to protect and swerve

[Spridel]

Only problem I see here is some grown-assed men referring to themselves as "kids" and not taking tesponsibility for the consequences of their actions. Like so many Americans, they think they are entitled to do whatever the hell they want without repurcussions.

The problem I have is there are so many laws that cross cut other laws that if each were actually enforced 100% we'd be living in instead of heading towards a police state. A repercussion to skate boarding shouldn't involve having your life endangered by cop with an attitude. If i'd seen those guys doing it I'd have probably pulled over just to watch.

 

[captdave77]

To be honest, I don't care about the long boarders. I do care about poor decisions made in the line of duty by professionals.

 

[sublimebeer]

Skate or die man!

 

[chucklenut]

Skate or die man!

hahaha nice

 

[sparked1]

So a lot of cops are assholes. Next thread.

 

[captdave77]

So a lot of people are assholes. Next thread.

FTFY

 

[chucklenut]

So a lot of cops are assholes. Next thread.

more like folks in general

but you can be an asshole without threatening someones safety

i do it all the time

 

[sparked1]

FTFY

Suppose you were an asshole, and suppose you were a cop. But I repeat myself.

 

[Byte Stryke]

Say you were exceeding the speed limit and an officer decided that the two of you should have a conversation about safe operation of a moving vehicle. Should he come flying at you in such a way that puts your life in danger or should he get behind you with his lights on?

In my mind the question comes down to risk. Was there a reasonable belief that the long boarders presented such a risk to public safety that they should be stopped at all costs?

consider it the "SURPRISE" Version of one of those constitutional checkpoints some people around here are so fond of

 

[h34choctaw]

Would you be ticked off at a group of cyclists who decide to go down some hilly roads on bikes with no brakes for the sake of an adrenaline rush? As much as I sometimes find them annoying they at least obey laws of the road (for the most part), traffic right-of-ways, etc and more importantly can STOP their "vehicle" if required to. These longboarders EXPECT to be given the right-of-way from EVERYONE-cars, pedestrians, even bicyclists, and we're supposed to ignore the fact that they cannot obey the rules of the road because they cannot not stop in an emergency. So I guess expecting other people to obey the rules of the road so that we don't have chaos on them is being "conformist". Instead the cop who came upon these guys was supposed to let them blow by him, execute a u-turn, chase them down, somehow catch them all without endangering not just these punks but passerby's as well, and do then do this by himself. I bet every single person who is ticked at the cop would be REALLY ticked at him for NOT doing what he did if these clowns slammed into their 4 or 5 year-old kid, or their 85-year old mom or grandmother because they couldn't get out of the way of these longboarders way fast enough while crossing a road. Not only that you'd be severely tempted to break a longboard of their heads for doing so. But no-lets gang up on the cop for making a snap decision to stop these guys-after all, the longboarders haven't done any harm YET!!! Heck, why bother with obeying rules of the road, lets all just go the speed we want to drive, stop at a stop sign if we feel like it, drive on whatever side of the road suits us, the rest of the world will just have to yield to you!