{"id":1891,"date":"2010-01-12T16:45:27","date_gmt":"2010-01-12T16:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=1891"},"modified":"2010-01-12T16:45:27","modified_gmt":"2010-01-12T16:45:27","slug":"sledgers-being-towed-by-4x4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=1891","title":{"rendered":"Sledgers Being Towed By 4&#215;4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another one from the papers &#8211; covered by quite a few, but <a title=\"The Sun - Towed Sledges\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sol\/homepage\/news\/2803318\/Cops-hunt-sledge-youths.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> this one from The Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 520px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1891-1\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/x-flv\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/sledge_4x41.flv?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/sledge_4x41.flv\">https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/sledge_4x41.flv<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>In most papers it says &#8220;police are searching for the pranksters&#8221;. But in the Halesowen News, it would appear someone has done the work for the Police already. The imbecile&#8217;s name appears to be Daniel Pearce.<\/p>\n<p>Pearce said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We\u2019re just having a bit of fun. It\u2019s a bit dangerous, but so what. I haven\u2019t been nicked yet but I don\u2019t care even if I am.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At the end of the day if the police do anything it\u2019ll be a slap on the wrist but it\u2019ll be worth it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019ve got a shotgun licence and they only give those out to responsible people like me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Of course I\u2019d do it all over again but I\u2019d go faster next time. I\u2019ve got nothing to regret or be sorry about. I\u2019m a good driver.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This pondlife has a shotgun licence? Let&#8217;s hope the Police review that decision, because he doesn&#8217;t deserve to be allowed out unsupervised, let alone to own a gun. If he behaves illegally in a 4&#215;4 (yes, Danny Boy, what you did was illegal), what is he likely to get up to with a shotgun?<\/p>\n<p>One of the chimpanzees Pearce was towing (Shaun Crumpton)\u00a0said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The first time I got in I thought I was going to die. It swerved round the corner and almost hit a car but everyone was having a laugh.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Yes, and just think if a child had walked out from behind the car you\u00a0&#8220;almost&#8221; hit to see what was going on.<\/p>\n<p>I would imagine that reading and other such activities don&#8217;t find themselves on Pearce&#8217;s list of skills, but I wonder if he is aware of <a title=\"Daily Mail - Father Kills Son Towing Behind 4x4\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-1191050\/Father-faces-jail-towing-son-sledge-4x4-lifetime-experience.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> the case from last year where a father killed his son<\/a> doing something similar? I&#8217;m sure Pearce and his kind will argue it wasn&#8217;t the same. But then, it never is, is it?<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s hope the Police view on this is a little different to what Pearce thinks it will be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another one from the papers &#8211; covered by quite a few, but this one from The Sun. In most papers it says &#8220;police are searching for the pranksters&#8221;. But in the Halesowen News, it would appear someone has done the work for the Police already. The imbecile&#8217;s name appears to be Daniel Pearce. 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