If that's true, then the fine should be stiff and perhaps a bit creative. There were 2000 to 3000 people visiting the statue at the time. Their visits were interrupted by this interloper. Perhaps he should reimburse all of their admission fees. While they got a show from this guy, it'd be a good idea to discourage this kind of thing.

As a side note, when I was at Jump School in 1975, we had an interesting experience. One of the last training devices we used during the second week of training was a 250 foot tall tower. We were raised up to the top then dropped to get the sensation of being suspended beneath a canopy. FUN! Anyway, I had completed my first drop and was in the harness waiting for my second one when the wind suddenly shifted. A Marine trainee was blown into the tower about 175 feet off the ground. His canopy fouled on the tower so the instructors had to go up there to get him. It was an interesting exercise to watch. Unfortunately, my second drop was cancelled. Here's a site showing some old pictures of those towers.

http://home.hiwaay.net/~magro/jumpsch.html