Comments on: More Jacksonville Go Skate Day madness

By: Levi

Levi — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 04:01:49 +0000

Well the intention of go skate day was solely for recognition for a new park
and it did get kinda out of hand in the end, but It was fun, no one actually got arressted
or hurt and we will have a better idea how to plan for a more constructive / organized event this
next year. and hey, at least we made enough of a ruckus the first time so that now the news and authorities will take us more seriously for the next event. this is only the begging of a fight that is not going to go away easily. I think the city thinks if they just keep ignoring us that we’ll eventually stop
but i don’t think they’ve done the research to realize how big skateboarding is actually getting.
Its not the outlaw sport it used to be, but i think the craziness of the go skateday event was merely a build up of years of being treated like the criminals were not. I think we all just felt like if were gonna be treated like criminals, we might as well have some fun like it for once!

By: Cash Carter

Cash Carter — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 17:09:52 +0000

I think SkateDay is an awesome idea, my issue is this: If you want to legitimise what you are doing, you should make sure not to break any laws. The authority is only looking for a reason to stomp us flat. If you don’t give the public or our crappy local news any positive things to talk about/report on then they of course are only going to see a bunch of hooligans.

I really, really hope this happens again, but only if all laws are abided so that the community has no choice but to embrace it.

By: joeymarchy

joeymarchy — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 13:56:57 +0000

Jermain, Kona is the legendary skatepark in Jacksonville. Kona opened in 1977.

By: U-Turn

U-Turn — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 07:31:08 +0000

And I’m sure if some kid had ended up mangled under a caddy, those same people would have been the first to scream that the cops should have done something.

By: Jermaine

Jermaine — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 22:23:58 +0000

Isn’t there a legendary skate park in Jacksonville?

By: Travis

Travis — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 20:19:09 +0000

” we took over the streets” And there you have it. Sorry kids, I was downtown that day and a lot of you were acting like little jackasses. Parks nailed it. Everyone wants to be a little rebel and when you’ve got a bunch of others egging on negative behavior, it’s not good for anyone. I saw a few kids hitching to cars for a boost and that’s absolutely stupid, downtown traffic is bad enough as it is with all the outsiders not being able to wrap their heads around the whole “ONE WAY STREET” thing, we don’t need a bunch of 12 year olds mangled under some 90 year lady’s caddy.

By: KTZ

KTZ — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 20:17:11 +0000

at leasts they werent feeding the ducks. could have gotten ugly

By: Downtownparks

Downtownparks — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 13:40:34 +0000

I guess I’m just not that sympathetic. Its not that I have a problem with Skaters. In fact, when I was a kid I really thought the skater crowd was cool (I couldnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t skate to save my life, so I went to guitar route instead) But everyone has to admit that skaters tend to be less than respectful to authority.

Also, I know this wasnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t everyone, but I understand that when the skater left friendship park that they trashed the place with litter and debris. This caused problems for the city, MOSH, and other businesses down there who were then forced to deal with the mess.

Lastly, looking at those pictures. The skaters didnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t help their cause by swinging in and out of traffic. Had they stayed out of the street, I might have had more sympathy to their plight.