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Skateboarders should be allowed to skate without being stopped, harassed,
asked to leave, or arrested. Places to skate are needed by skateboarders, if
we don't skate anywhere, we won't be able to progress and get better. In
order to skate to the best of our ability, we need to be exposed to all
different types of terrain. Although there are skateparks around, not
everyone can afford to pay to get in. Public ones are available, but they are
so scarce, that only a few fortunate cities have them.
Intentional harm or wrongdoing to or upon others is never imposed. When we
skate, our only intention is to be able to skate and have fun. Killing or
injuring others is definitely not first on most of our piority lists. Looked
upon as criminals and treated as villains, when we didn't even steal anything!
Any harm done to any property or person is by accident; besides, everybody
makes mistakes!
Rollerbladers and bikers are not forbidden. Most of the signs around will
only say, No Skateboarding. At HBHS, there is a humongous sign that forbids
skateboarding, but the bikers were there taking advantage of the multiple
stairs without disturbance. Bikers and bladers are fully capable of causing
damage just as skateboarders are, if not more. If they are allowed to blade
and bike, we should be allowed to skate there, too! Skateboarding is not a
crime. Skaters should be allowed to skate in public places as long as we
aren't causing any illegal crimes, such as stealing, or murder. After all, we
just want to skate, so let us. We have a right to skating without being
harassed, so let the skateboarders do what they do best!
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is fourteen years old, lives in Anaheim, CA and has been skateboarding for a little over a year.
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