For years, skateboarders have been making logos out of inverted pentagrams, doing tricks “for satan,” and embarking on Hell Rides.
Where has this allegiance to the ruler of the underworld gotten us? A red sea of rolled ankles, a famine of decreased ridership from the youth, and a Tompkins Hell Ride in ruins via fire, brimstone and permitted sports group complaints.
Quartersnacks is a secular newsroom — we make no judgements on how anyone should explain existence or live their lives so long as it does not harm others — we merely report the trends. And lately, it has felt like skateboarders are opening up their souls to something besides eternal damnation.
