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We got ARRESTED for skating!

Ok, well...

Myself, Dion and Nat were on our second run of Willy Hill this afternoon when a cop met us down the bottom. And as it turned out, he wasn't a very nice one. After telling us how stupid we are, he asked our ages and seemed delighted to find out we are all adults. He then called up another cop and proceeded to ask him how many things he could charge us with and if he could arrest us. After getting off the phone, he told us we were all under arrest and he was charging us with 'due care' (something about being reckless apparently).

Then the three of us hopped into the police car and went to the local police station. When we got there we were each individually interviewed and had our DNA, fingerprints and photos taken. Then they seized our boards, helmets, gloves, shoes, leathers, and my GoPro camera. Then after applying for bail, we were left with just our skins on sitting in separate cells until we were allowed out.

Apparently we now have a criminal record. And have to attend court late January next year.
Not sure when we get our skate gear back...but it wont be before we've been to court.

Does anyone know if this is even possible? Or are we just extremely unlucky? We've been caught on that hill before but only received a $57 fine. This has just taken it to a whole new level.

I'm a bit devastated about them taking all our stuff :( really wanted to skate this weekend haha.

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Permalink Reply by harold jackson on February 2, 2011 at 21:00
If I make it to heaven Im hoping theres going to be no tiresome laws or cops crouched in the undergrowth waiting to jump out and belt the crap out of me. 

Sakamoto said:

Just a few thoughts on some of the areas of the Law mentioned:

Security Guards...they operate under the same section of Crimes Act as do the general public/citizens, and their main function is to be the eyes and ears of the Law Enforcement bodies, and supply information to said Law Enforcement.

They have the Power of Arrest, as does every citizen.

The main differance between Security Guards, of any level, and Law Enforcement, is that Law Enforcement can arrest and bring before the courts any offender based on "reasonable doubt" as to an offence. Security, however, must "eyeball/witness" an offence in order to detain an offender in order to bring before the courts.

Security Forces operate under a "Letter of Authority" obtained from a client, ie, shopping mall, construction site or any area where "static guards" are positioned.

Bearing that in mind, if a Security Officer "eyeballs" a law being broken, they have the power to detain in order to bring before the courts, any offender.

 

Alot of the discussions on this topic have been based upon the "Road Rules/Laws", which is fair enough, but there is one area of the law that everyone seems to have missed..."Endangerment". Endangerment is a law which covers the protection of "life and limb", and protection of same.

Scenario: your riding a gravity vehicle(any type), down a road, there's traffic on the road, your crossing lines and overtaking...Mrs Jones swerves to miss you and either damages her vehicle or has a panic attak which causes her to crash, then you can very conscievably be done for endangerment, which means you won't be riding your vehicle for a while. Why would you be done for endangerment??? Because you have caused her to alter her right of passage on the road and caused injury or psychological distress causing bodily harm.

A pedestrian standing in the road playing chicken with the vehicles will get busted under the same law.

Secondly, if you mouth off to the cops, they can charge you with the same law, because you are endangering yourself intentionally, especially if there's traffic and/or your travelling at speed.

Granted, you'd have to be a complete dick to get busted for this, however, this law does exist, and if your a dick, then you could get busted.

Permalink Reply by harold jackson on February 2, 2011 at 21:44

Cops and skate boards dont mix......like Im yet to see a cop say " wow that looks like fun...gee I wish I could join you,have a nice day".....I dont think so. More like "OH OH heres a charging Rhino WHAT do I do!"......you cant talk sense to an angry rhino....unless you got a full time Wizard at your side..... your stuffed.

Best thing to do....... its real easy is go further out of town, I  know it cuts but what the hell do you really want to be in a bull ring with an unreasonable rhino/s, forget trying to talk sense  just avoid the poor things. 

Maurie King said:

Good Points


Sakamoto.

 

See you next month 


Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Dani on February 2, 2011 at 23:59
Wait... Im confused. Are we the charging rhinos or are the police?
Permalink Reply by Toby Brownrigg on February 3, 2011 at 0:08
im with dani on that one

Dani said:
Wait... Im confused. Are we the charging rhinos or are the police?
Permalink Reply by mack daddies daddie on February 15, 2011 at 14:14

u n ur mates shud see a lawyer ..........also print off robbos thread skateboarding laws rules or something i carry them every time i skate after bein threatened to have my gear taken .....im yet to use it yet but im sure i will get my chance

 

u could evin take the skateboarding rules into the copshop they took u took you too and speak to his boss

Permalink Reply by stephen cummins on May 4, 2011 at 14:44
toby how did u go???

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