Jean Alesi to stand trial for 'joke' explosion

[ralphrj]

The Times said:

Jean Alesi, the former Formula One driver, is to stand trial for blowing up his brother-in-law’s office window for what he claims was a joke.

https://archive.ph/WxS8S

Apparently his sister is getting divorced and someone placed a small explosive device on her ex-husbands windowsill.

Witnesses gave Police the licence plate of a vehicle seen driving away from the scene with the lights off. The vehicle was traced to Alesi's brother.

Alesi surrendered himself to Police yesterday. His son Giuliano was also arrested and has been charged with complicity to cause an explosion.

Trial will be in 2023. Alesi faces up to 10 years imprisonment.

[kambites]

Oops!

[mybrainhurts]

Sacre Blue et zut alors...

Les Germans are coming...

Again.

[Kevin Cozner]

He was only supposed to blow the bloody doors off.

[mybrainhurts]

Merde...

[NNH]

Alesi and (especially) Berger used to be known for pretty extreme practical jokes when they drove together. I guess Jean never lost the habit!

[mybrainhurts]

NNH said:

Alesi and (especially) Berger used to be known for pretty extreme practical jokes when they drove together. I guess Jean never lost the habit!

You have to grow old, but you don't have to grow up...

[hot metal]

His son is implicated too, silly sods

[waynecyclist]

Seems a rather stupid thing to do even as a joke, with all that is happening in the world.

[Milkyway]

Didn’t Berger throw Senna’s Briefcase / contents out of a helicopter .. & steal all his clothes from the hotel room.
( On separate occasions... I think)

Edited by Milkyway on Thursday 23 December 17:21

[CoolHands]

Clearly not The Professor

[Sandpit Steve]

anonymous said:

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Yeah, given the situation with the people involved, he’s in a whole load of st.

There’s a line crossed, where practical jokes between mates becomes setting off an explosion at the house of someone involved in a court case against your family member. This looks firmly in the latter category, and usually results in a prison sentence.

[Milkyway]

CoolHands said:

Clearly not The Professor

Clearly the ‘mad professor’...

[cuprabob]

Milkyway said:

CoolHands said:

Clearly not The Professor

Clearly the ‘mad professor’...

or "Nutty Professor"

[Milkyway]

cuprabob said:

Milkyway said:

CoolHands said:

Clearly not The Professor

Clearly the ‘mad professor’...

or "Nutty Professor"

[hot metal]

Milkyway said:

Didn’t Berger throw Senna’s Briefcase / contents out of a helicopter .. & steal all his clothes from the hotel room.
( On separate occasions... I think)

Edited by Milkyway on Thursday 23 December 17:21

Replaced his passport photo with a pair of boobs too

[StRemy]

He’s half marseillaise/half sicilian so he probably thought that was quite a tame joke.

[TheDeuce]

I expect he'll show a lot of interest in charitable work between now and then and probably walk away with a suspended sentence...

Or simply move to a country with no extradition and carry on playing with fireworks for lols

[cgt2]

hot metal said:

Replaced his passport photo with a pair of boobs too

It was a male part and much more rude. Senna was not impressed when he got to passport control!

[FeelingLucky]

Milkyway said:

Didn’t Berger throw Senna’s Briefcase / contents out of a helicopter .. & steal all his clothes from the hotel room.
( On separate occasions... I think)

Edited by Milkyway on Thursday 23 December 17:21

If memory serves, Senna had got a new titanium briefcase, that he was particularly proud of, and was bragging to Berger that it was near indestructible.
Berger seized his opportunity and made a grab for the briefcase, and promptly threw it from the helicopter and said "How about now?"