Can they take your skateboard?

Fredrick Eisenhauer · Posted: Apr 02, 2004 7:35 am Post subject: Can they take your skateboard?

If I am skating at a shop and they threaten to take my skateboard if they catch me doing it again can they? Because I am pretty sure they can't but I'm checking anyway.
Now I'm not about to go around being disrespectful to all the shop keepers around here but I'm wondering if the law lets them.

Jester · Posted: Apr 02, 2004 9:37 am Post subject:

They can't unless you let 'em. Cops on the other hand, can & will. Shopowners usually just tell you to get lost.

Fredrick Eisenhauer · Posted: Apr 03, 2004 3:06 am Post subject:

I am not about to let them take it, but I usually respect there decision or what ever. Thanks.

Nephilim · Addict Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Posts: 658 City: Ephrata, WA

I found their are two ways to deal with situations like this one is to hire "big black" Rob Dydrek's security guard, or you can work out everyday and get huge like Mike Vallely and scare the stuff out of them like in cky4... or just be respectful and leave.

Fredrick Eisenhauer · Posted: Apr 04, 2004 4:38 am Post subject:

I don't think they'd find a 15yo scary. Very Happy

wakeboarder_360 · Posted: Apr 04, 2004 2:10 pm Post subject:

Just leave and pretend you see why you shouldn't be skateboarding there. then just go back after. They could call the cops tho. most of the people just tell me to leave or they will call the cops but they never do.

DWKsnaeb · Criminal Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Posts: 52 City: lawrenceburg

I always wondered that. if theres no signs what makes them think there authorized to. Nowadays most of society is on a power trip

Fredrick Eisenhauer · Posted: Apr 08, 2004 5:25 am Post subject:

It is there land. It'd be like you kicking someone off your land.

twitch88 · Posted: Apr 08, 2004 11:51 am Post subject:

DWKsnaeb, they are just trying to protect themselves. they always tell me that if i was to get hurt or hurt someone else while on their property that they could be held liable. and with all the suing that is going on nowadays i could see their concern, so i usually just leave and either go skate somewhere else or go back when they are closed.

Fredrick Eisenhauer · Posted: Apr 09, 2004 4:57 am Post subject:

Its pretty pathetic, I mean if your skating and you hurt yourself its stupid how you can sue them.

twitch88 · Posted: Apr 10, 2004 8:29 am Post subject:

it is very stupid and i would never even think of doing it but there are people out there that would.

dumassonwheels89 · Posted: Apr 10, 2004 7:46 pm Post subject:

I broke my arm skating at a friend's house and it was his fault because he built this rail and it broke which threw me forward and snapped my arm. I didn't sue him or even think about it but do you think their are people who would? I always hear about people saying they wouldn't but there are people that would but who has seen someone actually sue?

Fredrick Eisenhauer · Posted: Apr 12, 2004 4:37 pm Post subject:

Theres just risks you hafta take, and things like what dumbassonwheels encounted come with the territory really, the only time I would sue I reckon is if someone intentionally hurt me and it put me in hospital.

Nephilim · Addict Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Posts: 658 City: Ephrata, WA

I dont think its just the fact that you can sue them which it mainly is but look at the bottom of a stairset that has been skated a lot you'll where it has chiped out the cement in small pieces and ledges that have been waxed start to chip up and the companys dont want their business to look like that. I dont agree with them but I understand where they are coming from.

Fredrick Eisenhauer · Posted: Apr 12, 2004 8:49 pm Post subject:

Well I was outside a business just doing some freestyle and they asked me to leave. Wasn't abusing anyone nor was I in anyone's way. I think there a little paranoid.

Nephilim · Addict Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Posts: 658 City: Ephrata, WA

yeah probably, I think skateboarding fits right in their with sex, drugs, rock and roll, and other things that are asociated with the devil.

Fredrick Eisenhauer · Posted: Apr 12, 2004 10:24 pm Post subject:

Yeah, it seems like my own house is the only spot I can skate where I don't have to worry about anything.

numbfoot · Posted: Apr 13, 2004 4:40 pm Post subject:

It makes me mad because this lady who owns a bookstore near here always comes out and yells at me if i ride my bike or skate on the sidewalk. Aren't you legally a pedistrian if ur skating???

Anywho, at our school we can't skate anymore because a dumby wumby skater broke a window. We haven't had a skatepark within 1/2 hour of here until this year. Before the only one we had was an hour away and sucked. We just got a new all cement park but it's tiny. I still haven't gotten out to it.

DWKsnaeb · Criminal Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Posts: 52 City: lawrenceburg

well i guess there just tryin not to be sued but they shouldn't be allowed to take your board by any means. Another thing if the store is like an outlet mall or a strip of stores connected do they actually own the the sidewalks and the parking lot if not wouldnt the landlord have to come tell you to not skate?

Se7en · Posted: Apr 15, 2004 9:40 pm Post subject:

Se7en · Posted: Apr 15, 2004 9:43 pm Post subject:

Fredrick Eisenhauer · Posted: Apr 15, 2004 9:55 pm Post subject:

Arn't the paths owned by your local government? Everyone is suing some one for something. Its quite pathetic when people sue McDonalds for making them fat. Rolling Eyes

Se7en · Posted: Apr 15, 2004 10:13 pm Post subject:

Straight Edge · Soul Rider Joined: 09 Apr 2004 Posts: 348 City: Muskoka

Grab your board and make haste.. don't let them take it..

unlawfulsessioner · Criminal Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 95 City: The SRQ

a freind of mine and i were skatin at this local spot and a rent-a-cop tried to take my freinds board and we wrestled him for it but he got it and called the cops. we both got trespassing warents. oh well. we werent about to let him take the board without a fight.

freerider4 · Posted: Jul 16, 2004 10:11 am Post subject:

We can't even skate our downtown if we do we get a 50 dollar fine from the cops and that is the only place to skate besides the park.

colt45 · Criminal Joined: 10 Oct 2004 Posts: 58 City: dallas

nah they cant take your board.....your on a board with wheels and there on there feet, who do you think would be faster?? lol....or just pull a mike valley on them hoes

PrincessKitty · Posted: Oct 19, 2004 4:53 pm Post subject:

I think that the community should take an active role and build a skate park. I live in College Station and they have one right by where I live and it serves multiple purposes....

*gives skates a place to skate - build rails and ramps and all kinds of other things to jumps on Razz

*keeps the skaters legal and give them somethere to keep them off other people property
*and is just a kick a$$ thing to do Laughing

midwest wake · Addict Joined: 13 Oct 2003 Posts: 629 City: Middleton

there was acctuly a website simialr to waht your saying but it had mor intention of a skatepark. i forgot the site but this is what they said.

build a park that allows skating. not a skake park. when you wonder why people go street skating is because the skateparks aren't eneough fun after a while. while in street ther's somthing differnt. put stairs ledges trees handrails, cememted in garbage cans, and a grassed area aroud it for picnicing. this alltogether would make a better park.

i think ti's is a great idea. you no longer have the dark cold looking skatepark but a nice park that allows skatboarders and roller bladers to troam around in. sure after a while it won't look as clean but while it's there it helps promote more tourims too. well at least some that isn't as divided. the parents want to go to a park, kids want to skate.. one place. paretns or little kids don't intrupt the bigger kids skating. (we have 4year olds rolling up the pyramid and up a quater pipe that just won't move) if they wat to take a break. they can picnic in the grass. to me i think it's a win win situation.

Elevation · Posted: Oct 20, 2004 8:41 pm Post subject:

midwest wake, sounds like a sweet idea to me!