Awkward Situations at the Skatepark

[switchfakie]

An inliner got banned from our local park by the police for calling a 10 year old kid 'gay'. The guy is in his mid thirties.

thats kinda dumb

[modern life is war]

An inliner got banned from our local park by the police for calling a 10 year old kid 'gay'. The guy is in his mid thirties.

Lol wtf? Where do you live?

[cky enthusiast]

An inliner got banned from our local park by the police for calling a 10 year old kid 'gay'. The guy is in his mid thirties.

im not a fuckin inliner

[IpathCats]

An inliner got banned from our local park by the police for calling a 10 year old kid 'gay'. The guy is in his mid thirties.

LOL what!? That sounds insane. How can they even enforce that? Do they patrol the park, or are they just going to show up and kick him out if he's reported to be there? I need details on this. Please describe this mid thirties homophobe child bully. What was he wearing, what was his setup? Also, echoing @modern life is war, where TF is this park?

[GrayCellGreen]

An inliner got banned from our local park by the police for calling a 10 year old kid 'gay'. The guy is in his mid thirties.

Its hilarious to me that there are still people out there who use "gay" as an insult, especially towards a little kid. I need more details about how the police got involved. Did a bystander make the call? Did the kid make the call?

[davy]

this happened years ago, but a buddy and I were skating the local park in the early afternoon. it was a weekend, so it was prime time for young kids riding scooters and bikes. there were two kids that were probably brothers (seemed close in age, maybe younger than 10) that had skateboards and were riding on their bellies.

my friend and I were waiting for one of the kid's to go so we could skate the ledge, when all of a sudden one of the kids that were riding their skateboards on their bellies jumped a little too far beyond their board and scrapped their face into the ground. our park was made back in the mid-2000's, so the ground is not the smoothest. the kid's mouth started bleeding and of course the kid was crying. mom comes and takes the kid away with blood all over the ground, and we were just in shock that we saw that happen.

had to sit on the bench for a while after that one... I would have left for the day but this was before I was driving in high school.

[djoekr]

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An inliner got banned from our local park by the police for calling a 10 year old kid 'gay'. The guy is in his mid thirties.

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Its hilarious to me that there are still people out there who use "gay" as an insult, especially towards a little kid. I need more details about how the police got involved. Did a bystander make the call? Did the kid make the call?

It happened at our shitty excuse for a park located in a small city in The Netherlands. The guy is a known tweaker and welds the shittiest obstacles ever. He made a flatbar out of scrap metal pieces with all kinds of screws and material sticking out and placed it in the middle of the park. He also completely overwaxed a perfect, already painted ledge.

The park, due to the horrible asphalt and consisting solely out of 4 quarter pipes and a manny pad is often populated only by the kids that live near the area. One day the dude was at the park, installing another one of his death trap rails. The kids bothered him while he was busy so he started shouting shit at them. Scooter kid started crying, went back to his dad who got involved and called the police. I have no idea if the police actually enforce the ban, but that's the rumor that has been spread amongst the locals. The shitty rails got removed, and he didn't replace anything there since the whole situation went down.

[DirtCat]

A guy I grew up with is still a rollerblader and last I saw him, like 7-8 years ago, he was still using "gay" as a pejorative.

Make of that what you will.

[IpathCats]

rollerbladers = homophobes

what an interesting turn of events...

[fulltechnicalskizzy]

hurt people hurt people

[IpathCats]

hurt people hurt people

that's deep man, real deep

[KGB]

There was this autistic kid who rode a scooter and had different chaperones on different days at this one park I used to go to a lot. He would usually just get really close and stare at you and laugh, I mean like six inches from your face. But we all just treated him like anyone else and knew what to expect. One day though I was trying something and my board shot out at high speed and smacked the back of his shin super hard from like 2 feet away and he did not even flinch or turn around or anything. I was coming over to say I was sorry but he never even stopped talking to someone or gave me the chance. So I felt bad and got the evil eye from his chaperone that day and every day after. Ever since then when I would go to the park wherever I was the kid would just charge straight at me on the scooter and try to make me fall. Luckily he was only there every so often, but it continued for months until I moved away. What exactly are you supposed to do in that situation? It was def awkward.

[IpathCats]

There was this autistic kid who rode a scooter and had different chaperones on different days at this one park I used to go to a lot. He would usually just get really close and stare at you and laugh, I mean like six inches from your face. But we all just treated him like anyone else and knew what to expect. One day though I was trying something and my board shot out at high speed and smacked the back of his shin super hard from like 2 feet away and he did not even flinch or turn around or anything. I was coming over to say I was sorry but he never even stopped talking to someone or gave me the chance. So I felt bad and got the evil eye from his chaperone that day and every day after. Ever since then when I would go to the park wherever I was the kid would just charge straight at me on the scooter and try to make me fall. Luckily he was only there every so often, but it continued for months until I moved away. What exactly are you supposed to do in that situation? It was def awkward.

Assert your dominance.

[IpathCats]

I used to date this girl who was attacked by a special needs person in highschool. She was just standing in the lunch line and this dude just came up and started wailing on her. She had a pretty solid fear of special needs people after that.

[KGB]

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There was this autistic kid who rode a scooter and had different chaperones on different days at this one park I used to go to a lot. He would usually just get really close and stare at you and laugh, I mean like six inches from your face. But we all just treated him like anyone else and knew what to expect. One day though I was trying something and my board shot out at high speed and smacked the back of his shin super hard from like 2 feet away and he did not even flinch or turn around or anything. I was coming over to say I was sorry but he never even stopped talking to someone or gave me the chance. So I felt bad and got the evil eye from his chaperone that day and every day after. Ever since then when I would go to the park wherever I was the kid would just charge straight at me on the scooter and try to make me fall. Luckily he was only there every so often, but it continued for months until I moved away. What exactly are you supposed to do in that situation? It was def awkward.

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Assert your dominance.

Well that wouldn’t be a good idea as the chaperone def would have got the police involved plus they were a lot younger and would not have been a good look. I just went elsewhere or waited for him to leave.

[j....soy.....]

I’d talk to the chaperones, they are often paid people who should know how to navigate things….if not….I’d just leave.  Not worth it…

[Bitchardo Scantron]

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This happened yesterday.  I skated the afternoon at the only skate park that is currently dry within 60 miles or so.  A fair amount of kids on scooters and bikes are there, and the moms that tend to come along with that.  I skated for around 2 hours, didn't slam at all, was feeling good.  I gather up my crap, skate bag over my shoulder, and a cup in one hand with ice and my keys in my other hand.  I push out of the park on my board, as I'm heading out the moms comment how inspiring it is to see me skate (They are clearly impressed by my grey hairs and out of shape figure).  Just like a cool guy I breeze by on my board and smile and say thanks.  As I near the edge of the curb to ride off I lower my weight a bit casually, like I've done a million times before and... I hit a rock..dead stop.  I pitch over off the curb, skateboard flies backwards into the mud between the sidewalks and  my cup of ice explodes, I land on my bag and roll. Some guy much older than me came running tword me and the moms come sprinting...I reassure everyone that I'm fine and that the only thing hurt is my pride.  I went from an inspiring old guy to a tragic invalid within seconds.

I found it ironic that I can whip around a park for 2 hours and not slam, and one rock outside and I die off a curb. smh

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This is so tragic when it happens. Same thing happened to me last week, I was on fire for the first time in months, no slams but the second I leave the park I get off my board and roll my ankle stepping off the curb. Some dude and his girl saw it and gave me a pity chuckle and asked if I was alright. I’m still cringing at the thought of it

Oh the feels I have right now, dammit

[j....soy.....]

there was this older guy around here who started skating when he was 50 and was always super cool to kids, he'd even drive them around and stuff.....I always thought it was kinda weird so I asked the kids if he was ok and they said he was.....

well.....15 years later...the dude is retired and the kids are all like 30....they go camping and shit....

turns out, I was the awkward one....

[BALARGUE]

it's skateboarding guys,
you'll end up skating with teens, teach them stuff and learn from them too
If you find it weird, you are probably the weird guy
not every older guy at the park is a predator

more power to skateboarding for being intergenerational

[yghartsyrt]

it's skateboarding guys,
you'll end up skating with teens, teach them stuff and learn from them too
If you find it weird, you are probably the weird guy
not every older guy at the park is a predator

more power to skateboarding for being intergenerational

yup – exactly. not everyone who get's along with kids is a creep.

smoking weed with them is hella weird though

[seamsull]

A few years ago, I was skating a small local park (Randoll Mill in Arlington, TX) with about 10 other skaters and kids. The park has little league baseball fields, and a playground nearby.

During the session, a tall man walked through the baseball outfield, like 200 yards away, and came right to the park. He was dressed head to toe in what I can only describe as military surplus and/or a ninja Halloween costume. He had a ski mask on and it was summer. He also had a toy sword he was swinging around.

He stood over my water bottle and said “the FUCK is this” then started taunting us from like 15 yards away. I skated by and heard him mumble “yeah.. pussy boy” he then proceeded to focus in on a chubby pre teen. He basically just mumbled incoherent insults. All the skaters obviously got their guard up and got close together lol.

After a few minutes he left, the chubby kids dad came from across the street open carrying, and had no idea what had just happened

We were all like “yeah we would’ve stuck together if shit went south, right?”

“Yeah I’d use my board as a weapon if I had to”

Then, the guy drove by in his Camry, windows down, pointing and laughing at us.

I moved from Texas, but for years I’d run in to other skaters that were there that day and we couldn’t help but bring up how bizarre it all was

[Mandatory Reload]

was at blue park yesterday and this dude who I've seen around a few times but never talked to was looking at me weird and was like "you good bro?"

i was like "uhh yeah i'm good, what's up?"

he proceeded to tell me that he doesnt like the way i'm acting. i'm like, okay, not sure what you're talking about because we've never interacted before. he then says that apparently i "brushed up behind" him and it "was mad weird bro. like really weird bro i'm not into gay shit" and asks if we're gonna have a problem

i'm like "oh damn i have no idea what you're talking about but if i bumped into you, my bad"

apparently this isn't satisfying to him and he goes on about how weird it was and how he "doesn't like when other men do that shit." i have no clue what he's talking about, if i did actually make physical contact with this dude it was so unnoticeable that i have no recollection of it at all. so i continue to tell him i have no idea what he's talking about and ask him where/when it happened, but he won't tell me. i guess at this point maybe i'm kinda looking around at other people like "is anyone hearing this crazy shit?" because he goes "no one else can hear us bro this is between me and you, be a man and own up to it"

at this point i'm just like aight man, i'll make sure to keep an eye out for you next time and try not to bump into you (i'm a grown man in my 30s and not trying to get in a fight at a skatepark so i'm just tryina move on from this weird ass encounter)

he's like yeah bro you're acting mad oblivious and shit you gotta watch where you're going. in my head i'm like "so am i gay and intentionally rubbing up on you or am i oblivious and unintentionally bumping into you and need to watch where i'm going? which one is it?" but i'm over it so i'm just like okay man. and as he's walking away he's like "bro you need to take this shit seriously. SPECIFICALLY you, i'm talking about SPECIFICALLY you bro."

that was pretty much the end of it. one of the weirdest interactions i've ever had at a skatepark. pretty convinced he made the whole thing up in his head and just wanted to flex on someone lol so scared of unintentionally touching another man that you make up that someone touched you and try to fight them at a skatepark like you're in middle school.

[Chavo]

was at blue park yesterday and this dude who I've seen around a few times but never talked to was looking at me weird and was like "you good bro?"

i was like "uhh yeah i'm good, what's up?"

he proceeded to tell me that he doesnt like the way i'm acting. i'm like, okay, not sure what you're talking about because we've never interacted before. he then says that apparently i "brushed up behind" him and it "was mad weird bro. like really weird bro i'm not into gay shit" and asks if we're gonna have a problem

i'm like "oh damn i have no idea what you're talking about but if i bumped into you, my bad"

apparently this isn't satisfying to him and he goes on about how weird it was and how he "doesn't like when other men do that shit." i have no clue what he's talking about, if i did actually make physical contact with this dude it was so unnoticeable that i have no recollection of it at all. so i continue to tell him i have no idea what he's talking about and ask him where/when it happened, but he won't tell me. i guess at this point maybe i'm kinda looking around at other people like "is anyone hearing this crazy shit?" because he goes "no one else can hear us bro this is between me and you, be a man and own up to it"

at this point i'm just like aight man, i'll make sure to keep an eye out for you next time and try not to bump into you (i'm a grown man in my 30s and not trying to get in a fight at a skatepark so i'm just tryina move on from this weird ass encounter)

he's like yeah bro you're acting mad oblivious and shit you gotta watch where you're going. in my head i'm like "so am i gay and intentionally rubbing up on you or am i oblivious and unintentionally bumping into you and need to watch where i'm going? which one is it?" but i'm over it so i'm just like okay man. and as he's walking away he's like "bro you need to take this shit seriously. SPECIFICALLY you, i'm talking about SPECIFICALLY you bro."

that was pretty much the end of it. one of the weirdest interactions i've ever had at a skatepark. pretty convinced he made the whole thing up in his head and just wanted to flex on someone lol so scared of unintentionally touching another man that you make up that someone touched you and try to fight them at a skatepark like you're in middle school.

Sounds like he has fixed delusions. Nothing you could say would have convinced him otherwise.

I had a skate dad follow me into the public bathroom. He was a bit behind me, so I cut the stream halfway through and bolted out. We passed each other at the door and he smiled at me and watched me leave. I suppose he could have just been friendly, though he was sort of thugged out and not a smiley type (I didn't personally know him, but he was a gang member back when I was in high school).

[fuckingawesomesauce]

was at blue park yesterday and this dude who I've seen around a few times but never talked to was looking at me weird and was like "you good bro?"

i was like "uhh yeah i'm good, what's up?"

he proceeded to tell me that he doesnt like the way i'm acting. i'm like, okay, not sure what you're talking about because we've never interacted before. he then says that apparently i "brushed up behind" him and it "was mad weird bro. like really weird bro i'm not into gay shit" and asks if we're gonna have a problem

i'm like "oh damn i have no idea what you're talking about but if i bumped into you, my bad"

apparently this isn't satisfying to him and he goes on about how weird it was and how he "doesn't like when other men do that shit." i have no clue what he's talking about, if i did actually make physical contact with this dude it was so unnoticeable that i have no recollection of it at all. so i continue to tell him i have no idea what he's talking about and ask him where/when it happened, but he won't tell me. i guess at this point maybe i'm kinda looking around at other people like "is anyone hearing this crazy shit?" because he goes "no one else can hear us bro this is between me and you, be a man and own up to it"

at this point i'm just like aight man, i'll make sure to keep an eye out for you next time and try not to bump into you (i'm a grown man in my 30s and not trying to get in a fight at a skatepark so i'm just tryina move on from this weird ass encounter)

he's like yeah bro you're acting mad oblivious and shit you gotta watch where you're going. in my head i'm like "so am i gay and intentionally rubbing up on you or am i oblivious and unintentionally bumping into you and need to watch where i'm going? which one is it?" but i'm over it so i'm just like okay man. and as he's walking away he's like "bro you need to take this shit seriously. SPECIFICALLY you, i'm talking about SPECIFICALLY you bro."

that was pretty much the end of it. one of the weirdest interactions i've ever had at a skatepark. pretty convinced he made the whole thing up in his head and just wanted to flex on someone lol so scared of unintentionally touching another man that you make up that someone touched you and try to fight them at a skatepark like you're in middle school.

Sounds like dude might be scared of his true feelings

[Can he read]

was at blue park yesterday and this dude who I've seen around a few times but never talked to was looking at me weird and was like "you good bro?"

i was like "uhh yeah i'm good, what's up?"

he proceeded to tell me that he doesnt like the way i'm acting. i'm like, okay, not sure what you're talking about because we've never interacted before. he then says that apparently i "brushed up behind" him and it "was mad weird bro. like really weird bro i'm not into gay shit" and asks if we're gonna have a problem

i'm like "oh damn i have no idea what you're talking about but if i bumped into you, my bad"

apparently this isn't satisfying to him and he goes on about how weird it was and how he "doesn't like when other men do that shit." i have no clue what he's talking about, if i did actually make physical contact with this dude it was so unnoticeable that i have no recollection of it at all. so i continue to tell him i have no idea what he's talking about and ask him where/when it happened, but he won't tell me. i guess at this point maybe i'm kinda looking around at other people like "is anyone hearing this crazy shit?" because he goes "no one else can hear us bro this is between me and you, be a man and own up to it"

at this point i'm just like aight man, i'll make sure to keep an eye out for you next time and try not to bump into you (i'm a grown man in my 30s and not trying to get in a fight at a skatepark so i'm just tryina move on from this weird ass encounter)

he's like yeah bro you're acting mad oblivious and shit you gotta watch where you're going. in my head i'm like "so am i gay and intentionally rubbing up on you or am i oblivious and unintentionally bumping into you and need to watch where i'm going? which one is it?" but i'm over it so i'm just like okay man. and as he's walking away he's like "bro you need to take this shit seriously. SPECIFICALLY you, i'm talking about SPECIFICALLY you bro."

that was pretty much the end of it. one of the weirdest interactions i've ever had at a skatepark. pretty convinced he made the whole thing up in his head and just wanted to flex on someone lol so scared of unintentionally touching another man that you make up that someone touched you and try to fight them at a skatepark like you're in middle school.

He could be having an episode or on drugs that are causing him to hallucinate. He very well may think you’re out to get him and people like that can be mad unpredictable. If he’s at the park keep your distance and be alert, at least for the next few visits. Sorry you’re going through that, fuckheads like him can ruin shit for no reason

[h00man]

when someone ends every sentence with "bro", theyʻre not well in the head.

[JANUS]

Huh… you’d think a guy that averse to touching other men would be more reluctant to make veiled threats of fisticuffs (turn my headphones up), as that typically involves way more touching than a light butt brushing. Especially if it turns into one of those floor-level fondling fights.

[Can he read]

Huh… you’d think a guy that averse to touching other men would be more reluctant to make veiled threats of fisticuffs (turn my headphones up), as that typically involves way more touching than a light butt brushing. Especially if it turns into one of those floor-level fondling fights.

fighting is lowkey one of the gayest things two guys can do

[Gab]

Next time he lands a trick slap his ass and say good job. Jk DONT DO THAT

[work_lurker]

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Huh… you’d think a guy that averse to touching other men would be more reluctant to make veiled threats of fisticuffs (turn my headphones up), as that typically involves way more touching than a light butt brushing. Especially if it turns into one of those floor-level fondling fights.

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fighting is lowkey one of the gayest things two guys can do

Specifically, wrestling.