Given that the officer in this case personally witnessed (and would testify to) the events that led to arrest, he probably wasn’t planning on any interrogation (he didn’t need the kid’s statements to fill in any details,) thus no Miranda warning required.

The kid was not wrong at all. We have this thing called free speech people and if you don’t know what that is you should probably check it out. He aggravated a person who just so happened to be a police officer, and this officer Schwab was happy to just go a head and assault and arrest a kid to get his monthly bonus. He was just on another power trip.

I think that this cop is a total dick head, not all cops. If something isn’t done in retaliation by the kid arrested then he has just fallen subject to another bully.

Honestly I just want to swear and swear at that cop, but I know that wont do me any good on here hahah.

Here’s the first part:

SEC. 7.2. INFRACTIONS.

In addition to public offenses created by the Vehicle Code, the actions listed in this Section 7.2 are prohibited, and each and every violation of a prohibition listed below shall be an infraction, except as otherwise provided in: (a) this Code; or (b) the Vehicle Code; or (c) as necessary to comply with the direction of a Police Officer or Parking Control Officer; or (d) with respect to a Municipal Parking Facility, upon the direction of an authorized parking attendant; or (e) with respect to any other Public Property, except with the permission of, and subject to such conditions and regulations as are imposed by the agency that owns the property that are available for public inspection at the agency’s offices.

Here’s the second part, which describes the things that are infractions:

SEC. 7.2.13. NON-MOTORIZED USER-PROPELLED VEHICLES (NUV).

(a) Riding on Sidewalks.

(1) To ride a NUV upon any sidewalk in any business district within the City;

(2) To ride a NUV upon any sidewalk within the City between the period commencing 1/2-hour after sunset and 1/2-hour before sunrise; or

(b) Riding in the Roadway. While riding a NUV in the roadway:

(1) To ride a NUV upon any street in any business district within the City;

(2) To fail to yield the right-of-way to any person on foot crossing the street;

(3) To fail to yield the right-of-way to any person on foot approaching from any sidewalk, within any marked or unmarked crosswalk, or to fail to yield to any bicyclist or motor vehicle approaching on the street;

(4) To travel against the direction of traffic;

(c) General Prohibitions. While operating a NUV:

(1) To carry any object that obstructs or impairs the rider’s vision in any direction.

(2) To wear any type of audio headphones, headsets or earplugs.

(3) To operate an NUV in a reckless manner that endangers the safety of people or property.

(Amended by Ord. 287-08, File No. 081340, App. 12/5/2008)

It appears that the law may have changed since 2003. Has it changed again since this amendment from 2008?

I am sure that when there is an interview with the skaters parents, they will report he is gentle and played with rabbits when he was younger.

Skaters use hills in SF like their own private skate slope, no regard for pedestrians (old folks and kids included) and they view cars as demons to be trashed. Enforce the law or wait for one of the skaters to file a lawsuit for injury & emotional suffering…. against the City of SF, for NOT enforcing the law. We can now expect a “critical ass” parade of skaters (oops but they cannot think that far into the future).

Mr Skater should have also been charged with breaking and entering….the fence they breached.