The mags certainly aren't running the interviews because they think "poor Ryan Sheckler is misunderstood, lets give him a voice."
By the time the third interview came out, it was already clear that he had a chance to defend himself.
Skateboarding is the new teenie bopper shit, our own mags have sold out the guys who are in it for life, and have tastes, for lame ass little kids who might not even skate. Cool!
Keep talking shit on the message boards though guys, everybody knows whos legit and who ain't.