skateboarding is not a crime Options

[ReggieM]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH6AYVn2yw4


This was on go skateboarding day, luckily i didnt receive any of this treatment. But do u believe skateboarding is a crime and your opinion of the video.

[sadolakced acid]

Skateboarding has always been part of the punk, anti-authority lifestyle, and as a result, the mere act of skateboarding is in itself seen as an act of defiance.

This can lead to harsher treatment of skateboarders, since cops view them as trouble makers.

Skateboarding is not inherently dangerous; bicycles, rollerblades, or even just feet can be equally dangerous (see parkour).

locally, we don't have much of a skateboarder problem. They stick to residential streets, and there are a few skateparks built. And while they will occasionally skate on the sidewalk of the local strip malls, i'm pretty most the ones who do so would crash into a wall first before knocking someone over, but i do understand not all skateboarders are that considerate.

However; i have one question for everyone hating skateboarders. In cities, bicycle messengers are often more dangerous than skateboarders, traveling at much faster speeds, weaving in and out of traffic and ignoring traffic rules. And yet bike messengers are allowed by cities, while skateboarders are eradicated.