodged hundreds of security cameras before being spotted by British security guards near Folkestone on Tuesday.Eurotunnel described the incident as being extremely dangerous, with trains travelling up to 100 miles (160 kilometers) an hour.Authorities have increased security, fence and border patrols amid an unprecedented surge this summer in migrants trying to reach Britain from France.-- (c) Associated Press 2015-08-07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabothai Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Hey, if anyone in the UK gub'ment is reading in... Watch out for a run on sales of kayaks, rowboats and swimsuits on the French coast... That's how I'd do it. Launch at dusk and be eating beans for breakfast. beans for breakfast indeed. In jail only beans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraday Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Hey, if anyone in the UK gub'ment is reading in... Watch out for a run on sales of kayaks, rowboats and swimsuits on the French coast... That's how I'd do it. Launch at dusk and be eating beans for breakfast. beans for breakfast indeed. In jail only beans. These are the Beans................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorB Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 And somehow, this thread about the UK, now has a post making yet another dig at Thailand. Back to the OP..... As Brit D says, the guy's made it to the UK already, but why didn't they just send him back to Calais. I'll have a read of the Daily Fail, that'll give me the answer. I'll save you the trouble. The Daily Fail said:- "His reward will doubtless be asylum, with all the health and welfare benefits that status brings, and his triumph will be an inspiration to those he left behind". In other words, job done, he's home and dry. But they also, rather pertinently, asked:- "But what if he had been a terrorist? If a migrant can evade the security around the tunnel, why not a fanatic with a bomb?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 The British empire plundered their colonies for centuries . Makes sense people wanna go to Britain , cause it's there that their riches is. Payback time. If even walking through the chunnel is impossible , then only one option left : swim 20 km... Get real. Portugal, Spain, Netherlands, France, Italy, UK, Britain, Belgium and Germany all had colonies around the world. Do you think they should all payback? And should the Italians pay for what the Romans plundered, and the Russians for what they plundered from East Europe after the WW11. The US ain't been slow at coming forward either. Your logic is as myopic as your view of history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lap82 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Someone will get it soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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