Laws in the U.S. are ****, they protect pricks like that pedestrian. Pedestrians should not have a right of way over traffic, except on crosswalks at all way stop signs and when the "walk" sign is on at stop lights. Every other time the pedestrian should cross the street at his or her own risk...I've never hit somebody but came close tons of times because they decide to randomly run into the street. My closest was when some prick decided to run out onto the street 20 feet ahead with a large group of people and just stop...Luckily there was no traffic so I could swerve into the oncoming lane but if there was traffic I'd rather hit a prick and maybe next time they'll learn then die to oncoming traffic.

Oh and I'm surprised that cop didn't even consider that kid was doing something stupid...very rarely do you find a kid and a skateboard combo in which the kid isn't a prick.