Skateboarding assault accused says 'I'm sorry'

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The man accused of assaulting a skateboarder says he over reacted and apologises.

The man accused of assaulting a skateboarder says he over reacted and apologises.

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3/04/2012 10:23:27 a.m.

Grunty01 wrote:

he has a kid himself he should no how kids are if you react to there crap how would he like it if i pushed his kid for being a smartass and good on that english chap for confronting him he wasnt in his face just saying what any good parent or adult would say if they saw that carry on

29/03/2012 3:42:03 p.m.

Craig Platt wrote:

read: man shoves a police officer/doctor/politician and then assaults another in the throat. why is it different if its a teenage skateboarder? to prison please

29/03/2012 1:36:26 p.m.

Derek's ex wrote:

This was nothing short of criminal assault in both cases. Why hasn't he been charged?

28/03/2012 11:22:05 p.m.

SMH wrote:

All of this would've been prevented if the organizers of the event would've blocked/taped off certain areas from the public to prevent interruptions. Now we have a man making excuses for his action! SMH

28/03/2012 11:02:06 p.m.

Maria wrote:

I feel so sorry for this Craig. The child was not hurt, the children were displaying poor and potentially dangerous behaviour.Craig, acting as a parent and chaparone, was obviously left unsupported by the organisers to deal with this part of the competition on his own.

A collection of bad circumstances, that led to a cocktail explosion.Leave the poor chap alone. He has sufford (I think unjustly) enough.

This man was doing the right thing for good reason. It just blew up in his face and

28/03/2012 2:00:54 p.m.

Shelley wrote:

this guy is pathetic there is NO excuse for assult which is what he did!

28/03/2012 1:01:16 p.m.

Awhina wrote:

There is no excuse for assault or abuse of any kind. He shouldn't have assaulted that teen,period. It's disgusting. Well done to the ADULT who stood up to him. Shame on YOU.

28/03/2012 12:58:37 p.m.

Concerned wrote:

"I was being verbally attacked, so I reacted." Shite... hope the police don't take on this line of attack!!! "The protesters were rude to us, so we bashed their heads in!"... or teachers: "The kids were cheeky and annoying me, so I smashed them over! " god help us

28/03/2012 12:58:01 p.m.

DD wrote:

"I'm sorry, BUT..." All the organizers should be locked up. That is just sad to watch. "100$ for the cutest kid under 6" omfg.

28/03/2012 2:01:29 a.m.

Alf wrote:

What caused the situation, and why was there a group doing there own thing at cross purposes with the organised event? Answer: Badly organised event run by someone who shouldn't have anything to do with skating. (rehab plus lids??? C'mon ACC!@!!!_This guy was definately put on a spot between two opposing factions, unbeknown to him. he broke the law, fact, but he was in a lose lose situation, all the while why he thought he was there to help. He's definately the fall guy here.