BORING TEXT AD
MOST OF YOU WON'T EVEN GET PAST THESE FIRST COUPLE SEN-
TENCES, BUT THOSE OF YOU WHO DO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TELLING
OTHERS. BY "OTHERS" WE MEAN NOT ONLY OTHER SKATERS, BUT PAR-
ENTS, AND SO ON. THE PLAN IS SIMPLE, BUT TAKES ENTERING "THE
SYSTEM" TO REALLY CHANGE IT. MAKE IT MORE EXPENSIVE FOR
YOUR CITY TO BAN SKATEBOARDING THAN TO BUILD A PUBLIC
SKATEPARK. WHEN YOU GET TICKETED FOR SKATEBOARDING, ALWAYS
FIGHT IT IN COURT. IN THIS WAY, YOU WILL CLOG THE JUDICIAL
SYSTEM SO THAT SKATEBOARDING IS NOT THE PROBLEM, BUT BAN-
NING SKATEBOARDING BECOMES A PROBLEM. YOU HAVE THE
RIGHT TO A TRIAL WITHIN THIRTY DAYS BUT OUR COURTS ARE
INCREDIBLY BACKED UP, SO THE JUDGE WILL ASK YOU IF YOU WANT
TO WAIVE YOUR RIGHTS TO A SPEEDY TRIAL. DO NOT WAIVE THIS
RIGHT-THIS WILL CLOG THE SYSTEM EVEN WORSE. IF YOU ARE
FOUND GUILTY AND MUST PAY A FINE, CHOOSE TO DO COMMUNI-
TY SERVICE WORK INSTEAD. THIS WAY THE CITY WILL NOT MAKE
MONEY FROM SKATEBOARDING VIOLATIONS. IF YOU ARE A MINOR,
HAVE YOUR PARENTS TELL THE COURTS THEY CAN'T AFFORD THE
FINE, SO YOU CAN GET COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS. IF THE COPS CON-
FISCATE YOUR BOARDS WITHOUT ISSUING TICKETS, CALL YOUR
LOCAL ACLU (AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION) AND TELL THEM. IT
IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL TO CONFISCATE YOUR BOARD WITHOUT ISSU-
ING A TICKET, BECAUSE IT MEANS YOU ARE GUILTY WITH NO WAY TO
PROVE YOUR INNOCENCE. ENCOURAGE YOUR PARENTS, FRIENDS'
PARENTS, AND LOCAL SHOP OWNERS/EMPLOYEES TO GO TO CITY
COUNCIL MEETINGS AND PUSH FOR A PUBLIC SKATEPARK. DON'T BE
LAZY-ORGANIZE YOURSELVES AND SHOW OFFICIALS THAT YOU
ARE SERIOUS. THIS PLAN MAY SEEM EXTREME, BUT YOUR ROLE AS A
SKATER IS TO MAKE YOUR SCENE BETTER, WHATEVER THE COST. OUR
ROLE AS A COMPANY IS TO BE YOUR LINK TO INFORMATION.
CALL OR WRITE TO US AND ASK WHAT ELSE YOU CAN DO. WE'LL
ALWAYS DO OUR PART, BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE EVERYONE DOING
THEIRS OR NO ONE PROFITS. OR YOU CAN TAKE THE EASY WAY OUT,
IGNORE THIS, AND DO NOTHING. BUT THEN YOU'RE JUST DOING WHAT
THE SYSTEM WANTS, AND IN THE END YOU'LL JUST BE PART OF THE
PROBLEM WE'RE TRYING TO SOLVE.
Corey
Chrysler
lettering
CONSOLIDATED
WE DON'T WANT TO TELL YOU WHAT TO DO, BUT BETTER US THAN THEM.
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We decided that we wanted to rerun one of our first ads.
This ad ran in the February 1993 issue Transworld Skateboarding Magazine™
(Before they got bought out.)
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