Is practicing Parkour illegal?

[pkman]

Parkour is defined as: an athletic discipline, in which practitioners traverse any environment in the most efficient way possible using their physical abilities, and which commonly involves running, jumping, vaulting, rolling and other similar physical movements.

Today I was stopped by a police officer while climbing a wall at a public university campus. The police officer asked for I.D. and said that was I not allowed to continue doing this. Someone supposedly reported us to the police. I just don't understand what can make this illegal. It is not trespassing, destruction of property, or causing bodily harm, etc.

Shouldn't I be free to continue practicing parkour on campus? Any insights or reference to laws would be appreciated. By the way, this took place within the state of Florida if that is of any significance.

[Citicop]

Whether or not you can practice it is up to the campus or whoever owns the property where you are. It's their property; if they give you permission, you may. If they don't, you may not.

Be prepared for them to tell you "no." If they say "yes," and you hurt yourself doing it, then they may be liable for your injuries and medical bills. It falls into kind of the same area (and reasoning) as skateboarding.

-Citicop.

[pkman]

Thank you for the clarification. That was very helpful!

[Legoate]

Shouldn't I be free to continue practicing parkour on campus?

Sure you should, as long as you are the owner of the property. If you aren't the owner, then you don't have the right to do whatever you want to do.

[kels]

Even public universities are considered private property.
Therefore, anything that is not expressly permitted, is
verboten.

So in plain english, unless you have permission, you are
not allowed to do anything on a college campus that might
result in you suing the Univ if you injuried.

I used to love running off little juveniles with their skateboards
when I was a Univ Police Officer. I am a star in several of their
videos.

[MikeLowrey]

Whether or not you can practice it is up to the campus or whoever owns the property where you are. It's their property; if they give you permission, you may. If they don't, you may not.

Be prepared for them to tell you "no." If they say "yes," and you hurt yourself doing it, then they may be liable for your injuries and medical bills. It falls into kind of the same area (and reasoning) as skateboarding.

-Citicop.

Sure you should, as long as you are the owner of the property. If you aren't the owner, then you don't have the right to do whatever you want to do.

Even public universities are considered private property.
Therefore, anything that is not expressly permitted, is
verboten.

So in plain english, unless you have permission, you are
not allowed to do anything on a college campus that might
result in you suing the Univ if you injuried.

+1.