my editorial

To the editor,

It has come to my attention that there is a lot of problems with the community towards skateboarding. I bring the issue to you that there is a lot that you may do to stop all the current and future problems. I’m going to suggest a few solutions that may help stop the destruction of properties and the youth being hassled or otherwise arrested.

One thing I notice everywhere are no skateboarding signs. I can understand the liability of us bringing them to court. If we get hurt it is our own fault. If you’d like to get rid of the worries the destruction and liabilities why not build us a skate plaza. A skate park to represent a small portion of the city. We would love something like that and also this way you would not have to deal with us skaters disturbing you at work.

Another issue that comes to mind is when security and civilians. It would seem they always have something bad to say about the youth. They should not be so quick to judge us. Yes there are rude people that skateboard but more then 50% of the youth that skates have done nothing bad. Its not like we are dealing drugs or that we are spray painting all over the city. Skateboarding is the least of your worries. We would just like it if once in awhile that we could get some respect and not have the cops called on us and getting us in trouble with the law they have much better things to do then waste they’re time chasing after us kids when they could be out stopping actual crimes.

I hope you take into consideration what I’ve just brought up in my argument. We just want to have fun and we only live once. So why not make it worth it and live our life to the extreme. You were once a child to think about what you were doing at the age of 12 to 18.

Thank you for taking the time to read.

Scot Burtt
On behalf of all skateboarders