Skater+Grief

Skater Grief In Peperdene park and Barwon Water House there are some teenage skateboarders and they cause some local grief. When they smash things, light fires, graffiti, wreck kids cubbies and one of the causes of this behaviour is underage drinking. One of the annoyed victims is Macka. Macka lives directly in front of the skater’s favourite spot. “I always hear lots of swearing,” said eleven year old Macka. Swearing can confuse kids because their parents tell them not to swear but they hear heaps of swearing from the backyard. “When I am in bed I can still hear them skating,” said Macka. Sleep is important for a kid you need over 8 hours sleep to get through a school day. Every one wants to know what triggers this? Macka has a theory that they act like this in front of their mates to try and show off. About one year ago Macka and his mates were making a cubby house when they went they went back the next day it was destroyed the skaters left a note accusing them of calling the fire brigade on them when they didn’t. Macka also told me that he and his mates were chased and he was scared of them. The second side of this article is the skateboarders. “We’re not hurting anyone we’re just having fun and those people who complain are just sooks,” quoted skateboarder Sam Skeeter. Are they really hurting anyone? Not physically but they are scaring kids. Sam also said that there was a competition of who can get the most graffiti. What’s the fun out of wrecking stuff? Skeeter refused to comment when I brought up the chasing of. “It’s a free country I can make as much noice as I want,” said Sam Skeeter. Should they go to the skate park or should they be more considerate? A fence has been built to keep them out. So, some more piece and quiet!