Arrest Me, I'm a Skateboarderv
Poway, for some time, has had a growing population of youth interested in extreme sports such as skateboarding. Thousands of our kids enjoy skateboarding, rollerblading, and scootering as a pastime and some rely on it as their sole mode of transportation. A growing problem as the city sees it, but a rise of culture through the eyes of the youth. For years, skateboarding has been hiding in its innocents but due to vandalism charges and traffic violations the group has been labeled as punks and the City Council found it best to ban such actions almost entirely. The city has attacked a culture, a sport, and a passion: "Roller Devices" and those who use them will not sit and watch it be destroyed. Property damage, liability, and traffic violations are not valid causes for Roller Devices to be considered a problem; Skateboarding, Rollerblading and scootering should be legal. The arguments start with a liability issue. School districts, storeowners and pedestrians complain about a liability issue with the skateboarders riding on their property. In the history of Poway, no skateboarder, rollerblader, or scooterer has ever filed a case against any of these for any injuries inflicted while prac
To conclude skateboarding, rollerblading, scootering and other roller devices should be legal or the law that restricts these actions amended. Banning the sport was a desperate action and does not address the problem. There is no liability to those who house popular skate stops. Damage is only caused by few and the rest should not have to be affected. As far as traffic violations, since when is someone not allowed to cross the street and then get blamed for someone making a right turn that wasn't looking? Until jetpacks are invented, youth should be allowed to skate down the street, or sidewalk for that matter without being prosecuted. The City Council met sometime last year and unanimously approved a new law that bans the use of skateboards, roller skates, scooters and other "roller devices" wherever and whenever they interfere with vehicle or pedestrian traffic. Since then, numerous teen-agers have been affected by the law and have felt violated. Brandon Neff enjoys roller blading often and does not appreciate the added risks of it. "I used to only worry about falling and breaking my arm; now, I have to worry about skating down the sidewalk and getting ticketed." This fear is true for many. Since the law has been activated, most feel their rights have been abused. The law was for the most part geared towards the crowd that did grind up curbs and break tables; however officers have acquired an authoritive tone towards teen-agers who participate in the sport and heavy hand the initial problem. Now anyone
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