Some guy threw firecrackers at me.

[SimplyLuck]

So yea some guy threw firecrackers at me and my friends for skating near his house.

We found a 9 set. Thats stairs for people that don't know. So we decided to skate it and this guy is like. "This is a very sick home, you have 5 minutes to leave!!!" So we look at him and we're like the dude lives in a condo.. So we just continue and about 5 minutes later we see a little red thing with smoke coming out of it flying at us and it pops right above us. So we're all like WTF and then one hits me in the leg and my friends filming all of this, so we're thinking of calling the cops but we just decided to leave.

I don't know if I should tell my parents or something cause I don't know if I'd be able to sue him. I have a huge burn on my leg and it hurts pretty bad so I'm guessing I can sue him but I'm not sure.


Edit: No it was not his house. Their is a school and a condo side by side and a fence splitting the 2. We weren't damaging anything we were just jumping over stairs so we didn't have to leave because it's not his property. + the janitor saw us skating there. If he didn't want to be bothered he could've closed his window.

[TheJESTERJ]

He told you to leave and you didn't. I say you deserved to be roman candled.

[Avarwen]

It was his house so he has a right to tell you to leave, besides why not find yourself a skate park and skate there instead.

[power_gamer_6]

He told you to leave and you refused to.
Therefore; you = guilty.

[Alivada]

Wait you saw a blooming glowing red thing shoot at you and you didn't move out of the way?!
Anyway its your own stupid fault for not finding a good spot to skate. Where do you live btw i am assuming you are american as the first thing you thought was Imma sue th1s nub.
Don't be a pric and act all hard saying your gonna show what real fireworks are like as going by your maturarity you are to young to buy them anyway.

[TheJESTERJ]

If there isn't a no trespassing sign then yes we are. Even if there was the worst a cop would do to us is make us leave. Also we weren't IN the condo we were outside in another area that was not part of the condo.

and me and my friends skate at the government center all the time so cops don't really care.

If you're so sure of yourself then go report it to a police officer. Or worse, try and sue him and pay legal fees. What are we suppose to say if you've already made up your mind that you're right?

Sue him. We'll all still think you're a prick who couldn't just find another place to skate.

[power_gamer_6]

Drums are louder then a skateboard idiot. So don't even compare the 2. It's summer and the janitor is the only person in that building. I've been kicked out of other schools for skating there and the janitors are responsible so don't even try to bull shit me with that.

If a cop saw us at a brand new high school and didn't say anything then I'm pretty sure we're allowed to skate at any school as long as it doesn't have a no trespassing sign.

Just because the janitor didn't feel like kicking you out, doesn't mean you weren't trespassing.
Just because there was no 'no trespassing' sign, doesn't mean you weren't trespassing.
Just because a cop saw you at another school and didn't feel the need to say anything, doesn't mean you weren't trespassing.

If you are on private property with no official business or permission, you, dear sir, are trespassing.

[Deselin]

Drums are louder then a skateboard idiot. So don't even compare the 2. It's summer and the janitor is the only person in that building. I've been kicked out of other schools for skating there and the janitors are responsible so don't even try to bull shit me with that.

If a cop saw us at a brand new high school and didn't say anything then I'm pretty sure we're allowed to skate at any school as long as it doesn't have a no trespassing sign.

BULLSHIT the janitor is not the only one there!

There are other people working inside, I'm sure of it. Unless it's a 1 room school, then there has to be more janitors, people to balance accounts, etc.

And skating (hey look I used the short term I must be a skater) makes a LOT more noise than you would think.


It doesn't matter if the janitor can tell you to leave or not, it just matters that he PROBABLY DIDN'T CARE! It's not his problem, why should he deal with it?

My school doesn't even have a fence, yet we're not allowed on the premises during summer (unless for school activities or summer school). Can I sue them because they don't have a No Trespassing sign?

[Chaotix]

9 set

no need for slang here, plain english will do fine, that way you dont have to explain it for the "the people who dont know"

but anyways, yea that sucks, you should buy some fireworks and throw them back. something kinda similar happened to me like an hour ago. i was playing tennis at the school tennis courts, and then a bunch of these ghetto "african americans" walked by. i ignored them and they ignored me, except for this one kid in their group that sounded like an elementary schooler. he had like a BB gun pistol or w/e and started shooting it through the holes in the fence. he didnt hit me cuz his aim sucked ass but to look "cool" in front of his buddies he kept shouting "HAHA GOT DAT *****" and started bragging about where he hit me (even tho he didnt) and then they all just went away. if they had less people or if i had more ppl with me, probably woulda told him to shut the hell up. but it was just me and my dad (who is kinda old) and they had around 10+ people, even tho 1/4 of them were probably under 13.

[BanMido]

actually where I come from (California) it's against the law to skate at school, open parking lots and other areas that may also disturb the public.....

the man wasn't right when he threw firecrackers at you but you shouldn't have been skating there....

and I used to skate too ( about 8 years ago was the last time I put my foot on a skate board......) I had a tony hawk birdman board with abec 7 bearings, spitfire wheels, venture trucks and black magic griptape...too bad I sold that board along with all my other ones......

kids today think they deserve things that they didn't earn...this goes to prove it......they need to learn what respect is......when I used to work at the Safeway supermarket I had to yell at these damn kids always skating in the parking lot....

[power_gamer_6]

but is there really a point to saying how big the stairs were?

Often it's just a showcase of skill. A bigger set of stairs takes more skill to clear/do tricks on.
If there are other skaters here, they will read that and think either "this guy's got skills" or, "okay, good for you."

Other than that, really, there isn't any pont.

[Chaotix]

Often it's just a showcase of skill. A bigger set of stairs takes more skill to clear/do tricks on.
If there are other skaters here, they will read that and think either "this guy's got skills" or, "okay, good for you."

Other than that, really, there isn't any pont.

ok then
lulz.

[SimplyLuck]

And deselin please stfu. You still fail to understand this guy assaulted us and gave me a burn that will leave a scar. It's illegal first of all to even own fireworks here in MA and he burned me.

[hackedx]

You all fail to understand what trespassing is. He goes to the school so its not trespassing unless asked to leave and he doesn't.

[Deselin]

And deselin please stfu. You still fail to understand this guy assaulted us and gave me a burn that will leave a scar. It's illegal first of all to even own fireworks here in MA and he burned me.

I never said he was in the wrong, I was just telling you why you were in the wrong.


Go ahead, be my guest, bring this to a court. I don't care either way, but I'm telling you, YOU WILL LOSE!

And thanks for telling me to shut up, but not PG6. You're really showing maturity here.

You all fail to understand what trespassing is. He goes to the school so its not trespassing unless asked to leave and he doesn't.

Even still, I'm sure in the school policy they don't allow skating in the parking lots, and school policy is year round.

[TheSinter]

trespassing

Pronunciation:
\-ˌpas also -pəs\
Function:
verb
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French trespasser to overtake, exceed, wrong, from tres to a high degree (from Latin trans beyond) + passer to pass — more at through, pass
Date:
14th century

intransitive verb1 a: err, sin b: to make an unwarranted or uninvited
incursion2: to commit a trespass; especially : to enter unlawfully upon the land of another transitive verb

source http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trespassing


what state do you live in simply luck

[Xynh]

You see, you wouldn't have gotten a firecracker scar if you just listen to the dude.

You're telling so many people that they're failing to understand something, while you, yourself, is being hella ignorant.

[SimplyLuck]

you can find that out here

http://www.fireworks.com/fireworks_laws/


as asked by me before, what state do you live in?

I live in MA. I already know the law here for fireworks because me and my friends got arrested for launching fireworks on 4th of july.

[Xynh]

The firecracker hit me and burned me and he shouldn't even have them in the 1st place because it's illegal.

Dude, okay, go sue him, and he'll sue you. For what? Find out in court.

Trying to tell you you're as wrong as the dude that threw the firecracker at you is like talking to a brick wall; a waste of time.

/****in' thread.

[cradlecapp]

I live in MA. I already know the law here for fireworks because me and my friends got arrested for launching fireworks on 4th of july.

you sound like a big baby take it and suck it up.
all the skaters i know wouldnt be such a puss. or atleast theyd like to think they wouldnt be.

[Deselin]

If they did then we would get kicked out. Look dude. Kids skate at this school
all year round and no one ever says anything or complains. But today some idiot throws fire crackers at us.

The firecracker hit me and burned me and he shouldn't even have them in the 1st place because it's illegal.

It still doesn't matter, he can pin everything on you if he can convince the court of trespassing, which is most likely what he would do. The state isn't going to tolerate it if you were messing up their property.

Besides, illegal fireworks is just a small misdemeanor, as someone else in this thread said, he'd get a slap on the wrist and let off.

[SimplyLuck]

It still doesn't matter, he can pin everything on you if he can convince the court of trespassing, which is most likely what he would do. The state isn't going to tolerate it if you were messing up their property.

Some lady got $32,000 because her son got cussed out by someone for skating. I'm pretty sure I can sue him for giving me a scar.

And cradlecrapp.. no...

[Cereal&Milk]

I still think my suggestion fits the situation perfectly.

[SimplyLuck]

I still think my suggestion fits the situation perfectly.

I agree. (message too short)

[TheSinter]

http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/gl-266-toc.htm

here are the trespassing laws, and from what i can see... you may have been ok

CHAPTER 266. CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY

http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/266-120b.htm

Chapter 266: Section 120B. Entry on land by abutting property owners not constituting trespass

Section 120B. Whoever, being the owner of land abutting that of another, the building or buildings on which are so close to the land of such other person as to require an entry on said abutting land for the purpose of maintaining or repairing said building or buildings in order to prevent waste, shall not be deemed guilty of trespass or liable civilly for damages, provided that such entry is made expeditiously and in the exercise of due care and that no damage is caused by such entry to the land or buildings of said abutting owner. Before such entry said owner shall notify the chief or other officer in charge of the police department of the city or town in which the land is located that he has requested permission to enter on adjoining land from the owner or occupants thereof for the purpose of maintaining or repairing a building or buildings and that such permission has been refused, and that he intends to enter under the provisions of this section. Before entering on said land, said owner shall post bond with the chief of police in the amount of one thousand dollars to protect the adjoining land owner from damage caused by said entry. No person so entering on land of another shall store material or tools thereon for more than eight hours in any one day nor shall he continue to enter thereon for more than thirty days in the aggregate in any calendar year. After said entry, said owner shall in all respects restore said adjoining land to the condition in which it was prior to said entry.

note: not sure if this is relevant