From the article: Police Harassment and Skateboarding
Unfortunately, skateboarders tend to have a lot of run-ins with cops. Something about the skate punk culture, something about how dangerous skateboarding is, and something about how a lot of cops are drunk with power ... it all combines to many skaters having sad cop stories to tell. Here's an article on How to Deal with Police Harassment, but bad police experiences with skateboarders still happen. It's just the world we live in. Share your story here, and read about what other skaters have had happen to them. Share Your Stories
what just happen
- so me and my friends were skating , just cruising around , than a cop comes and my board slides from under my feet and go directly towards him and he just jumps on it and flat out does a variel ! right away i was yelled what are you doing man ? he just yelled back rent and my kid man , i respectly grabed my board and walked off the school grounds. then a month later we go back and this time it was just me , the cop guy was there but he had a board and everything ! no uniform no badge no cop car ! i was happy to see a cop breaking the law ,lol! i guess there are some cool cops in the world....
- —Guest dylan
skater and tagger
- Nice stories guys' but hey when people say I cant' sk8 were I please I tag all on there cars and ever thing but I do that only if there cussin and acting like idiots!!! o right my story ok like 1 day mean cops and they were like you cant' sk8 here and they said give me your board so I was being nice to them but it did not work so I said no and they said give me your board kid so I said no and the chase was on they got me and cep asking ? and when they turned a round I start run and holding my board and to make ever thing wost my leg and arm was busted so I cut in to a fends got home but my sadnest was not over turns out one of the cops I was talking mest to was my dads best friend from high school and he had came over the next day boy I was about to pass out so when my dad and mom was out of the room he start talking to me about the stuff I did then he ask me if I was and I said no so he told my dad and I got grounded for 5 weeks boy I hate that guy so I made my move I tagged his house
- —Guest STC
are you protected?
- I had tresspassers in my back yard. I called the police. They asked me, "What color are they?" I heard them laughing and they hung up on me.
- —Guest u
Police brutality
- I was forced to strip totally naked in Homestead Florida in the year 2000 the year before 9/11.it was really horrible what they did to me and other women.Miami Florida Police are the ones to blame for 9/11! They are the ones that did these horrible things to women!
- —Guest Jenning
Heres what started it all
- Back in the late 1970's an old lady was hit by 2 skaters in Greenford Middlesex UK she was hospitalised that made the London papers a few more incidents they decided to make makeshift skateparks paid for by local councils but many were vandalised by idiot skaters or Punks the then fad of that era who smashed up everything -also many people are terrified of even getting on a skateboard so they tend to say they are a menace they cause very little problems in truth and keep kids and adults in a social circle - I still have a board and I am 45 and can still skate a speed my advice to skaters stick to the backstreets where cops dont go parks etc - Funny though cyclist go werever they damn want unless your on a BMX then again you will get hassled
- —lemon62
popo hoes
- dont skate on sidewalks u get tackled i hate when da popo get on my case for stupid crap its soo retarded cant they go catch murders or something rather than harass us jus tryin ta have some fun i mean wtf
- —Guest levi
@ Tim, yes they do
- Yes most cops are A-holes with little man syndrome, I am a medical professional and my whole family are as well, in fact I might have to save a police man/woman's life but they assume all skaters are punk kids (lol) not even close! If a cop treats you like a POS then how do they expect to get respected? They respect us and our sport (treat us like we are not murderers) and be glad we are engaging in a SPORT not in gangs or drugs (we should get a freakin trophy and parade for not actually committing crimes, in fact skating has kept many people out of criminal lifes) but there is only punishment because there are some stupid skaters that ruin our reputation. I'm sick of getting harassed for doing a sport or just using my board for transportation! My brother, his friend and I (note we are all adults/over 18) were skating at an abandoned industrial building open gates, no signs of any kind and a cop shows up and tells us to leave I say ok let me get my sweater then he yells GTFO!
- —Guest Medical school skater (Doctor skate)
Whaooo
- Me and like five friends got kicked out by a b*tch cop for skating in a skatepark with some little kids on scooters and a sign that specifically said no scooters or bikes allowed so it were really f*cked up
- —edded277
Another Dumb Cop...
- Today my friend and I were skating at the local loading docks, something we've done for years, when Officer Robert Wyse decided to kick us out. He did not tell us why, only to leave and not test him. A little info before I continue. There is NO "No Skateboard" sign, we've skated here for years, and pro boarders have filmed in this location before (Corey Duffel). Now, as we were leaving, he stops us for skating in the adjacent parking lot. Now I'd like a little feedback on this. Can he stop us for skating in the parking lot? Can he ask us to leave even though the owner of the ABANDONED facility lets us? What was the probable cause for doing this? We did no damage...etc etc. I cannot believe this, and I would like some legal advice as to what to do next, because we basically skate here every day and have been for the past 4 years. Thanks guys.
- —Guest Etownsk8r92
Really
- so me and my friend were hanging at the skatepark when the police show up and try to say that we were causing trouble and making the other kids cry thats where the title comes in really.
- —Guest anthony
It wasn't me
- Me and about five friends were chillin at a local park, not even skatin just talkin when Melvin the wonder cop shows up. We're on first name with this nut by now. He comes up and accuses us of everything wrong with the park. Broken electrical outlets, graffiti, and even said the damage to the concrete was caused by our skating. Last i heard doing a kickflip didn't put "cheeks was here" in concrete. Then he tells us to leave, kicks Wyatt's board and did his best to make us burst into flame with his glaring. Yep, skating is sooooooo bad.
- —Guest J. Danger
It wasn't me
- Me and about five friends were chillin at a local park, not even skatin just talkin when Melvin the wonder cop shows up. We're on first name with this nut by now. He comes up and accuses us of everything wrong with the park. Broken electrical outlets, graffiti, and even said the damage to the concrete was caused by our skating. Last i heard doing a kickflip didn't put "cheeks was here" in concrete. Then he tells us to leave, kicks Wyatt's board and did hid best to make us burst into flame with his glaring. Yep, skating is sooooooo bad.
- —Guest J. Danger
good cop-bad cop
- me and my boy were sk8in at this parking lot.we been sk8in there for a long time.first this cop comes by and says to leave.we were like ok and left.then we went to another parkin lot and the same cop comes by but this times he gets out tells us to get on the ground .my boy just stands there and i say f off.he dont like.we run he chases us.my boy got away but he tackeld my ass breaking my arm.anyways hes was fierd nd we skate those parking lots everydy.wahooo
- —Guest jamesula
lame cop broke board
- well me and my freind were just going to a skatepark about 12 feet away then i see this fat school cop just come out of a regular car and he's taking out his badge then he says its a non skating zone we were skating a a parking lot of a resturant then right in front of us was the skate park he said get on the ground i said alright but were just getting to that park over there he then says that the parking lot is private property then just goes a takes are boards even though he's not on f'in duty he takes me board and just breaks it in half i yell you f'in a hole why the f did you f''in do that you dick your not even a real f'in cop so now i dont have enough money for a new board and the police wont do anything and im not getting a new board til for like 2 or 3 more years till i can get enough money to replace my old one
- —Guest manuel vega
Oh f**k
- so me and my friends were at my old school. Just like normal. a few cars trees and lots of noise. Then as we were skating a cop comes up to us and forces us... I mean gently asks us if we saw anything suspicous. We honestly said no, since i was almost busted once... About 5 minutes later the cop comes again. This time the teachers notice him and they leave, thank you for that. So we honestly told him nothin was going on. then he came back AGAIN!!! (bet you won't call what he does next) he pulls out a tazer and tells us to get on the ground. But he wasn't talkin' to us, (kinda) one of those few cars were actually containing two teenagers uhhh... no response on that. That was the day i got kicked out of my territory but still that moment was kinda... EWWW!!!
- —Guest skatinguy
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