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I saw a guy who was arrested because he refused to show the police his ID. The police told me it is illegal to not be carrying your Identification card at all times. This was the rationale for arresting him. The funny thing there was no reason for them to be there.
It all started when this kid in his late teens was sitting straddling his bike at a lightrail platform.
This is not against the rules, Walking with your bike is not against the rules. There are even ways to take your bike on the train.
You can see clearly to the other side of the tracks the otherside of the platform. A security guard starts yelling at the kid after watching him for 2 minutes and seeing that he isn't riding is bike is just using it as a seat since there is nowhere else to sit. He tells the kid to get off his bike. The kid doesn't listen.
The security guard then comes storming over to our side of the platform and yells at the kid again. No less than 5 adults from various demographics confront the security guard and tell him to knock it off that he is abusing his power and the kid hasn't broken any rules nor is bothering anyone.
The security guard apparently doesn't think the kid should be on the bike because he may ride it. The kid tired of being yelled at stands up gets off the bike and walks over to a bench and sits down. Up to this point the kid has not said a word and the guard has been yelling the whole time.
He follows the kid and continues yelling at him madder now because the kid won't acknowledge him as an authority figure. The kid finally loses it yells back at the security guard pleading to be left alone. The kid wisely instead of hitting him like it is clear he wants to walks away.
The security guard yells out, "Your not allowed on my train!" As the kid is walking away and then he proceeds to pull out his walkie talkie and calls for cops to come arrest the kid.
The kid walked far enough away that he wasn't immediatly in view and ran for the train when it came so he could get on and get out of there the security guard chased after him and barred him from boarding.
I didn't board the train I approached the police after they "apprehended" the kid, he was sitting on the curb upset that he was dealing with a security guard with a power trip and still pissed. He refused to show his ID to the police and when I told them everything I saw they informed me he was being arrested for that reason and that it is illegal not to be carrying your identification at all times.
Yes before anyone asks I did also call the company and report the security guard.
Was what happened wrong?
It all started when this kid in his late teens was sitting straddling his bike at a lightrail platform.
This is not against the rules, Walking with your bike is not against the rules. There are even ways to take your bike on the train.
You can see clearly to the other side of the tracks the otherside of the platform. A security guard starts yelling at the kid after watching him for 2 minutes and seeing that he isn't riding is bike is just using it as a seat since there is nowhere else to sit. He tells the kid to get off his bike. The kid doesn't listen.
The security guard then comes storming over to our side of the platform and yells at the kid again. No less than 5 adults from various demographics confront the security guard and tell him to knock it off that he is abusing his power and the kid hasn't broken any rules nor is bothering anyone.
The security guard apparently doesn't think the kid should be on the bike because he may ride it. The kid tired of being yelled at stands up gets off the bike and walks over to a bench and sits down. Up to this point the kid has not said a word and the guard has been yelling the whole time.
He follows the kid and continues yelling at him madder now because the kid won't acknowledge him as an authority figure. The kid finally loses it yells back at the security guard pleading to be left alone. The kid wisely instead of hitting him like it is clear he wants to walks away.
The security guard yells out, "Your not allowed on my train!" As the kid is walking away and then he proceeds to pull out his walkie talkie and calls for cops to come arrest the kid.
The kid walked far enough away that he wasn't immediatly in view and ran for the train when it came so he could get on and get out of there the security guard chased after him and barred him from boarding.
I didn't board the train I approached the police after they "apprehended" the kid, he was sitting on the curb upset that he was dealing with a security guard with a power trip and still pissed. He refused to show his ID to the police and when I told them everything I saw they informed me he was being arrested for that reason and that it is illegal not to be carrying your identification at all times.
Yes before anyone asks I did also call the company and report the security guard.
Was what happened wrong?
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