Athens (TN) bans skateboards downtown

[The Straight Story]

Athens bans skateboards downtown


ATHENS, Tenn. — Tired of property damage and complaints from owners, Athens City Council members voted unanimously Tuesday night to ban skateboarding in a 12-square-block area downtown.

Punishment for violating the ban is a $50 fine. The ban only applies to public property. Private property owners may post signs forbidding skateboarding and police can cite violators to court.

Police Chief Chuck Ziegler said he will meet with the city attorney next week to discuss how the department will respond to the ban.

http://timesfreepress.com/news/2009/feb/18/athens-bans-skateboards-downtown/?breakingnews

Well, there goes my plans for the weekend. I was gonna skateboard while smoking and cleaning my gun :)

[CreekDog]

1. Skateboarding is not a crime

oh wait...:wtf:

[jobycom]

2. They can have my skateboard when they pry it from my cold, dead neighbor's ankle.

[rcrush]

3. Good.

Those damn kids with the skateboards piss me the fuck off.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

4. That sounds like a really bad idea.

I'm sure you were just trolling though.

David

[The Straight Story]

6. No, I was skating

:)

[xchrom]

5. i don't think skateboarding is a crime by any stretch --

but the elderly and moms with baby carriages -- often seem to have a bad time trying to navigate with skateboarders.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

8. What about damaging property?

[The Straight Story]

9. isn't that already a crime? (nt)

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

10. One would think.

[xchrom]

11. weather damages property -- everything does --

but i've seen some really awful things happen with the elderly and other pedestrians using things like skateboards or bicycles.

more my concern.

[EFerrari]

7. Albany did that when I lived there in the early 90s with my youngest son.

I think they just wanted to give their cops an even chance. :)