On today’s show we heard of some of the perils facing TV and Radio companies, who always boast that “WE ARE ALWAYS FIRST WITH THE NEWS”!
Well the perils are more likely to be experienced by their intrepid reporters, like cameraman, PETER STEER, working for Australia’s Chanel 7 News.
With total dedication to duty, Mr Steer was despatched by his network to cover an assignment involving a man wanted for allegedly assaulting his partner before fleeing on his motorbike.
In pursuit of the story newsman, Steer, was was flagged down by a motorbike rider in floods of tears.
The weeping man, with blood on his hands, then confessed to him that “he had done an extremely bad thing”.
Mr Steer promptly called police but before officers had time to react, the man changed his mind, pointed a gun at the journalist, stole his car, which he then smashed into a road sign outside a petrol station, before crashing into a gas tank causing it to leak fuel.
Still not finished he then asked a man at the petrol station for a cigarette lighter while heading towards the leaking fuel container.
Fortunately before he was able to potentially ignite the leaking fuel, police finally arrived on the scene, arrested and charged him with attempted murder, armed robbery, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, unlawful possession of a weapon and two counts of wilful damage.
But at least Channel 7 had a real scoop!
Staying in Australia, later in today’s programme we heard about a man charged by police after parking a plane outside a pub while he went inside for a beer!
The 37-year-old had just bought the wingless Beechcraft two-seater and was on his way home when he decided to stop for a drink as you do so he taxied the light aircraft down the main street in Newman, Western Australia, parking it outside the Newman Hotel, whilst leaving the engine running.
Police said he passed a breathalyser test, but was charged with endangering the life, health and safety of residents because the propeller was still spinning.
Local residents were amused to see the sight of a plane parked outside the well-known local hostelry.
“On the way back through town… here’s a plane parked outside the Purple Pub,” Beau Woolcock told ABC radio.
“Even more special was seeing one of the local coppers poking his head in the door of the plane looking like he was asking for a licence.”
A bar tender at the Newman Hotel said the man was a “local character” who entertained pub patrons by “playing dumb” when questioned by police.
But Newman police sergeant Mark McKenzie said: “Kids were coming home from school. It could have been very ugly. People think it was a bit of a laugh but it was very dangerous and we’re not very happy about it.”
Well I don’t have a plane and in any case I won’t be stopping for a drink on the way home and therefore hope to have your company again tomorrow,
Scott
