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    I'm a security guard stationed at one of those small technical colleges(think ITT). My main duty is to watch the cars in the parking lots/garage and the students when they leave at night. I also get to chase off skateboarders. There are three concrete benches near the entrance to the building that kids love to grind off of. The signs prohibiting this are hard to see, but noticeable to anyone that makes a passing glance around(yeah, like anyone does that).

    The signs basically say this:
    No Loitering
    No Skateboarding
    No Bicycling
    ARS (whatever section number applies)
    Punishable by Fine

    So around 8:00PM I'm standing in the far corner of the garage when I hear the unmistakable sound of skateboard wheels over by the entrance. I hustle over to the benches ready to shoo off some stupid kids. And that is exactly what happened, but in a hilarious way.

    Me: Your lovable security guard, ready to bust skulls if needed
    SK1: Stupid Kid One
    SK2: Stupid Kid Two

    I run up and see two young kids, probably 13-14.
    Me: Hey guys, you can't skateboard here.
    SK1: Okay. I'm just checking out something on my board.(he gets off the board and begins closely examining the wheels)
    SK2: What time do you leave?
    Me: Why? So you guys can come back after I'm gone?
    SK2: Yeah.(Holy shit, he's actually honest?) So what time do you leave?
    Me: It doesn't matter. You can't skateboard here. Read the sign.(I point to the sign, SK1 turns to read it while SK2 continues to ask me when I leave)
    SK1: What does arse mean?
    Me: Urk...(I made a quiet grunt sound as I fought, fought I say, to keep from busting out laughing.) A-R-S. Arizona Revised Statutes. That means state law.
    SK2: Come on (SK1's name), let's just go.
    So they hop back on their skateboards and leave. As soon as they're out of sight I began laughing hysterically. A nearby group of students, who had been listening to the whole thing, also begin laughing. Ahh, the innocence of youth.

    And no, I did not tell them what time I left, even though it would have been past their curfew.

    Edit: I can spell, I swear. I made this post right after I got off work and was tired. It happens.
    Last edited by TheRedHawk; 08-28-2008, 07:54 PM.

  • #2
    Quoth TheRedHawk View Post

    And no, I did not tell them what time I left, even though it would have been past their curfew.
    Reason enough to tell them, arses.
    I know nothing and I can prove it!

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    • #3
      Quoth Jadedcarguy View Post
      Reason enough to tell them, arses.
      My reasoning was thus: here are two kids by themselves at eight at night arguing with a security guard. I doubt a curfew means anything to them and/or their parents.

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      • #4
        Quoth TheRedHawk View Post
        My reasoning was thus: here are two kids by themselves at eight at night arguing with a security guard. I doubt a curfew means anything to them and/or their parents.
        I meant let the police deal with it. Ya know, random phone call or what all else........

        Busted for skating in a no skate zone after curfew. Double whammy. Yeah, I'm kind of a dick sometimes.
        I know nothing and I can prove it!

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        • #5
          There's a curfew there? Lame!
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          • #6
            Quoth marasbaras View Post
            There's a curfew there? Lame!

            There's a curfew in most states for certain ages. Is it upheld.....usually not.
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            • #7
              Quoth TheRedHawk View Post
              SK1: What does arse mean?
              Me: Urk...(I made a quiet grunt sound as I fought, fought I say, to keep from busting out laughing.) A-R-S. Arizona Revised Statuettes. That means state law.
              LOL, I think you mean Statutes. A statuette is a small statue. Which, come to think of it, might actually be approrpriate next to a concrete bench. Hmm....

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              • #8
                This is something I'm torn on.

                While on the one hand I respect that private property is just that, and the owners of said property have every right to restrict actions they do not deem appropriate for personal and legal reasons, and have every right to enforce those rules.

                However, on the other hand I know that skateboarding doesn't hurt anyone. Well, aside from the skateboarders when they bail.
                I don't know about Arizona, but around here there don't seem to be enough places for kids to go and skateboard freely. There's one skate park in Mississauga, but it's hard to get to by bus and for people living in Toronto it isn't exactly practical to be riding transit for upwards of two hours just to skate.

                I know businesses don't want people skateboarding on their property in case someone gets hurt and tries to sue, but I really wish there were more places that did allow it, be they businesses with minimal foot traffic or just more skate parks as a whole.
                For any business that would allow it I could see a sign saying something along the lines of, "Skateboarding and rollerblading only permitted after business hours. <business> is not responsible for any injury that may occur. Skate at your own risk."
                But that's a pipe dream.

                For the longest time I've said that if I ever have the money to do so I will open a skate park and dammit I will. Having a safe place where people can go to do something they enjoy only seems logical, and it's a damn sight better than kids being handed tickets and fines for riding around on their decks.

                If businesses want to deter kids from skateboarding on their property it's simple: add small metal bumps that are bolted to the concrete areas that are most attractive for skateboarders. Space them enough that the bench is still useable, but guaranteed no one will try skating on them.
                Last edited by rerant; 08-28-2008, 04:40 PM.

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                • #9
                  I'm not torn. If its private property and that's the rule, you follow the rule. The rails of a privately own establishment are not for grinding.

                  That being said, I'm pro-skate park. We have a couple here in Vancouver ( There's two right along the Skytrain line itself for easy access ). End result? All the skaters hang out there, doing their thing and you get much less of them on private property. The ones that are on private property are the disrespectful assholish gnobslobbers that give skaters a bad name to begin with and deserve whatever fines they incur.

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                  • #10
                    However, on the other hand I know that skateboarding doesn't hurt anyone. Well, aside from the skateboarders when they bail.
                    I don't know about Arizona, but around here there don't seem to be enough places for kids to go and skateboard freely. There's one skate park in Mississauga, but it's hard to get to by bus and for people living in Toronto it isn't exactly practical to be riding transit for upwards of two hours just to skate.
                    There's a skateboard park near our library, but you have to have a helmet to use it. Of course, the kids don't want to use no stinkin' helmet, so they go downtown and get their butts chased by every guard and cop that finds them skating where they can't.
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                    • #11
                      Only problem with your thiking there rerant is that skaters tend to break stuf and make messes. I know. I was a skater way back and still carry a board in my trunk.

                      Most kids were cool, had some fun and then left, others went in and left grafitti and trash and gave the rest a bad name.

                      Arizona for the most part is pretty good for skating as long as you stay out of places where you are obviously not welcome.
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                      • #12
                        Quoth wanderingjoe72 View Post
                        Only problem with your thiking there rerant is that skaters tend to break stuf and make messes.
                        So do passers by, employees, customers, you get it.

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                        • #13
                          The other problem is someone on a bike/skateboard/whatever running over a pedestrian because they couldn't control their wheeled mode of transport. I wish my campus banned skateboards and bikes from the sidewalks, I'm tired of nearly getting run over by the effing things.
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                          • #14
                            Let's try to put it another way; if a property owner chooses to let skaters do their thing on their property, it's their prerogative. If they choose to post a sign banning it for both the safety and comfort of all customers, that's also their prerogative.

                            I personally have nothing against skateboards or those who enjoy them, however they can be dangerous to passers-by as well as loud, as the OP pointed out.

                            Shouldn't it then follow that if a property owner doesn't want a potentially dangerous activity taking place on his property, he should be able to post a sign prohibiting it, regardless of the availability of other facilities for said activity?

                            I certainly think so. Same as you or I don't want the neighbor kids using a Slip n Slide in our front yard.
                            I know nothing and I can prove it!

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                            • #15
                              Quoth rerant View Post
                              However, on the other hand I know that skateboarding doesn't hurt anyone. Well, aside from the skateboarders when they bail.
                              Um, I assume you've seen what objects look like after being repeatedly used as grind rails? Those things have to be repaired, and that costs money. Usually a fair amount to repair concrete edges. I'm sorry skaters who just ride without doing tricks off of property get kicked out too, but places are just protecting their wallets when they kick skaters out. Once again, the assholes ruin things for everyone.
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