Posted on 10/18/2009 5:06:31 AM PDT by tlb
The art of driving through a puddle and splashing pedestrians is nothing new -- we're sure mammoths were running through puddles at high speed to splash cavemen even before the invention of the wheel -- but filming it and posting it to YouTube is.
Well now drivers have been warned they could face criminal charges for carrying out a drive-by-drenching.
Kerry Callard, 29, was recently caught after soaking a group of kids at a bus stop in Plymouth, Devon, and uploading the footage to the web.
The clip, called 'drowning school kids' was filmed by her partner who provided a running commentary from the passenger seat including the insightful observation "That was brilliant! Awesome!"
Shortly after the video 'drowning school kids' was posted to YouTube and Facebook, complaints were made to police and the clip was pulled. It must have been quick because it had only amassed 500 views, and this was YouTube gold. (It has since been uploaded again -- watch it via YouTube below.)
Callard was then quizzed by police and despite her claims that the kids asked to be splashed, she has been warned that officers are considering a charge of reckless driving... or they will do, when they stop laughing.
Coming soon to America, possibly with return fire.
Speeding past a Bus Stop can kill people. Hydroplaning is a very real possibility with smaller cars like the bunghole Brits drive. Complete idiots / not brilliant!
When I was in high school one of my classmates (who probably had this happen to him too) decided to have some fun and splashed some Jr. High kids on his way into school. Later that day, he was arrested, and charged with assault and battery.
>>Kerry Callard, 29<<
Almost 30 and enjoys playing stupid pranks on children? Good grief, talk about arrested development.
I don’t see the humor in it. There are people I would love to splash with water just to make a point, but to video it and post it for your own “fame and glory” is a bit childish. There comes a time in your live when adolessent pranks are no longer funny.
adolescent
The link says the officers are laughing. I doubt that and the stupid chick should be charged and her mate should be charged. There is nothing funny about it at all and she is an idiot.
There is no humor, unless you’re a fool.
Happened to me once in high school. Happily, there was half a brick in the gutter and you know what I did with it. Hit the sucker too...then we all ran like hell. Hehehehe
That’s what struck me too.
Apparently she and her accessory have a mental age of about 13.
At least she’s nice enough to drive Wolfman Jack around.
Often, the "can't you take a joke" crowd's sense of humor abruptly evaporates when they are the target.
It seems to me that she won’t be slashing anyone else if all of her tires were suddenly flat.
I can’t tell you how many stories from my youth end with “and then we all ran like hell.”
Wasn’t as bad as the time I had a watermelon and rotten pumpkin chucked out of a moving car at me... Sometimes it doesn’t pay to wait for a car to pass before you cross the road on your bike...
Thankfully the watermelon was going bad so it didn’t break my leg when it hit my thigh...
If they ever start making those British comedy movies with the long car/plane races again..and need the evil bad guy (Snidely Whiplash)? This guys voice and attitude almost guarantees him the part!
If one of my kids were deliberately drenched like that, I’d be madder than a hornet. However, I laughed hard all 4 times that I watched it. It’s really the narration that’s funny.
You got that right.
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