The 4130 BMX CLUB Asks Skaters? Please stop Hating in the Parks

We have all heard about it and some of us have experience it. Your riding the local ledge plaza it's almost empty, your flowing, minding your business, dialing your line. Then some punk on a skateboard makes it his business to "inform" you of all the "So -Called" damage your metal pegs are doing to the metal ledges all around the park. Or pointing out all "chips" that come with years of "bike" use. Followed by the, I'm gonna kick my skateboard in your way until you leave move. Classic.
Now having gone through this myself. I'm wondering, when did skateboarders become the yard duties of the parks. What happened to the Thrasher, Sk8 and Destroy skaters. The guys that skate where the wanted and covered no skateboarding signs with so many stickers a cop couldn't tell you what the sign said so how could he tell you leave. The "Skateboarding is not a Crime!" guys. Now all I have is some kid pointing to a sign and saying no bikes.
Los Angeles has under gone a revival of free concrete parks and plazas that are both beautiful and durable enough to handle both BMX and skateboarding.
Most of times I've been on my bike in the parks  no-one has said anything.  I have shared ledges, rails and bowl with skaters no prob. It's only when I'm leaving or taking a break do I even notice the sign with the list of rules. Most of which I'm following to the letter, No fires, No weapons, No Drugs. No Alcohol. No camping. All except no bikes. Although most of these parks allow scooters made of the same general parts as bikes. Bikes are still not allowed. There are many pay parks and some free parks that allow bikes but doesn't help the majority of people that live near parks they can't ride.We can thank Skateboarding and it huge impact on society for opening the bureaucrats eyes to need for free open Skate parks for kids and adults to enjoy. These place uplift the communities. So what happen? Now here is where you can blame the clueless Councilman, not really true. He or she has no idea really what these parks are use for they just respond to what the lobbyist and voter request. Not the designers because these parks are made strong easily able to handle bmx pegs. Can it be the skaters who help influence every other aspect of these parks and the system? Please say it ain't so. BMX has been down with the Pool/Park scene since the fabled Del Mar skate park. Guys like Eddie Fiola, Mike Dominguez and Ted Emmer shredded that "Skate Park" in '84-'85. Nobody was trippin' over chippin' then. What give now? We could all see the BMX progression in parks.So now its on us BMXers. Email and call your local councilman. Tell them how important it is to you and all the voters in your homes that bmx is allowed in your local free Ramp Parks and Skate parks. Also most important is to keep riding. Be seen in these parks on a BMX so it becomes common. BMX is definitely NOT a crime.