We as skateboarders have always been hassled for skateboarding. The only difference now is that thanks to the influence of MTV skater based reality show’s skateboarding is more accepted and recognized. Police are always giving us the same line: “Why don’t you go skate the skatepark”. Seriously, we skate the streets because we need to it’s a part of our soul. You can never really duplicate a real street spot. And finding new terrain to skate is all part of the fun and adventure of street skateboarding.

Here are some clips where you can determine if the Cop or the Skateboarder won.

1.¬† “Don’t Call Me Dude!” Officer Salvatore Rivieri vs Eric Bush

Officer Rivieri was suspended with pay and was investigated by Internal Affairs.  He was caught on tape AGAIN, doing a similar thing to another individual.  Peep that vid here.

2.  Dude Shreds the Autobahn at 62 MPH!

The guy (as of early September) is still be hunted by Police.  Read more here.

3. Skater Scraps with a Security Guard (cause they’re kinda like cops, right?)

No comment from me, other than the fact that I think the Guard lost his cool and blew it out of proportion.

4.¬† Lady Police Officer Messes Up What Would’ve Been a Great Trick (and assaults him too)!

This also made pretty big news in the local area, which you can watch here.

5.  Officer Chokes Multiple Skaters (including one girl)

This one cause a lot of controversy on Go Skate Day due to most people agreeing that the cop was way out of line.  The kids were arrested and placed on house arrest.  Along with the video being submitted to Youtube, it was sent to the Arkansas Police Department and it all went downhill from there, including locals calling 911 to comment on the video.  The video was also featured on The Daily Buzz:

6.  Bam Margera vs Security Guard

This is actually a pretty funny video.¬† In the end, it looks as though the guy might not even be security…he might just be the landscaper.¬† It doesn’t end well for this security guard/gardener!

7.  Security Guard Owns Skater

8.  Skateboarder Hits Security Guard in the Head

As a skater, even I wan’t to kick this skaters ass!¬† Too far!!

9.  SDSU Student Gets Tasered by Police for Skating on Campus

The full article is here, along with other video where they interviewed the skater, Joshua Gandy.

10.  Skaters Shreds on the 405 Freeway on Go Skate Day!

Ok, so this might actually be an Etnies commercial, but you could imagine how sick this would be!!

Bonus:¬† David Spade + Police Academy 4 = ‘Nuff Said

OK…so David Spade can’t skate THAT well.¬† It’s actually Tony Hawk doing the stunts…shred or die!

I know skaters and cops are notorious adversaries, but, in the end, can’t we all just get along?

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