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I am not really well versed on hiker vs. biker rights, but I'm competent in
some legal issues. If you poke someone with your pole, that IS assault. You
should be arrested and you can have your day in court. If this is considered a
public place, then you have a reasonable expectation that your picture may be
taken. It is perfectly legal to take a picture of someone in a public place.
You have no right to put your hands on someone or try to knock a camera out of
someone's hands in response to them taking your picture. I don't know about
who is right about the trail issues, but in the response, the hiker is clearly
in the wrong legally speaking (even if the biker was a jerk).
I have no dogs in this fight, however there are some real inconsistencies in
the hikers response. Don't claim your plans to swim in Hawaii have been ruined
and then cite the injuries that make it impossible for you to assault someone.
"I’m 69, need a knee replacement, have a torn rotator cuff and have stenosis,
scoliosis and osteoarthritis in my spine – thus the poles! Throwing anyone to
the ground is impossible." If these injuries don't prevent you from traveling,
hiking, or swimming in Hawaii, then they don't prevent you from pushing
someone on a bicycle over…
Feb. 2, 2015, 11:06 a.m. - Sam Hodder
#!markdown I am not really well versed on hiker vs. biker rights, but I'm competent in some legal issues. If you poke someone with your pole, that IS assault. You should be arrested and you can have your day in court. If this is considered a public place, then you have a reasonable expectation that your picture may be taken. It is perfectly legal to take a picture of someone in a public place. You have no right to put your hands on someone or try to knock a camera out of someone's hands in response to them taking your picture. I don't know about who is right about the trail issues, but in the response, the hiker is clearly in the wrong legally speaking (even if the biker was a jerk). I have no dogs in this fight, however there are some real inconsistencies in the hikers response. Don't claim your plans to swim in Hawaii have been ruined and then cite the injuries that make it impossible for you to assault someone. "I’m 69, need a knee replacement, have a torn rotator cuff and have stenosis, scoliosis and osteoarthritis in my spine – thus the poles! Throwing anyone to the ground is impossible." If these injuries don't prevent you from traveling, hiking, or swimming in Hawaii, then they don't prevent you from pushing someone on a bicycle over…