Don’t be stupid. Yes, it is and so is any other blockage of citizens simply trying to get on with their lives.
They could have applied for a permit and had a blast. Coppers would have come out to protect them from interference and the thugs that prey on crowds — like pickpockets and muggers. Instead, hyping their own egos they decided to pretend that they were in charge. This is just like the packs of Aholes who race cars down city streets — and kill people.
Should have been nightsticks across the teeth time.
Whoa, there . . . . don’t be so touchy. “Skateboarding is not a crime” is a slogan that appeared on tons of stickers back in the ‘80s and ‘90s. Maybe you weren’t there or don’t remember.
That said, I’d suggest that the actual act of skateboarding itself literally is not a crime.