so tigard (suburban portland) just built a new skatepark, and its epic, except for one little problem...
pay extra attention to #3 on the rules...
"by entering and remaining in the skatepark, you voluntarily give consent to have any backpack, bag, or other container searched by tigard police."
rule three of the tigard skatepark apparently supercedes amendment four of the constitution.
this is a big deal. if this goes unopposed, it could easily start a trend of police state skateparks everywhere.
the dudes at skate and annoy are trying to raise a stink about this. go kick in a couple bucks to make some stickers. here's a couple links...
http://skateandannoy.com/?p=4237 http://skateandannoy.com/?p=4135http://earthpatrolmedia.com/wordpress/?p=867blow this up. post bulletins on myspace, start threads on any other messageboards you might post on, write some letters, do whatever you can to draw attention to this story... if this gets swept under the rug, it will be one more nail in the constitutions coffin.