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Sweetsee
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 Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 1:21 am Post subject: skateboarding a crime? |
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6810
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| Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 3:08 am Post subject: |
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good question.
I've been accosted by rent-a-cops when skating down town Nagoya (ironically near the international centre) who told me it was dangerous etc and so I got off. TO make sure I didn't ride again, one followed me for two blocks.
Then at the next block (nagoya station) there was a bunch of kids doing rail slides and landing on a busy pavement... they remained unmolested and unbusted for most of the afternoon.
I wasn't even doing tricks, just on my way from the library to the skate park (which is a strong word if you've ever seen the rather anaemic looking ramp and a half under the motor way in Osu...)  |
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6810
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But the point is, that apart from that occasion, the real police have never given me more than a curious look.
I never skate in crowded areas and keep my tricks (such as they are  ) in parks and in my booney neighbourhood. In the city it's carving hills and commuting only really.  |
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Sweetsee
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| Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 3:16 am Post subject: |
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| Reason I ask is the principal at our school chewed me out again and says it is "dame". Where or how can I find the word of the law, short of asking the filth at the koban? |
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PAULH
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| Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 5:22 am Post subject: |
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| Sweetsee wrote: |
| Reason I ask is the principal at our school chewed me out again and says it is "dame". Where or how can I find the word of the law, short of asking the filth at the koban? |
Its probably because kids are not allowed to bring skateboards or ride scooters and if they see a teacher do it it looks contradictory. Its like teachers smoking but kids are not allowed to.
You are a teacher at the school and it sets a bad example, though its not illegal. Its simply a school regulation.
PS you can ride bicycles and motorised kickboards on the footpath, inline and roller skates. I see no law against skateboards as such. |
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Sweetsee
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| Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 10:42 am Post subject: |
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| No Paul, there probably is no law but everyone will tell you that there is. Just thought since they are firing me, who cares. I will suck it up though and carry my board to school from the station, which is a bit like walking alongside your car. |
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PAULH
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| Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 10:45 am Post subject: |
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| Sweetsee wrote: |
| No Paul, there probably is no law but everyone will tell you that there is. Just thought since they are firing me, who cares. I will suck it up though and carry my board to school from the station, which is a bit like walking alongside your car. |
If they are going to fire you make sure you get the one months severance pay or one months notice and make their life miserable by telling students what anal pric-ks they are being.
I though you had another year there or are you talking about non-renewal?
To them its not a firing, its your contract expiring. |
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Sweetsee
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| Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 11:57 am Post subject: |
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| Yeah, yeah it's a non-renewal. Pretty funny because with my club activities they have got me scheduled without a day off for most of this month. Even so, I will maintain a professional attitude and do the best job I can. Karma baby, goes around comes around. |
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6810
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| Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 12:40 pm Post subject: |
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| PAULH wrote: |
Its probably because kids are not allowed to bring skateboards or ride scooters and if they see a teacher do it it looks contradictory. Its like teachers smoking but kids are not allowed to.
You are a teacher at the school and it sets a bad example, though its not illegal. Its simply a school regulation.
PS you can ride bicycles and motorised kickboards on the footpath, inline and roller skates. I see no law against skateboards as such. |
That's exactly what I was thinking. |
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Khyron
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| Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Sweetsee wrote: |
| Karma baby, goes around comes around. |
Is that a fact? |
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Sweetsee
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| Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Belief grasshopper. |
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Bozo Yoroshiku
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| Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Khyron wrote: |
| Sweetsee wrote: |
| Karma baby, goes around comes around. |
Is that a fact? |
Yes. You have only my life to see the proof of it. 
--boz |
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