[VIDEO] Skater knocks down kid; kid's mom steps in and punches him

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I'm not a skater but this is the equivalent of a kid running onto a basketball court when there's a game between adults going on. It's an unfortunate situation that ultimately is due to the parents' negligence. Good for the skater for keeping his cool.
 
This guy is clearly not a beginner (come on, the first trick is a full curb frontside blunt (I think, I didn't rewatch the vid)) and there is no doubt that he knows how to avoid kids or anyone else for that matter.

But trust me on this: it doesn't matter. AT ALL. Kids don't watch where they are running (again, AT ALL) and shit like this happens all the time. People get knocked down but that usually all that happens because skaters are used to this kind of shit.

Over the past 15 years, I have knocked at least two kids on accident. It doesn't matter that I am usually able to bail without hitting anyone, but when you are doing something like dropping down a tranny while doing fs grind at hundred miles an hour and some kid runs straight into front of you collision is inevitable. And that's just in skateparks, in streets it's whole another story and believe me, everyone I know watches out for people on the street much much much more than at a skatepark.

It's even worse now when kids are using scooters: super young kids going at fast speeds, looking directly down from the handlebar and having no idea how to navigate a skatepark usually means disaster, no matter how skilled you are or not.

The point is, the mom is nuts/aggro, kids are kids and stuff like this happens all the time. Case closed.
 
Fourth Stooge said:
My money is on the mother in a rematch.

I am curious as to why some people are blaming the collision on the child. Each had an equal right to be there. The Skater Man clearly was not looking where he was going, despite there being many kids and other people in the park. In case you were wondering, I'm calling him The Skater Man because calling him "dude" or "skater" implies he is not as responsible for his actions as another adult.

The Skater Man should take down that video. Why? Running over a child isn't funny, especially when the Skater Man would be legally at fault for hitting the child. People can say all they want about they want about the situation being an "accident." The fact is The Skater Man was more concerned about mugging for the camera than the safety of others. As an adult, he has a duty to exercise due caution. It doesn't matter if it is a skate park. He failed in that duty and, in fact, exercised zero caution. He can be held accountable if the child were injured. Children under 6 are by law 0% negligent. What does that mean? The Skater Man was 100% negligent.

And where was The Skater Man looking when this happened? At the camera. Then he collides with a child... And people are saying the child ran into him? The Skater Man wasn't looking. The video shows it ands he even says it. But the child should have been looking... Interesting.

You don't post a video on YouTube of making a child cry. You just don't. Real class act there.

I'm sorry if this offends the skaters out there. But you need to act like adults and be aware of the people around you if you skate in public areas.
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You mean The Skater Men right ?
 
fuck the skater. he deserved to get punched.

1. all he could care about was his fucking toy skateboard after possibly giving that kid a concussion

2. how many of you are that far up your child's ass when they are playing at a park?

I stand by the mom whole-heartedly.
 
Apoc87 said:
fuck the skater. he deserved to get punched.

1. all he could care about was his fucking toy skateboard after possibly giving that kid a concussion

2. how many of you are that far up your child's ass when they are playing at a park?

I stand by the mom whole-heartedly.
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Nice troll, I bet some people actually fall for it.
 
As the father of two kids (3 and 2), fuck that mother.

A kid that small shouldn't be running around on concrete like that anyway, ignoring that it looks like a skate park on top of that!

I would press charges.
 
Fourth Stooge said:
My money is on the mother in a rematch.

I am curious as to why some people are blaming the collision on the child. Each had an equal right to be there. The Skater Man clearly was not looking where he was going, despite there being many kids and other people in the park. In case you were wondering, I'm calling him The Skater Man because calling him "dude" or "skater" implies he is not as responsible for his actions as another adult.

The Skater Man should take down that video. Why? Running over a child isn't funny, especially when the Skater Man would be legally at fault for hitting the child. People can say all they want about they want about the situation being an "accident." The fact is The Skater Man was more concerned about mugging for the camera than the safety of others. As an adult, he has a duty to exercise due caution. It doesn't matter if it is a skate park. He failed in that duty and, in fact, exercised zero caution. He can be held accountable if the child were injured. Children under 6 are by law 0% negligent. What does that mean? The Skater Man was 100% negligent.

And where was The Skater Man looking when this happened? At the camera. Then he collides with a child... And people are saying the child ran into him? The Skater Man wasn't looking. The video shows it ands he even says it. But the child should have been looking... Interesting.

You don't post a video on YouTube of making a child cry. You just don't. Real class act there.

I'm sorry if this offends the skaters out there. But you need to act like adults and be aware of the people around you if you skate in public areas.
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I'd love to hear your thoughts on this GIF:

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Clicking on this thread I thought it would be some asshole teenage who ran over a kid on the sidewalk and laughed about it or something.

He didn't do anything wrong, and good god she was far as hell away.

Edit: As for the above, I have three kids, and I don't let them run around at the skate park. End of story.
 
I have two kids, 6 and 4.

It is the mothers fault, no discussion needed, since, it is a skater park, YOU who brin YOUR kids are responsible that they are not harmed in a area that is more dangerous then a kids playground.

What if there was a soccer game and a kid ran in and got hit by a quarter back or a defense man in european soccer? Yeah, same rules apply here.

I hope he press charges.
 
Apoc87 said:
I aint even trolling.

Fuck that skater.
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You have to be trolling, if your not then your supporting the mothers parental negligence (letting a child run about in a skate park that far from you is very parental negligent) and then hitting others for it, be honest, your trolling right, RIGHT?.
 
Red flag on how the mom reacted. Child protective services should conduct an investigation. Someone that starts hitting that fast may do the same to children.
 
The mom reacted in the wrong way. She wasn't watching her kid, the kid was clueless to his surroundings. The skater had no chance moving out of the way of a kid running towards his direction.
 
The mom is pathetic. It took her forever to come over and check on her kid. I'd be there in 0.3 seconds flat. Then again, I wouldn't let my kid play unsupervised in a skatepark.
 
People blaming the skater are idiots, I'm sorry but you are. This incident is purely the mother's fault, I know that pains you that you can't white knight her but it's the truth.

Zee-Row said:
That lady probably goes to the club every week and leaves her kids with whoever like all hood rats do.
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ChubbyHuggs said:
My first thoughts. I could see him smashing that board across her face.
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Only if the guy was a true dickhead at heart, which he certainly didn't seem to be. When something like the collision with the kid happens you feel like shit even if it wasn't your fault. That was clearly his first concern, and he was attempting to deescalate the situation when she came over screaming.

His immediate reflexive response and subsequent reaction were spot on. The mother was out of line and shouldn't have punched him. Responding in kind with more violence wouldn't help the situation at all. The best thing he can really do at that point is walk away.
 
Trouble said:
His immediate reflexive response and subsequent reaction were spot on. The mother was out of line and shouldn't have punched him. Responding in kind with more violence wouldn't help the situation at all. The best thing he can really do at that point is walk away.
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Fuck that cowardly mentality, he would have had every right to defend himself.
 
It was an accident.

Kid shouldn't have been left alone, especially in a skate park of all places.

The mom is the one at fault here. Skater guy just didn't walk off either after running into the kid. He showed concern.

I see people letting their little one's run loose all the time where I live. I see this a lot where the parents are not even within eye sight of their small children. If you have small children and you are in a public place (especially something like a skate park) please keep them under supervision.
 
Atraveller said:
Maybe that's why the video was cut immediately after the skater is punched. If I was him, the next thing would be a skateboard across her face.
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a skateboard across her face? seriously? quite the agressive persons in here. All you guys reacting such agressively dont realise that you should not punch anyone in front of a young child. sheesh. Poor child already has a terrible mother.
 
Can Crusher said:
What the fuck is this whole "press charges" bullshit? Dude would have to be a major bitch to do that hugh
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You say you wanted the dude to knock her socks off but suggesting he press charges is being a major bitch?

Fuck that noise, he hit her back he would be sued to hell and back by her. Fuck that bitch and teach her a god damn lesson on how to react and what she should be teaching her kid. By reacting the way she did she's teaching her kid to be a violent little douche bag.

Press charges and teach her a lesson.
 
Imperial Hot said:
I'm a guy. I would've punched her back.
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Agreed. I'm sorry if this is considered an unpopular opinion or a controversial subject or whatever but we're way past the days where a guy is considered to be a pussy or seen as weak if he hits a woman, especially in a situation such as this. If a woman can go round like that smacking the shit out of people, then she can sure as hell take a beating too. I'm sorry, but women demanded equality for years. Well, you've got it, now deal with it. If you don't want violence, don't incite it. It really is as simple as that.

That woman was out of her mind when she smacked the skater. Fair enough, her child was hurt, I can totally understand where she's coming from as I get mad when someone hurts my little girl, but the difference here is I don't go punching people in the face. I talk to them, explain to them why I'm so pissed off that they've possibly hurt my daughter, but I never physically attack them. What would I possibly gain from it and what sort of example am I setting for my child?

People like her shouldn't have children or, at best, don't deserve children. That child, while it is a shame they were injured, was at fault here, not the skater. But the mother, jumping to conclusions as I've seen many mothers do, assumes it was all the skaters fault and took the worst possible route of action in to resolving it. That child will probably now think smacking people is the solution to all of life's problems.
 
Let's punch someone over something that i'm responsible for causing! Perhaps if she were a responsible parent and kept an eye on her child, instead of being way off in the distance, maybe he wouldn't have gotten knocked down by someone at a skate park?

Shin Johnpv said:
By reacting the way she did she's teaching her kid to be a violent little douche bag.
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Also This.
 
Codeblue said:
I'd love to hear your thoughts on this GIF:

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i hate this gif you can see that the kid is maybe 2 or 3 years old and got hurt. I hate everything about this, why is this shit a gif? Why are you posting it? if i was the dad of this kid i would not punch the dancing guy but every fucking piece of shit that laughs at my kid getting hurt.

but on the topic, moms fault for sure BUT all of you who say he should have punched her back in front of her kid...wtf are you nuts or just nor grown up at all? he reacted perfectly imo
 
Raiden said:
Jezus. He should have just give her a good smack in the face when she hit him.
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Not me man. I'm of the mindset that if anyone, woman or man, feels its necessary to physically attack you then you defend yourself. If some lady punches me in the face, she has given the green light for me to lay her out. However, that doesn't mean I advocate violence against women, just that if you came to play then accept the cost.
 
It's really hard to say what I would have done.

Clearly, the answer is for the mother to have cooled off.

But her kid was just "run over" and she didn't hear the skater apologize or anything (he was talking to the other woman).

Still.

Her first reaction? To assault the guy, not comfort her wounded child.
 
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