Let me just start by letting you all know that I have been a Reddit user for years, and I absolutely love it. I can easily waste away an entire day on Reddit. That being said, Iβve never once done my own write up on a case, as I mostly spend my time following true crime cases. So, I decided that I would give it a go, and I also decided that I wanted it to be a local case that is not often talked about. Now, before we get into said case, I want to also inform you of my passion for skateboarding. So, when I remembered a case that was not only local, but also involved murder and skateboarding, it was not difficult for me to choose the topic of my first true crime write up. With that said, let me introduce you to Mark Anthony βGatorβ Rogowski.
Mark Anthony βGator Rogowski was born on August 10, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York. At the age of 3, his parents divorced, and he ended up across the country in Escondido, California. He had always been active in sports, including playing little league, but after being in California for a few years, it was not surfing that caught his attention, but skateboarding. Rogowski started skating at the age of 7. He mostly hung out in local skate parks and it did not take him long to master his craft. After only 2 years of skating parks and other local skate spots, Rogowski was added to a skate team in 1978. After only another 2 years of continuing to skate for his team locally, he turned professional in 1980 at the age of 14. In 1982, he won his first big contest in the Canadian Amateur Skating Championships, and his second notable contest in 1984.
Once he was at this point in his career, he landed a spot on the company known as Vision Street Wear. His career continued to grow. He did multiple ads for Vision which helped him land a line of Gator skate decks and other merchandise for the company. By this point, in the skating world, Gator was one of the best vert skaters in the scene. (For those of you who are not so into skateboarding, vert skating is skating that involves ramps and pools or some other similar incline.) He skated alongside with names like Christian Hosoi and Tony Hawk.
At this point in his career, he had gained a type of βbad boyβ image. He claimed to love being arrested, for example. It is also to be noted that in skateboarding, skaterβs reps do not just come from their skating abilities, but also their ability to party. And back then, in the days of 80s skateboarding, any good skate party would be fully equip
... keep reading on reddit β‘I know that Crime in Sports has already covered him, but Iβd love to see the crew do their take on the rapist & murderer. Hereβs a link to Stoked, a documentary about him. It fits several niches for them, such as lateβ80s/early β90s culture, mental health, and the breakdown of a man through self-inflicted and external pressures.
His wiki says he's up for parole this month.. .. .. . . ..
For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.
I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies π
It really does, I swear!
Theyβre on standbi
Pilot on me!!
Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.
This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.
If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.
Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.
Buenosdillas
When I got home, they were still there.
What did 0 say to 8 ?
" Nice Belt "
So What did 3 say to 8 ?
" Hey, you two stop making out "
I won't be doing that today!
You take away their little brooms
This morning, my 4 year old daughter.
Daughter: I'm hungry
Me: nerves building, smile widening
Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.
She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.
Thank you all for listening.
There hasn't been a post all year!
Itβs pronounced βNoel.β
After all his first name is No-vac
What, then, is Chinese rap?
Edit:
Notable mentions from the comments:
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Spanish/Swedish/Swiss/Serbian hits
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French/Finnish art
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Country/Canadian rap
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Chinese/Country/Canadian rock
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Turkish/Tunisian/Taiwanese rap
Why
There hasn't been a single post this year!
(Happy 2022 from New Zealand)
Nothing, it just waved
Do your worst!
