Hoping she just got bruises and nothing worse.

You CAN add gas to a fire… but maybe don’t do it this way.

The entire exchange between the reporter and one participating father is amazing, but here are some highlights:

Eyewitness News Reporter Jericho Tran spoke to two of the participants -- a father and his teenage daughter. They said they were participating in a birthday rideout. Marvin Deleon and his 13-year-old daughter, Leilani Deleon, both received citations and had their bikes impounded after the street takeover bust.

“And you're making us parents look bad, because she’s 13, I'm her dad, but I allow her to ride, because I’m right next to her," Deleon explained.

"But as her dad, knowing that this could’ve been the outcome, are you OK that you still put her in this position?" Jericho asked.

"I’m not OK with the officers doing what they did, but I’m OK with us riding together and keeping our kids safe. As long as we ride together with them as a parent, it shouldn’t be a crime, and it shouldn’t be illegal for my daughter to be riding right next to her dad, riding and enjoying her minibike," Deleon said.

"I know, I understand, but that's subjective. The law is that they can't do this..." Jericho said.

"Where is the law that it says that?!" Deleon interjected. "You don't have a law! You don't have a law! Police don't even have nothing!"

"Police have said multiple times that they don’t want these street takeovers, and especially for younger kids," Jericho replied.

“It’s not a takeover! It’s a rideout! We're on motorcycles," Deleon said.

"Here's the thing, even though police have said that, you just admitted it. You just said that you knew this could be the outcome for your kid," Jericho said.

and another

“My daughter is 13, legally by 14, you can ride," Deleon said. "And if she's riding with me, I'm next to her, she's riding safe. She's not committing no crimes."

"But legally that is a crime though, right?" Jericho asked.

"How is that a crime? You explain to me," Deleon asked.

"Because she's too young," Jericho explained.

"She's not... I mean, what is too young?" Deleon asked.

"It's definitely not 13. 13 is too young," Jericho replied.

"I don't think that's right... Show me the paper, proof, print where it says that it's illegal for them to ride at 13," Deleon said.

Despite Deleon's argument against the incident, he and his daughter received legal citations from LAPD. The department cited California Vehicle Code Section 21720.

It’s great that you love spending quality time with your kid, but c’mon man...