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> that’s generally why skateboards are brought to riots. A skateboard can certainly be a weapon but I believe this is conjecture.
by wrekone 5y ago
> that’s generally why skateboards are brought to riots.
A skateboard can certainly be a weapon but I believe this is conjecture.
- teakettle42 5y agoThis is well-documented, though I don’t know for certain when it became the norm. If you go back to the 1999 Seattle WTO protests, you mostly see people using short, concealable weapons, such as wooden clubs. At some point, the gear of choice evolved towards the plausibly deniable, including skateboards, umbrellas, etc. 2020 example: https://mobile.twitter.com/TheGunzShow/status/1266851406822232065 https://mobile.twitter.com/TheGunzShow/status/12668514068222...