I'm wondering how Mr. Petit was treated once he was arrested. Were the police mean to him, or were they just amazed that he was able to walk on a wire so high in the air? I'm also surprised that he did not get a worse punishment than just having to perform in the park for children. He was lucky that he did not end up in jail for breaking the law!
I found out on http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/21/garden/21petit.html that Mr. Petit has been arrested over 500 times! He was arrested mostly for street juggling, so even though it wasn't for high-wire walking, he must be used to being arrested by now!
I also found on http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/03/eveningnews/main4773768.shtml that "he made eight crossings between the twin towers before police coaxed him off." I guess he really didn't want to listen, but the police must have been pretty nice, since they just tried to coax him off. I'm surprised they weren't yelling and mean to him, especially since he wouldn't listen!
I finally found more information. The police must have become pretty angry with him! I found, on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Petit, that Petit was warned by his friend on the South Tower that a police helicopter would come to pick him off the wire unless he got off. Rain had begun to fall, and Petit decided he had taken enough risks, so he decided to give himself up to the police waiting for him on the South Tower. He was arrested once he stepped off the wire. Provoked by his taunting behaviour while on the wire, police handcuffed him behind his back and roughly pushed him down a flight of stairs." He was being very bad!
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