Who took the video? Seems to me that the guy verbally and physically assaulted the skateboarder and illegally detained him.
Based on the last few minutes, I'd say it was a friend of the thug who took the video.
I don't know the local laws, but the store owner was almost surely allowed to detain the criminal. He witnessed the commission of a crime: malicious mischief.
Given the others Person age, just as much could have been Accomplished less the Yelling.
I would hope that you would agree with me that the actions of the store owner were "over the top" and that he acted foolishly...
The store owner probably felt that if he didn't come across so aggressive, that the skater would have just walked away before the police arrived. Not saying that he didn't go over the top here, but that was probably why he acted the way he did.
I definitely feel that the store owner was right, but too big of a mealy mouth tool...
Right idea, terrible execution.
Were I the boarder, I would have gladly paid for the bush, taken the ride, wrap whatever... but the police would have found the shop owner on the ground restrained with me telling the cop: "This guy assaulted me, we have it on camera, but he wants to file a report about his plant."
I can empathize with both parties, but.. he shouldn't have been messing with the plant.
I do find it a bit odd the comment about the skate park.. around here, they are free and public... it's like being told to go to the gun range for OCing...
It's quite obvious that the enraged lunatic grabbed the kid and shoved him. This is just a desperate attempt to defend the indefensible simply because you happen to agree that the kid should have been arrested. Despite the fact that the store owner's actions were unjustified.On the touching: the video seems to indicate that the store owner may have put his hands on the thug, but does not clearly show such. The thug does not react as though he has been struck or grabbed in any way.
A defense that would be easily destroyed as any reasonable person can plainly see that the kid did not move until after the store owner grabbed him, at which point the kid clearly struggles with the store owner.If I am the store owner, my defense to any such charge is that I believed the thug was trying to evade the citizen's arrest and move away. I got really close and strongly considered grabbing or hitting him. He seemed to resign himself to the arrest, so I thought better of it and did not touch him.
Well, good thing you're not a lawyer then, eh? That was a clear case of assault, only those wearing blinders whom are predisposed to side with the store owner would say otherwise. A predisposition clearly evidenced by the fact you continue to call the kid a 'thug' despite the fact that he did not act violently.I don't think that it could be proven in court beyond a reasonable doubt that the store owner assaulted the thug.
IMO walking around with your skateboard outside of a skatepark= OCing
Riding your skateboard on private property = discharging