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Great to hear! I remember skate boarding to my office downtown, 35? Years ago. Dressed in suit and tie, just waiting to be pulled over for "public" skateboardi
by pomian 2y ago
Great to hear!
I remember skate boarding to my office downtown, 35? Years ago. Dressed in suit and tie, just waiting to be pulled over for "public" skateboarding. I went to work with various early morning bikers(bicycles), on the empty city streets, and returning in crazy afternoon rush hour traffic. Never did get stopped. But was ready with various arguments!
- searealist 2y agoIt's almost as if police only go after skate boarders who are trespassing or causing property damage. It's fun to see yourself as a Star Wars rebel though...
- odessacubbage 2y agoi mean i get the cops called on me just skating down the street
- secstate 2y agoWow, that's a hilarious hot take to hear in 2024. I get that some people associate skateboarding with all that, but then again, there are some folks who just trespass and cause property damage on their feet. Almost as though there's a correlation rather than causation.
- searealist 2y agoSkateboarding 100% destroys property. And skateboarders have sued property owners after getting hurt.
- secstate 2y agoNobody is arguing with you about skateboarding destroying some property. 100% seems like hyperbole given that many (nay, most these days) skateboarding takes place at municipal or private parks. Statistics on lawsuits brought by riders against property owners should probably be cited, else it just sounds like perhaps you have had one of these lawsuits brought against you and have anger about it.
- searealist 2y ago[flagged]
- pomian 2y agoI assume the above commenter never witnessed how abusive authorities were historically to young kids, from 8-18, who were just skateboarding for fun, wherever they could. Having skateboard parks - with safe skate zones, is relatively recent in cities and towns.
- searealist 2y ago[flagged]
- odessacubbage 2y agoenjoy having a downtown full of nothing but tweakers & fent zombies i guess. sure beats letting some kid skate the plaza.
- searealist 2y agoAm I supposed to prefer tweakers, fent zombies, AND destroyed property?
- kelseyfrog 2y agoYou're supposed to be generous in interpreting other's statements even[1] when you think they're wrong. This is a great opportunity to "converse curiously"[2] instead. 1. especially 2. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- searealist 2y ago[flagged]
- HeatrayEnjoyer 2y agoDo people like this commenter realize how obvious they are? Cringe