Enacting Kansas City Skate Rink Chaperone Rules Without Seeming Racist

Here's the problem: Businesses want as many customers with as few problems as possible . . . 

That's pretty much an impossible equation AND why most entrepreneurs aren't rushing out to open a skating rink. 

Still . . . 

After a recent spate of gunfire at a local roller hangout, there's an effort to craft a "kinder, gentler" chaperone policy for youngsters who want to spend a lot of their spare time and just a bit of money at a beloved, local skate rink.

Given that there are fewer safe public spaces than at any point in American history . . . For those most part, it's a worthy goal for parents and community to try and keep the place open.

What we also find noteworthy . . . 

There's a racial component to all of this that's complex and NOBODY wants to talk about it . . . Basically, there's a huge market of middle-class African-American teens who want/deserve a safe place to skate and hang out but ANY SPACE without a great deal of rules for youngsters of any demographic will fall into chaos. 

For even more fun . . . African-American parents are (understandably) very SENSITIVE about rules seemingly targeting their youngsters. 

Best of all . . . 

NOBODY has time to hang out with their kid all day at a skate rink. 

To sum things ups . . .

This is why there are actually very few complains about so many youngsters who'd rather just stay at home and play video games. 

Anyhoo . . . The topic is worthy consideration even if MSM consideration leaves out far too many deets to be useful . . .

"After a fight drew police to Winnwood Skate Center, the Northland rink had to adopt a new policy requiring every child under 18 to have a chaperone. Now the owner is worried about leaving kids behind . . .

The skate center will work to accommodate children who may lack a chaperone. The OWNER says most kids who bring their own wheels can be trusted to stay out of trouble.

THE OWNER is also working to implement a partnership — either through the rink or an organization like Big Brothers Big Sisters — to pair kids who need a chaperone with adults who are regulars at the rink who volunteer to help."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Winnwood Skate Center has long offered teens a safe hangout. A new chaperone rule threatens that

Winnwood Skate Center has long been a gathering place for people of all ages. That's what drew owners Luke Powell and Jim Soulk to the Northland rink when they bought it from the previous owners in October of 2021. "This place is a home to so many people, just like any rink around the country is," Powell said.