Police who love skateboarders.

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction? Sort of. It turns out they all aren’t wife-beating child-haters. Portland has had at least one Police officer firmly entrenched in helping skateboarders move forward with the now completed plan to revamp Pier Park. (Name MC?) There’s also an officer in the Cayman Islands who lets kids skate on his backyard mini ramp, and there is also an outreach program in Lee-On-The-Solent or Hampshire ( I know! It’s a UK town or district, I can’t tell with all the wacky names they have) where Bobbies attend skate clinics with kids at local skateparks to reinforce positive interaction with police and kids. [Photo: Left and bottom – Solent News Photo. Top – Brent Fuller for the Cayman Compass ]

• thisislondon.co.uk – Hampshire, UK:
  
  Police unveil their latest weapon against crime – bobbies on skateboards
  
  As a PCSO trying to demonstrate street cred, he’s off to a bit of a wobbly start. The uniform trousers sit far too high to reveal boxer shorts, and he wears a helmet instead of an ultra-cool baseball cap.
  
  – Where can I get an ultra-cool baseball cap to go with my trousers?
• Times Online – Lee-On-The-Solent:
  
  Police let good times roll
  
  Police are being sent skateboarding in an attempt to cultivate a “cooler” image to improve their relations with young people.
  
  – And I always thought “Let the Good Times Roll” was by the Cars and not the Police.
• The Daily Mail – UK:
  
  Have our police gone potty?
  
  They should be the thin blue line – the stalwarts who not only enforce law and order but symbolise stability in society
  
  – An editorial from a sourpuss about how the program above diminishes the respectability of the police. Hopefully, “Potty” has a different meaning over there.
• Cayman Compass – Cayman Islands:
  
  Cayman cop offers skater haven
  
  Some recent feature films and documentaries which detail the beginnings of modern-style skateboarding in 1970’s southern California paint a decidedly negative picture of skater’s attitudes toward the police. A similar film done here in Cayman 30 years from now might put the cradle of the island’s skate scene at a policeman’s house.
  
  – He built a mini ramp in his backyard for his son and others to skate. When visiting local skateparks (there’s more than one?) he encourages kids to skate his mini ramp. I know it sounds a little creepy, but he seems to just want to show kids that they don’t have to fear the cops, and encourage skateboarding.