In the end the park designer is going to have egg on his face for removing the skate park ("White Center rink to be community site," Oct. 1).

Skaters will skate there anyway, causing damage to the property and potentially hurting themselves, opening up grounds for suit. I'm a white woman, not a skater - but I support building safe and fun places for young adults that choose to challenge and perfect their skating skills as an athletic, bonding activity, rather than waste bodies and brains with less productive and even destructive activities. Make no mistake, taking away the platform for such an outlet is what creates the breeding grounds for "houliganism," it's not the other way around.

Lisa Lancaster