Vote 1 Skatepark

It's election time in this part of the world (Sydney, Australia) and amazingly not one single party has campaigned on the only two issues that matter: building skateparks and legalising dope. Obviously, the world is a better place with more skateparks. Even 'street' parks are better than nothing. Big parks with bowls, banks, weird looking street things and heaps of other stuff are even better. And what about putting lights in them so that they can be used all night. I'd vote for that.

And the dope? We've been waiting for decades now but it just gets worse. The jails are full (and full of dope, too) of people that are either mentally ill or addicted to drugs of one sort or another. We hear daily expressions like the 'war on drugs'. Who cares? Personally I don't like alcohol. I can barely even drink one drink before I feel sick. On the other hand, I have an almost superhuman ability to smoke drugs. I'm not saying drugs, or addiction, are good. They are not, but why should drunks get, well, drunk and everyone else who chooses a different poison go to jail. I don't get that.

All things considered, I'd rather go skateboarding than do drugs anyway. For me, the two things don't really go together. Some of the boys like a spliff or a even a beer before and during skateboarding sessions, but I eat enough concrete as it is - if I'm stoned I lose a bit of judgment and pay for it with skin.

Come election day I'm going skating.