Urban explorer japan3/27/2023 ![]() PC Sam Lowe has a special task preventing and escalating urban exploring in the London Square Mile (Image: City of London Police) He says that while explorers had been trying to get into London's restricted spaces for years, the drawcard of social media fame has made the problem worse in the City.Īnd despite people around the world finding entertainment in the spectacle, PC Lowe says it causes huge disruption.Įntire streets in busy London have had to be cordoned off because of people spotted on building-tops and bridges, using up police time, stopping traffic, and risking injury. "It's saddening, because once we could share the new places we had found with other like-minded people, but now we feel we have keep things a bit more private to avoid feeding locations to those who are making things too public," he adds.īut what's the real impact on police and other authorities? "Those in the core community want to get into a building, and then back out again, without anyone ever knowing we were there."Īdded to that, the instantaneous ability to share footage of a secret previous spot online meant copycats would begin hitting it and drawing authorities' attention immediately. "To any true urban explorer, getting caught is considered a fail," he adds. "A select few have discovered that getting caught adds a lot of drama and excitement to a video, and now get caught, on purpose, on a regular basis."
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