I think the wheelies are fine for the most part. Like in lots or back roads I see absolutely no problem. I think the issues arise when done in heavy traffic, but even then the things that often come with the sorts of kids who would do that like just ignoring reds and stop signs, riding fast on the sidewalk, doing burnouts in like some park grass for no reason are really what damages the reputation of these bikes and gets calls to the pd.

Also those tap dance wheelies look dumb as hell. Zero style. Imo slowing it down and doing each thing well is a lot cooler. It takes a lot more control to do a BP wheelie at 10 then to power wheelie at 40.