Skateboarder attacks Greenway worker trying to get him and pals off the Greenway

Article says staff was attempting to "escort" them from the park. We are only hearing one side of the story, which could likely be self serving. I've seen security/staff do some really stupid stuff when a "sorry guys, gotta go now or I will have to call the cops" was appropriate.

Oh and the Charles River Conservancy is pathetic. Boston has outsourced it's much needed skatepark project to a group with no sense of urgency nor any interest in skateboarders themselves. You should see the sorry excuse for a skatepark that is the reservation road skatepark in Hyde Park. Not only was it poorly built to start with, it has been neglected to the point of being dangerous. In addition, when skateboarders took things into their own hands to try and make it better, the city just knocked down their work.

Hudson, MA has a better skatepark than Boston for christ sake.

Skateboarder punks, maybe. But it says the staff person was shoved while attempted to "escort" them off the greenway. I don't know who the staff person was and what authority they have but it's possible they put their hands on the skateboarder which they probably do not have any legal right to do. That's what police are for.

If they're on private property, and are told to stop and leave, they need to leave,period.

A] Skateboarding can cause damage, which cost $ to repair.

B] There's this adult thing called liability; the property owners have legal liability, if, for example, one of them injure or God forbid, die, or they do likewise to others.

C] Skateboards make a lot of noise. Sometimes, in some locations, under certain conditions, this can get on non-skateboarders nerves

If they're on public property, and are requested to stop and leave by a responsible public official, they need to do so. Again, for the same reasons I mentioned above in A and B. To be honest, it's mostly B; those with responsibility for property, private or public, are very concerned with legal liability in case of accidents and so-on. And insurance companies pressure them to mitigate their liabilities or potential liabilities, or their premiums can increase.

There's no excuse to physically assault someone. And it shouldn't be excused away. That said, 10 years and the park still hasn't been built? And that said, as a boy and young man I rode my skateboard everywhere [NYC and Boston], and we liked to try all kinds of spots, especially if it were taboo/illegal, so they're gonna go where they want to go. Being harassed or even arrested is kinda a badge of honor, street cred.

As a culture and society we should do what we can to encourage everyone, not just skateboarders, to be physically active, get regular exercise, be outside and not indoors in front of a computer screen day in and day out. Or sitting on your ass behind the wheel of a car/SUV, truck day in and day out for too long [the worse type of position a body can be in for any extended period, extremely unhealthy]. I don't need to tell anyone of the very serious health problems in this country due mostly to what's become a socially acceptable sedentary lifestyle. When I was kid, not that long ago, kids, teenagers, would be outside a lot more than they are on average now. You'd see street hockey games, t ball, whatever, everywhere. Today, by comparison, most streets and many neighborhoods are as dead as a cemetery, almost devoid of life except passing cars.