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Dear Editor:
. This is in reference to the
editorial, Friday April 4, “Death
no promise”’.

Certainly heinous crimes sicken
a_ caring society beyond descrip-
tion,

Teactions of stated groups.
Citizens. Unite for. Safety: &

- ‘Stistice © “fall: into’'the .category-- ‘of:

" ‘eitizens for - justice?”

‘Anarchists?!? : rn sorry but,

skateboarders : nee re yine

enuine sport in, which they are‘

"5 uged-as equipment, not toys!

new. ‘skateboard : ipark “going tO ‘be
built? 1; ‘hope. he

and the author of «this ”
editorial detailed predictions of the’

and we .

7 - Sunday, May.4, 1986.- Norttr Shore News

Media should show concern

assure you that, even if only out of
respect for the grieving family of
the victim, we have never and

" would never. “fan the flames” of -

anguish or further enflame citizens
anger and frustration at such a

: tragic time...
2" Our “concerns * involving . ‘the.
Criminal Justice System are sincere

“ skateboarding into our back yards.

That - ~would.. teally make the ‘city.

Hf all skateboarders built ramp
Nn, their. back -yards, .within wae

pi
challenging: for. skateboarders, Not
some little shallow bowl that. leaves
skaters thinking, ‘who’ s! ‘the goof

“bowl that’ is large enough: to learn
‘and excel.

and cover a broad spectrum. We
are only too aware that the pro-
blems are complex and cannot be
- intelligently considered in. isola-
tion. ;

As volunteers we have worked
cautiously and rationally for over:

four years:and do not feel that we -

can be considered sensationalists.

* panning skateboards is not: go- |
‘ing to'solve anything. City Council:

knows “that. they “must implement - .
some form‘of program to govern’

It is regretable that some within
the media and in control of radio,
television and the printed word do
not demonstrate the same con-
sideration and thought as’ volun-
teer groups who are truly concern-

40% :

* Such * programs. ‘may, consist: ‘of 7 ;

: skateboarding’: “courses = to”

; beginners, the’ fundamientals, '

sored contests’ and “events and ‘$0;

- forth: Get:together with the. “‘Cana-;

_ dian‘Amateur. Skateboard Associa- -.,
tion (ASA) and bouince’some ideas ~

around. Don’ t just go for the blind™*

Pp. :

“It ‘is highly: innlikely ‘that this
going to happen due to the fac
that it is much'cheaper:to just ban

skateboarding. ‘Is a ban really go

ing to work? Think about it. -
Marvin Chan,- .

North ‘wen

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society. Perhaps that approach |
does not help ratings or sell news-
papers; and that’s a pity! ©

Thank you for understanding
our objection to the: apparent: ref--
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