Thursday, October 28, 2010
What I Want to Know About My Topic
There is not exactly an entire list of questions that I would like to know about my topic; however, I would still love to know a few questions. One of these few questions that I want to know is what type of trouble could somebody get in for physically harassing a skater on public grounds for skating? When I chose my topic, this was the first question that popped in my head. I was and still am incredibly curious to know the answer to this question. I figured that if somebody physically harassed a skater on public grounds, the punishment would be jail time depending upon the age of the person. If the attacker was not a minor and the person assaulted was, then of course the person would be put in jail. On the other hand, if both were minors, then I think that the attacker would be put in a Juvenile Detention Center. Another question that I had was what type of problems would a public place or facility face if a skater was to get hurt on their grounds? Would the facility or area get shut down as a result of this, or would the risk of getting sued be added? If a sign prohibiting skateboarding is posted and a skater gets injured, obviously the facility would not be at fault. However, if one is not, what would be the result? Does it depend on whether or not the skater or skater's parents would want to sue? I also wanted to know why people almost immediately force a skater to leave a spot even if they are just hanging out for the time being. For instance, when my friend Jose and I went to skate this grass gap, a random guy told us to leave. We had not even put a foot down on our boards yet either. This occurrence was what sparked and inspired this question. A fourth question that I had was, "why do police get involved almost every time a skater is told to leave a public spot?" If the spot is public, then why is skating on these premises such a big deal and requires law enforcement to resolve? There are no laws that tell a skater he or she cannot skate a spot if it is public. Even when a law is in effect, there are typically signs requiring no such activity on those grounds. Lastly, I was anxious to know why boards are sometimes confiscated by somebody when skating is performed at public places or facilities. What use would somebody that is older and does not even skate have with a skateboard anyways, unless the main purpose would be punishment?
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