'Reformed' teenager who vowed to go straight to Jeremy Kyle's show after receiving his first ASBO for crime spree aged 12 admits he has a 'real problem with authority' » after attacking a police officer during a drunken evening.

A self-styled reformed teenage terrorist who received his first ASBO at just twelve years old attacked a police officer despite previously vowing to live a crime-free life.

Danny Oakley, now 30, said he has turned over a new leaf since racking up 70 offenses with his younger brother Ricky.

The couple – nicknamed the 'Asbros' – terrorized neighbors at their Park Village estate in Wolverhampton for years, with their father Martin getting so frustrated with their antics that he took them to the Jeremy Kyle show.

Danny seemed to have left his vulgar past behind when he came out as gay and vowed to dedicate his life to helping LGBT kids from difficult backgrounds after being elected equality officer at the university.

But in April last year he pleaded guilty at Dudley Magistrates' Court to assaulting a police officer after a night of drinking.

'I'm not proud of myself, it was stupid,' he told MailOnline this week. 'I made a mistake. I hate myself for getting in trouble again.

“I have a real problem with authority. But now I'm trying to behave!'

I really try to live an honest and peaceful life but it's not that easy. I'm not as bad as I was!'

Unemployed and single, Danny admits to smoking cannabis for “medical purposes” and it is “better to live on benefits” than to work.

He said he had desperately tried to change his life for the better, but his brother, two years his junior, never cared and was now estranged from him.

He says a stint behind bars changed his thinking: he didn't receive “ineffective court orders.”

His latest shame came in an incident in his hometown on April 9, 2022, eight years after his release from prison and when he was 28 years old.

Danny, who in his youth had engaged in a series of burglaries and thefts, as well as causing havoc by throwing knives, starting fires and slashing tires, insisted that while he was out clubbing for the night, he had his drinks spiked, which led to a fight. with police officers and a trip to the hospital.

He was spared prison and ordered to pay his victim compensation of £75 and costs of £135, making a total of £210.

“What happened was because my drink was drugged, my behavior that evening was out of character and I have apologized profusely to the court and the officer,” he said. declared.

“I suffer from anxiety and depression, I have a personality disorder, I'm very complex and sometimes I hate the world.

“At times like these, I have a real problem with authority, but I try to be a good person, and I'm much better than the enfant terrible I once was.”

Danny spoke out after ASBOs returned to the spotlight, with Labor planning to reintroduce them as part of their general election campaign to tackle street crime and crack down on repeat offenders.

He said: “The ASBOs didn't help me or my brother because they allowed us to continue doing what we were doing on the streets. They only gave us notoriety.

“Twenty-four hours a week, we always did what we wanted!

Danny, who is also estranged from his estranged parents Martin and Marie, said 28 days in prison in 2014, aged 20, was a turning point.

He recalls: “I was locked up and isolated and had no visitors.

“I felt suicidal and I had no purpose in life and it showed me that I had to change because if I didn't I would be right back there. It taught me the lesson that I needed.

He talked about how he suddenly “grew up” inside and, once free, he did his best to stop being a troublemaker and lived a crime-free existence for almost a decade.

He found work – most recently as a kitchen assistant hoping to become a chef at a Wetherspoons restaurant, but he missed that chance when he was stung, again, for the first time in almost 10 years.

Today he claims to be striving to be a better citizen and criticizes the Labor Party for wanting to reintroduce “ineffective” anti-social behavior orders.

He said: “They are not a deterrent. If you commit a crime, you should serve this sentence.

“Politicians who want the return of ASBOs or something similar are too lax. It's time to evade these orders indefinitely and send violators to prison.

“The ASBOs didn’t help me or my brother. »

He urged: “Don’t think about bringing them back, remove them for good and send the offenders to prison!” »