Your opinion is crystal clear, no need to continue explaining it

Thank you for expanding upon your prejudice against all younger people who live in the city, really helps paint a clearer picture of your opinions

If you want to paint Black kids as inherently criminal, that's on you. That is not my opinion.

Yep that's the reason. Taproom permits only let you sell what you actually produce. Otherwise if you're selling stuff you just truck in, you need a liquor license like a full bar.

That's what I was suggesting, seems like as good a use as any, it's not like the dunes next to the highway are a great place for a housing development or any industry.

I have seen those, in the minority of public parks I've been to. You are asserting that it's banned "generally", which is what I am asking you to prove out. Or are you just pulling it out of your ass and assuming that because you've seen one sign, it must be true for every public space?

> . I responded that places like that generally ban such activities to avoid the liability issue.

Except they don't.

> There are exceptions, but Lincoln Woods being one doesn’t change the general trend.

What's your evidence of that "general trend"? As a rule, public parks allow all nonmotorized transportation.

RI law: "No person shall operate or ride a bicycle, scooter, skate board or other operator propelled vehicle or device in any unit or portion thereof, of the Division of Parks & Recreation after the Regional Manager has made a finding that conditions are unsafe for the operation of such vehicles and has issued an order prohibiting such activity."

Meaning nonmotorized is allowed everywhere by default, and only not allowed where specifically banned.

If you have some data showing how often certain activities are specifically banned, please do share.

So it wasn't you that said "Places like Yellowstone and Lincoln Woods generally ban skateboarding". Must be something wrong with reddit then, because it's saying you did...

> What is or isn't allowed at one specific venue is irrelevant to the topic of discussion.

...so why did you bring it up? Seems like an unforced error for you to share false information if it's irrelevant to anything you're saying.

> That being said, I can see how making a state owned motocross area could have a lot of issues like this come up.

For sure; that will certainly ramp up the severity of both bodily and property damage.

I wonder how close to profitable a private business could be. $1 lease of that land from the state, modest amount of capital investment in track fencing, signage, clubhouse, track building/maintenance. Significant investment in security and insurance. What would someone pay, $40 for a 4-hour session? Then a clubhouse slinging $5 tall boys of Gansett after your session is over (strictly enforced) to pad the profits. It seems almost conceivable, but also, I know nothing.

Oh yeah, good analogy with sledding. I kept thinking about mountain biking which is allowed (and expressly encouraged) in a bunch of municipal parks around, and which also must have a pretty healthy injury rate too...but I guess not as high as sledding...?

Does the state actually have any liability beyond gross negligence in state parks? I guess I've just been assuming it's all at your own risk, and that I can't get the state to pay my bill if I trip while hiking and break a pinky finger.

>I strongly disapprove of their behavior, but I don't want them to die.

I completely agree too. The callousness in these threads is shocking. Of course the riders are completely wrong in several ways, but that doesn't mean their death should be enjoyed.

>I don’t skateboard, so I don’t know which venues allow it and which don’t

If you don't know, then why are you here confidently spouting conjecture about it?

>Places like Yellowstone and Lincoln Woods generally ban skateboarding in large part to avoid liability issues.

Skateboarding is 100% allowed in Lincoln Woods, what are you talking about? Not really a stellar venue for it, but it's allowed. All sorts of other potentially dangerous activities are expressly encouraged there too...mountain biking, horseback riding, pond skating, etc.

I think they're technically mostly in West Greenwich

We even have the big unused dunes that seem perfect for that kind of thing.

Nature is healing 💚

Hah, fair

Are those limits really enforced now? I'd be interested to see how much of a difference that would really make.

Isn't this sub kinda specifically dedicated to mocking the topics?

I am sure there is more fruitful discussion on this story posted to /r/Newport or /r/RhodeIsland or wherever.

Electric supply is deregulated in our state, you are free to choose a different supplier.

RIE has a monopoly on distribution, which is why any distribution charges they charge have a capped ROI (essentially, profit) percentage, approved by the PUC. Whether they are taking a fair ROI is a matter of opinion, but I personally see any external profitability as unreasonable; it's a universal need, it should be run by the municipality and not turn a profit, just like our water, sewer, road, etc. systems. That said, if we're stuck with a commercial model, them taking (IIRC) 5% profit seems at least less bad than it could be.

Sure, buy or don't buy whatever you want, I'm just sharing pricing.

I think your assumptions about meat quality are incorrect, but that's none of my concern.

Is shit that oily?

Hah yeah I deleted it pretty much right away, thought it was a bit beyond the line of poor taste for a grocery post

>why would taxpayers pay for the gas company's infrastructure improvements?

Taxpayers aren't paying for it, their customers would be.

>ok so NOW, take all the reasons you just pulled out of your as

What exactly do you think I made up? Everything I said was factual and I purposely gave no opinion