James "Chris" Cole is a domestic abuser and ZERO and FALLEN love him

[Coldpizza]

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Christine's IG today

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I’ve been a fan of Chris Cole and Zero for years. But this is absolutely disgusting.

He could have said something, anything. Just either a “Hey everyone there are allegations out there that aren’t true” or even a “Those were dark times of my life and I truly regret what I did. Even though it will never be enough, I apologize to my ex-wife and also to my son and precious daughter for the horrible example I have set”. But instead, Chris Cole and Zero spend the resources to just delete comments and attempt to sweep it under the rug.

And when this poor woman finally mustered the courage to confront her trauma head-on and try to heal, Chris Cole threatens her with a lawsuit for defamation? So this public figure is silent for an entire month about a huge accusation and this is what we hear when he finally does something? Chris Cole is truly a horrible human.

And Zero is a garbage brand for being silent about domestic violence.

I have a collection of autographed Chris Cole and Jamie Thomas boards that were once special to me but now disgust me whenever I look at them. The logical part of my brain tells me to at least try to sell them to get my money back but I’m really thinking of just throwing them in the dumpster because those boards do not deserve to be circulating in the market.

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Sand them bad boys down and make furniture, cut holes in them and make a doggie bowl station, I made a bunch of shelves from old decks, spray them and skate them… possibilities are endless, don’t just toss them

Or sell them and donate the money to a domestic abuse shelter or charity of your choice.

[Not_Bruce]

Issues like this require nuance and a deep understanding of human nature. Although it may sound cliché, the medium is indeed the message, and message boards are not suited for discussing such complex and sensitive topics. Slap's history with handling delicate issues, remember the TK thread, has not been particularly enlightened or humane.

[lucid beauty]

domestic violence requires a deep a nuanced view of the ego, super-ego, id and how political power and other external forces impose themselves on our concept of "self"


mf sike nah big trash keep your hands to urself if ur over 12 this is day 1 shit

[Not_Bruce]

domestic violence requires a deep a nuanced view of the ego, super-ego, id and how political power and other external forces impose themselves on our concept of "self"


mf sike nah big trash keep your hands to urself if ur over 12 this is day 1 shit

The slap variant of someone at the mall wearing a "Lions Not SHEEP" shirt while eating curly fries at Arby's.

[Dwayne Hoover]

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domestic violence requires a deep a nuanced view of the ego, super-ego, id and how political power and other external forces impose themselves on our concept of "self"


mf sike nah big trash keep your hands to urself if ur over 12 this is day 1 shit

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The slap variant of someone at the mall wearing a "Lions Not SHEEP" shirt while eating curly fries at Arby's.

i can tell you really thought you cooked with this one

[lucid beauty]

i saw the lions not sheep guy and his family get ice cream in watkins glen NY on race weekend once (i was traveling), he seemed pretty in your camp in regards to DV

[PatrickSkateman]

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Christine's IG today

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I’ve been a fan of Chris Cole and Zero for years. But this is absolutely disgusting.

He could have said something, anything. Just either a “Hey everyone there are allegations out there that aren’t true” or even a “Those were dark times of my life and I truly regret what I did. Even though it will never be enough, I apologize to my ex-wife and also to my son and precious daughter for the horrible example I have set”. But instead, Chris Cole and Zero spend the resources to just delete comments and attempt to sweep it under the rug.

And when this poor woman finally mustered the courage to confront her trauma head-on and try to heal, Chris Cole threatens her with a lawsuit for defamation? So this public figure is silent for an entire month about a huge accusation and this is what we hear when he finally does something? Chris Cole is truly a horrible human.

And Zero is a garbage brand for being silent about domestic violence.

I have a collection of autographed Chris Cole and Jamie Thomas boards that were once special to me but now disgust me whenever I look at them. The logical part of my brain tells me to at least try to sell them to get my money back but I’m really thinking of just throwing them in the dumpster because those boards do not deserve to be circulating in the market.

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Sand them bad boys down and make furniture, cut holes in them and make a doggie bowl station, I made a bunch of shelves from old decks, spray them and skate them… possibilities are endless, don’t just toss them

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Or sell them and donate the money to a domestic abuse shelter or charity of your choice.

Send them to Ethiopia Skate or Dodoma Skate. There are kids elsewhere who rip on 2nd hand boards and would love a new deck to skate regardless of who’s name is on it.

[JM]

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Christine's IG today

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I’ve been a fan of Chris Cole and Zero for years. But this is absolutely disgusting.

He could have said something, anything. Just either a “Hey everyone there are allegations out there that aren’t true” or even a “Those were dark times of my life and I truly regret what I did. Even though it will never be enough, I apologize to my ex-wife and also to my son and precious daughter for the horrible example I have set”. But instead, Chris Cole and Zero spend the resources to just delete comments and attempt to sweep it under the rug.

And when this poor woman finally mustered the courage to confront her trauma head-on and try to heal, Chris Cole threatens her with a lawsuit for defamation? So this public figure is silent for an entire month about a huge accusation and this is what we hear when he finally does something? Chris Cole is truly a horrible human.

And Zero is a garbage brand for being silent about domestic violence.

I have a collection of autographed Chris Cole and Jamie Thomas boards that were once special to me but now disgust me whenever I look at them. The logical part of my brain tells me to at least try to sell them to get my money back but I’m really thinking of just throwing them in the dumpster because those boards do not deserve to be circulating in the market.

Or… paint over them and give to a kids with crappy decks.

Turn it into a positive.

[kookdusoleil]

Something I never really thought about until now - what is so terribly wrong with dating someone who goes by the same name as you? Is that reality so unlivable?

[WelcomeToHell]

Something I never really thought about until now - what is so terribly wrong with dating someone who goes by the same name as you? Is that reality so unlivable?

It is if you’re an egomaniac.

[Crust]

Issues like this require nuance and a deep understanding of human nature. Although it may sound cliché, the medium is indeed the message, and message boards are not suited for discussing such complex and sensitive topics. Slap's history with handling delicate issues, remember the TK thread, has not been particularly enlightened or humane.

You might think they aren't suited, yet the thread shedding light on Yonnie Cruz's actions helped to bring some sense of control and justice to the victims, and deserved consequences for Yonnie himself. I'm never opened the TK thread, but I have read this thread so far, and there hasn't been anything too heinous as far as I recall, correct me if I'm wrong. Seems like a decent amount of posters are trying to shed light on the topic.

What do you suggest instead? What is the worst that do think can come from discussing here? Genuinely curious what you think, those aren't hypotheticals.

This thread seems to be the only place where it's being discussed. The very existence of this thread could potentially help people steer clear of people who act like Cole by knowing some warning signs.

[JamesFardy]

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Christine's IG today

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I’ve been a fan of Chris Cole and Zero for years. But this is absolutely disgusting.

He could have said something, anything. Just either a “Hey everyone there are allegations out there that aren’t true” or even a “Those were dark times of my life and I truly regret what I did. Even though it will never be enough, I apologize to my ex-wife and also to my son and precious daughter for the horrible example I have set”. But instead, Chris Cole and Zero spend the resources to just delete comments and attempt to sweep it under the rug.

And when this poor woman finally mustered the courage to confront her trauma head-on and try to heal, Chris Cole threatens her with a lawsuit for defamation? So this public figure is silent for an entire month about a huge accusation and this is what we hear when he finally does something? Chris Cole is truly a horrible human.

And Zero is a garbage brand for being silent about domestic violence.

I have a collection of autographed Chris Cole and Jamie Thomas boards that were once special to me but now disgust me whenever I look at them. The logical part of my brain tells me to at least try to sell them to get my money back but I’m really thinking of just throwing them in the dumpster because those boards do not deserve to be circulating in the market.

You will be profiting off of domestic abuse…….

[Sangriawaterfall]

Dustin Dollin is looking pretty dusty in this comment section

[GAY]

Something I never really thought about until now - what is so terribly wrong with dating someone who goes by the same name as you? Is that reality so unlivable?

I would think most people would get a kick out of it, roll with it, and enjoy it.

[Painted Baby]

Skateboarders with status need to cut the shit trying to talk over other people in the comment section. Seen that a few times surrounding this situation and it just looks like they are melting down when they post through it like that.

[ElonMuskaBeats]

Dustin Dollin is looking pretty dusty in this comment section

Tim Pool and his crappy “news” insta account shouldn’t be pointing fingers. SMH. Can someone with some legitimacy please address this?

[Sangriawaterfall]

Does Tim pool really run that page? I’ve never entertained it but looked up Tim pool on ig today, then that shredder news page popped up. Now I’ve got to purge my search history. Don’t dip your toes in the Tim pool guys

[Paul Cicero]

Anyone got screenshots of what DD said? Seems to have been deleted.

[Sangriawaterfall]

Won’t let me post the screen shot but the one I took just says “respect privacy”
He left a ton of comments like “stop” “delete this” “I’ll find out what bad thing’s you’ve done” etc

[kneebone]

What was the post about that got DD so riled up?

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Post is gone. Shreddr seems to have some balls on them so there must have been heavy threats. Cole camp is obv sweating but you can't put the shit back in the asshole. News is out. Screen shots are out. Christine is still posting despite being told to shut up. Not very smart of them to put Christine in a position to prove all of this with the evidence she might have. Really stupid actually. If I were CC I'd dump the lawyers, apologize now and disappear for a while. Matters are going to get uglier for him if he keeps bullying.

Dollin: There were more but these were all in a row. Does he even have sponsors now? His comments disappeared before the post did?



This doesn't even get into the potentially awful optics for celebrity comedian Whitney Cummings (who just recently had a baby) if he is supposedly dating/still dating her. Imagine ruining your reputation over a dusty ex pro skater who is accused of sexual assault because you chose to believe him (or just plain dismissed it) despite Christine speaking out?

Crazy risk to take with a career you spent your lifetime building.

Thanks for the screenshot.

I don't understand DD saying "that's business", as if to say it is none of anyone's business to be talking about - Christine literally shared it into the public sphere to spread awareness. It's not as if someone hacked her phone and shared it without her permission.

DD's reasoning wasn't the least bit persuasive; "You better listen". If what talking about it is terribly wrong, it shouldn't be hard to say why. Using fear of a threat as a rationale only shows how weak his position is. Nonsense.

Maybe Shredder News got hit with a legal threat like Christine did?

[Billy Bitchcakes]

Shredder News is fucking garbage and whoever runs it is nowhere near responsible enough to be going near a serious topic like this. They don't give a fuck about consequences for anyone as long as they get views. Lame to see some people backing them just because they ruffled some of the right people's feathers

[Colin Robinson]

Dollin’s a wet brain who I’m shocked hasn’t died of cirrhosis yet. Who fucking cares what he says, fuck him too.

[Dwayne Hoover]

i don't think dustin dollin gets a pass as much as people aren't willing to bother dealing with him anymore. word has it everyone on baker fucking hates him and wants him off but they obviously can't just drop him as he's an OG on the brand

[Síota]

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What was the post about that got DD so riled up?

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Still on the website.

https://shredder.news/chris-cole-ex-wife-claimed-lawsuit-threat/

Fuck that link opened as I put my phone in my pocket...better not fuck up my YouTube/insta feed haha.

[prof_oak]

i don't think dustin dollin gets a pass as much as people aren't willing to bother dealing with him anymore. word has it everyone on baker fucking hates him and wants him off but they obviously can't just drop him as he's an OG on the brand

How do you know this. We need facts. Or at least e really good rumors and stories, with names and all.

Plus, imagine being threatened by dustil dolling and that pathetic body he has. Dude has a chids physique.

[Stuffedroadkill]

DD seems to be the final remaining proud industry scumbag that everyone still gives a pass too for some reason. The rest have passed away or disappeared into the ether of irrelevance. Never really got why people still back him and praise him. Imagine leaving that many comments while also telling people to mind their business, and publicly defending an alleged abuser while still riding for all his sponsors when you could just say nothing. So punk.

THAT is part of the reason she hasn’t spoken up.  She wants to go public and tell her story, the abuse is far more horrific than she has let on via social media.  The skateboard industry has a long way to go when it comes to supporting people who’ve been harmed by their heroes.  Part of the reason she hasn’t gone public with the full story is that she worries that people will look for holes in her story or assassinate her character.  She just wants to live a normal life with her family and raise her kids to be good people, and people like DD and the other “asshole as a personality because they have nothing interesting or relevant about them” are what she’s scared of.  She doesn’t need to be brigaded by a bunch of washed up losers defending her washed up loser ex-husband, she needs people to reach out and offer support and tell her they believe her.  There’s more of us than there are of them, I hope.

[Groondor the Orc]

Dollin is 80% of the way to becoming Duane Peters.

[fulfillthedream]

shredder news basically reveals all the people who back whack shit - which pro skater made a stupid comment about the first post Christine made about Chris Cole?

Also about DD being on baker - i doubt that people on the team hate him - i dont think Jeff Lenonce, Cyril Jackson and Dee were kicked off  due to not vibing with the team?

[Shtonk]

Let's not make this thread about Dustin Dollin please. I think the suggestion a couple lines up that people should reach out to her and offer support, even if it's just to tell her they believe her, that's a really solid idea. Looks like here account on her is still active as well, so doesn't even have to be through Insta if you don't fuck with the Zuck.

It is a truly pathetic indicator of our skate media landscape that Shredder, of all platforms, is the only one picking this up. I couldn't imagine a worse place for this to gain traction.