Dad takes kids to skate park, gets severely beaten

[KC Jones]

http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_14901576

A 33-year-old father who took his kids to the Denver Skatepark this week was beaten by more than two dozen teens and young men. The father, who is recovering, received a head injury, fractured back vertebrae and a broken elbow, he said. The Post is identifying the man only by his first name — Dave — because he's a victim and Denver police confirmed that his assailants have not been arrested.

The attack happened about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the park, 2205 19th St., on the edge of downtown Denver near Coors Field.

Dave, a machinist who lives in Arvada, said he took his children — two boys, both 13, and a daughter, 11 — to the park for a night of fun. They got there about 7:45 and skated for a while. After about 30 minutes Dave watched as a group chased an individual across the park. As a pursuer ran by, Dave asked: "What's going on?"

The man turned to Dave, cursed at him, and told him to leave. The words had just passed from the man's mouth when Dave was slammed with a skateboard from behind, he said. "I guess just me asking was enough for them to clock me," Dave said.

Immediately, others joined in and started beating Dave with skateboards. A friend of Dave's who was there tried to help him, and he also was attacked. The friend's injuries were not as serious.

[JD10367]

I think it's a good thing I don't own a gun. If I did, there'd be a lot of dead people.

[-King-]

Originally Posted by JD10367

I think it's a good thing I don't own a gun. If I did, there'd be a lot of dead people.

This.

[notorious]

Skater thugs in Denver?


The football team better watch their backs.

[acesn8s]

Originally Posted by notorious

Skater thugs in Denver?


The football team better watch their backs.

Too, late

[teedubya]

Kids really have no respect. Thug life for everyone. This planet is ****ed.

Something has to change. People have to raise their vibration from these lower animalistic states.

When your civilization doesn't act civilized, what do you think the end result will be for that civilization?

[kysirsoze]

Originally Posted by Ari Chi3fs

Kids really have no respect. Thug life for everyone. This planet is ****ed.

Something has to change. People have to raise their vibration from these lower animalistic states.

When your civilization doesn't act civilized, what do you think the end result will be for that civilization?

It's not like this is a decay of society sort of thing. It's always been this way.

[kysirsoze]

Originally Posted by kysirsoze

It's not like this is a decay of society sort of thing. It's always been this way.

[crazycoffey]

Originally Posted by kysirsoze

It's not like this is a decay of society sort of thing. It's always been this way.

Bullshit; grace, civility, and respect are not things we are born with, you either learn them from family or from the community. The number of thugs that we haven't taught to be respectful in some fashion has grown exponentially over the last decade.

when the parents failed, the community used to get involved, church, teachers at school, cops, neighbors. Now days though, we've instead taught the rest of society to mind their own business and with it, too many parents have taught their kids they "deserve the world" on a platter instead of earning it.

It is exactly like a decay of society sort of thing.

[kysirsoze]

Originally Posted by CrazyCoffey

Bullshit; grace, civility, and respect are not things we are born with, you either learn them from family or from the community. The number of thugs that we haven't taught to be respectful in some fashion has grown exponentially over the last decade.

when the parents failed, the community used to get involved, church, teachers at school, cops, neighbors. Now days though, we've instead taught the rest of society to mind their own business and with it, too many parents have taught their kids they "deserve the world" on a platter instead of earning it.

It is exactly like a decay of society sort of thing.

Per capita, youth violence has not greatly increased over the 20th century. There have been peaks and valleys but there are always underprivileged or maladjusted kids who act out violently.

Plus, gang violence in particular has been going down over the last several years. Young people might not say, "yes, sir" and "no, ma'am" as much as they used to but that doesn't have much to do with this guy getting beaten.

[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by CrazyCoffey

Bullshit; grace, civility, and respect are not things we are born with, you either learn them from family or from the community. The number of thugs that we haven't taught to be respectful in some fashion has grown exponentially over the last decade.

when the parents failed, the community used to get involved, church, teachers at school, cops, neighbors. Now days though, we've instead taught the rest of society to mind their own business and with it, too many parents have taught their kids they "deserve the world" on a platter instead of earning it.

It is exactly like a decay of society sort of thing.

From whence have we decayed? 1960's Selma, AL? 1860's Dodge City? When was this peak from which we've devolved?

[crazycoffey]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

From whence have we decayed? 1960's Selma, AL? 1860's Dodge City? When was this peak from which we've devolved?

now that's good, philosophically speaking - how can any of us know the real answer? Only having a limited frame of reference, the reality is maybe we haven't reached our peak yet, we hit it a thousand years ago or something in between.

[acesn8s]

Originally Posted by kysirsoze

It's not like this is a decay of society sort of thing. It's always been this way.

It's the marijuana's fault.

[LaChapelle]

Skateboarding only make kids into punks
public skateboard burings
HELL YES

[-King-]

Anyone remember that scene in the movie KIDS? This reminds me of it. Crazy though.


Found it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAak2ZemFZ0