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Line Drawn in Sand at Pittsburgh Skate Park
Tribune-Review (Suburban Pittsburgh) ^ | 10 May 2020 | Tribune Editorial

Posted on 05/11/2020 10:47:18 AM PDT by Vigilanteman

Sometimes someone doesn’t use common sense and it ruins things for everyone.

And sometimes a lot of people don’t use common sense and it just starts to spread like, well, a virus.

That kind of outbreak could be happening around a Pittsburgh park.

It started with the city’s shutdown of a city skate park in Polish Hill. Now let’s be clear — this may have been the catalyst, but it was by no means a targeted assault. Playgrounds, picnic areas and other gathering places in public and state parks all over the state have been shuttered under Gov. Tom Wolf’s stoplight pandemic lockdown and local implementations of those social distancing orders.

But according to the city’s Director of Public Works Mike Gable, closing meant nothing to some using the facilities. Fences were hopped. Locks were cut. Skaters were still gathering.

(Excerpt) Read more at triblive.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Editorial; Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: citizenretaliation; covid19; lockdown; pennsylvania; reopen; shutdown; wuflu
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Most skateboarders are young, aren't they? What is the real risk of just leaving them alone?
1 posted on 05/11/2020 10:47:18 AM PDT by Vigilanteman
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The risk?

Freedom is contagious.


2 posted on 05/11/2020 10:51:08 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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Couldn’t get the site to pull up the story.


3 posted on 05/11/2020 10:51:37 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Tyrants don't just give you your freedoms back. You have to take them.)
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Tom Wolf. A wolf in wolf’s clothing.


4 posted on 05/11/2020 10:51:44 AM PDT by HighSierra5
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From the article “ Whoever responded by dumping sand at City Hall was in the wrong, but let’s hope everyone has the common sense to call this a draw.” The kids responded to the jackbooted, government thugs who put sand in their park by putting sand in the front revolving door of the city building, God bless them.


5 posted on 05/11/2020 11:01:22 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck ("Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither.")
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At his (Wolf) last press conf. he looked more like a deer in the headlights about to get run over.


6 posted on 05/11/2020 11:02:06 AM PDT by Pietro
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Unless a park or public recreation space only covers one square yard, there should be more than enough room for individuals and families to mind their own business & space and enjoy the outdoors.


7 posted on 05/11/2020 11:06:21 AM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: Blood of Tyrants

An alternative would be to go to the triblive.com site. Click the editorial tab and look it up. Link seems to be working from my end.


8 posted on 05/11/2020 11:06:39 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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Look up the response to the same gubbermental over-reach at a skate park in San Clemente, CA.

Kids brought out the motocross bikes at first to “use” the sand for riding, and then organized a cleanup.

I guarantee those kids there were brought closer together to each other when cleaning up the sand than if there were just there skating.

Power-hungry mMental midgets making these banning decisions.


9 posted on 05/11/2020 11:07:00 AM PDT by spiderpig (Does whatever a SpiderPig does)
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I am somewhat encouraged by young people. My personal observation has been that they are ignoring Wolf from the very beginning. I even heard there is a speakeasy operating in Harrisburg and it patronized by young adults. The more people ignore government the better.


10 posted on 05/11/2020 11:09:01 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA (It's official! I'm nominated for the 2020 Mr. Hyperbole and Sarcasm Award.)
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Gotta love those kids . . .


11 posted on 05/11/2020 11:11:06 AM PDT by Think free or die
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12 posted on 05/11/2020 11:12:55 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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the children shall lead us....

for me, I'm thinking I'll end up a law breaker in my old age....can't wait...

13 posted on 05/11/2020 11:16:33 AM PDT by cherry
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how long before liberal powers that be start charging people with ‘domestic terrorism’ for going outside and living their lives?


14 posted on 05/11/2020 11:16:53 AM PDT by Bob434
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“Unless a park or public recreation space only covers one square yard, there should be more than enough room for individuals and families to mind their own business & space and enjoy the outdoors.”

How about this: “Let individuals and families mind their own business & space and enjoy the outdoors.”

Then the can decide for themselves if there is enough room.


15 posted on 05/11/2020 11:45:43 AM PDT by FreedomNotSafety
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Bump


16 posted on 05/11/2020 11:45:46 AM PDT by foreverfree
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For your reading pleasure.

https://outline.com/RgJZwa


17 posted on 05/11/2020 11:51:08 AM PDT by Rebelbase (Democrat politicians prefer death)
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I’m proud of these kids for fighting back.

Normally I wouldn’t condone their actions, but these aren’t normal times.

I especially like the sand dumped in front of the city building.


18 posted on 05/11/2020 11:52:56 AM PDT by CrimsonTidegirl (“Welcome Down to my Planet Hell”- Nightwish)
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“for me, I’m thinking I’ll end up a law breaker in my old age....can’t wait...”

The old, like children, can get away with more bad behavior than younger adults. Governments do not want to prosecute and incarcerate old people because it just costs too much money to keep them alive in prison. It’s the same reason they don’t arrest homeless people, there is no money in it.


19 posted on 05/11/2020 11:54:01 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck ("Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither.")
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I think it was around 1963 or 4 when my uncle gave me a skateboard for my birthday. The last time I used it was when my parents went to Pennsylvania to visit another uncle.

I took it out on the street and off I went. Unfortunately the street was a hill and the result was what an adult would have expected since those things don't have brakes......LOL!

20 posted on 05/11/2020 11:56:47 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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