Later this evening I will be heading to Seattle so that tomorrow I can visit the Kent Munincipal Court. Of course this isn’t how I imagined my next visit to Seattle would be but it is what it is.

Why am I going to court? Well… 3 years ago I was a reckless youngster on a motorcycle. Among the speeding tickets I managed to accumulate, I was also lucky enough to get a “Criminal Trespass, 2nd Degree” ticket. I know what you’re thinking and no, I was not busting into people homes or any of the garbage.

So how did it happen? It’s pretty pathetic if you ask me!

Well, one day a group of us went out riding. Some of them wanted to find a place to do some stunts such as wheelies, endos, etc. Someone mentioned an area in Kent that had several warehouses with very large parking lots that were completely empty.

So, that’s where we went. There were no visible “No Trespassing” signs so on we went. There were only 3-5 riders out on the asphalt doing their stunts, the rest of use (about 12 people or so) were sitting off to the side. An employee came out and said he was fine with it but requested that we stay off the concrete so we don’t mark it up. He watched for a few minutes and headed inside.

About 15 minutes later, here comes a cop car driving up. In less than 30 seconds I had my helmet, jacket and gloves on with my key in the ignition. But, running wasn’t the thing to do. Instead none of us ran and we all received criminal trespassing tickets (except for the guys out doing stunts, they ran).

So, we weren’t destroying anything or being crazy reckless out there, plus an employee said it was ok.

Oh well, I suppose there are plenty of people out there who agree with the police that we should be punished. I disagree.

Anyway, I will take some pictures and post them when I get back! Wish me luck!