New Orleans cops beg notorious Eagles fans not to climb street lights at Super Bowl LIX: 'Poles are quite old'
New Orleans cops beg notorious Eagles fans not to climb street lights at Super Bowl LIX: 'Poles are quite old'
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Long known for climbing street poles to celebrate major victories, Philadelphia Eagles fans are having their wings clipped by New Orleans police ahead of Super Bowl LIX. New Orleans police spokesperson Barry Fletcher has issued a warning about climbing street poles in the French Quarter, and while he neglected to mention Eagles supporters by name, he was directing his response to a Philadelphia newspaper.
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'Regarding climbing street light poles, that is not only illegal [trespassing] but is unsafe as many of the street light poles in the French Quarter are quite old,' Fletcher said in an email to the Philadelphia Inquirer. 'Climbing on them risks toppling the light pole.'.
So not only would climbers risk injury, but they could be forced to pay for damages and even face criminal charges as well. The warning from Fletcher comes as an 18-year-old in Philadelphia remains on life support after falling from a street pole in the wake of the Eagles' NFC Championship victory on Sunday.
One French Quarter hotel is famous for greasing a nearby pole in Bourbon Street, but it remains unclear if the rest of the city's light poles will also be coated in Vaseline or other lubricants. A person climbs a pole following the Philadelphia Eagles NFC Championship win on Sunday.
People walk Bourbon Street after it is reopened to the public following the terrorist attack. Phoenix and Glendale, Arizona issued similar warnings as the Chiefs and Eagles prepared to square off in the Super Bowl two years earlier. One Valley Metro transit system warned riders not to climb on the electrified station poles.
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