No Place To Go
March 23rd, 2007 by
Senior Editor: Jeff
This morning I watched a bit of Good Morning America. This is my choice for morning news (besides CNBC). But usually only the first half-hour, as I am not interested in baking, cats, or the latest trend in shoes. However, this morning I watched a little longer and caught a story on a skateboarder who was shoved by a police officer while his brother was filming him skate. Now, I have nothing against skateboarders (I myself was a punk rawker in my youth), but what caught my attention was a statement they made:
“I don’t think it’s the police’s fault and I don’t blame them at all. It’s the city’s fault for not giving us a place to skate.”
The city is making you break the law by not providing you a place to ply your trade? I’m sure the members of NAMBLA would agree. Look at this attitude: 1. it’s the city’s fault because 2. they didn’t do something for us.
Here’s an idea: take a break from filming yourself for YouTube and organize a skate park for yourself. Here we have big media fawning over some kids, promoting their victimhood of society’s cruelty. Diane Sawyer simply has to ask “And what are you doing about getting a skate park in your community?” and we can see how committed they are to the idea of a skate park, or if it is simply an excuse.
(On the other hand, perhaps they are victims of our society. We continually reinforce this attitude of victimhood, inaction, and blaming others.)
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