'Gang mentality' of middle-age surfers keeps outsiders off Palos Verdes Estates waves

Los Angeles Times ^ | 7/16/15 | Garrett Therolf

[originalbuckeye]

Surfers are really territorial. When my son was a young teenager, he was harassed while surfing at Zuma. He was just learning to surf and some of the older surfers would intentionally cut right in front of him. Surfers are not necessarily the laid back, mellow people that are portrayed in the movies. They can be really aggressive and dangerous. Public beaches are just that......for the PUBLIC!

[telstar12.5]

gang-like activities such as discussed here are among the reasons I feel no sadness when sharks dine on these guys.

[Leaning Right]

It is what it is. If you feel uncomfortable, then don't do it

What a bold statement from the police dispatcher! It's odd how few police agencies have learned the Giuliani lesson: when you ignore small crimes big crimes follow.

[Moltke]

Chum the waters when the gang is surfing...

[max americana]

True, at a point. Another exaggerated story from the Slimes. I surf there for the past 7 years. Anyone see Point Break? Picture that. But the longer they see you, you are like buds’ with them. I have far worse fights with the libtard surfers at Santa Cruz.

[Gaffer]

To turn about the movie phrase, “If you shoot them, they will leave.”

[left that other site]

[originalbuckeye]

So, they now accept you at Lunada? Do you accept new people there, or are you (now that they accept you) allied with the thug surfers when a newby wants to try there? Having experienced the thug mentality of some of the surfers at Zuma, I would like to see bully surfers held to account.

[SixIron]

I live there, and it does happen. However, what the Slimes fails to report is how the outsiders trash the place when they come to fish/surf. The fisherman are the worst.

[max americana]

I rarely surf at or near the Bu’ unless I’m with another local. Zuma especially. PV I just fit in. Maybe they were tired of yelling at me for the past 2 years. If you need a lesson in newbie surfer rules, it’s Ok to get into fights. BUT they’d better not know what you drive. ;) I’ve seen cars of newbies ended up at the bottom of cliffs.

[gr8eman]

Time to hire Jim Rockford...$200 a day plus expenses!

[wally_bert]

Have to up the rate a bit due to the economy though. 200 bucks won’t go that far.

[DesertRhino]

You say it with a certain pride. It’s disgusting. Make one think of stainless and polymer pistol options. And yes,,, chum chum chum.

[originalbuckeye]

Pushing cars over the cliffs to punish someone for surfing in ‘their spot’? That makes me sick. Bully surfers should be treated like the criminals that they are. Law enforcement should be ashamed of themselves. But I guess it does come from the top down. When the highest ranking law enforcement official in the land ignores Laws, why should the other enforcement people bother?

[max americana]

You’re offended by surfer gangs? Seriously? Out of all the incendiary posts I’ve made from placing landmines at the borders and fudgepackers, this is the one that got you in a hissy fit?

And you believe the LA Slimes, one of the most liberal exaggerated piece of toilet of paper on the web? LOL

[Gaffer]

One could tolerate them and let them become accustomed to intrusion on a repeated limited scale until they feel comfortable - solely to keep them from pushing your car off a cliff. That’s one approach or sure.

On the other hand if one of them got misted from long range they’d likely stop that childishness very quickly.

[max americana]

I;ve seen it from Huntington 10 miles north. That;s why I never park close by. It’s worse if you ain’t white. First 3 years at Redondo, some asshole broke my board. So I broke his board in return in front of his GF. :)

[max americana]

It’s like high school on Socal beaches. The mexicans treat me better in east LA than whiteboy surfers haha

[wally_bert]

One of the greatest TV shows ever made.

I would love to see the incidental music released on disc. A lot of lesser ones got that.

[dfwgator]