Bingo. If it is inherently a reckless act for the longboarder (or cyclist) to be there in the first place, it's hardly the drunk, texting doctor's fault, now is it? Especially if the kid is a weirdo goth. This is the line of reasoning that turns a manslaughter into a "tragic accident", and is the reason that I (and apparently a lot of other people) react so negatively to the e-tards who take to the net to complain about cyclists "blocking traffic", and advocate harassment or worse.