Powered by Max Banner Ads
UC Berkeley prepares to remove tree-sitting protesters
Two fences. A court order. More than 200 citations. Rain. Cold. Heckling from football fans. Excruciating boredom. And still, almost a year after they clambered up the oaks and redwoods next to Memorial Stadium, the Berkeley tree-sitters remain undaunted in their perches.
Protesters have been in the foliage since December, hoping to save the grove from a proposed $125 million sports training facility. UC wants to remove about 100 trees – about two-thirds of the grove – to build the center, and plans to replace each lost tree with two saplings and one mature tree. All but a few of the trees were planted by the university after the stadium was built in 1923.
“If they want us to come down, they should put the gym somewhere else,” said Kingman Lim, a member of the ground crew of about a dozen supporters who provide the tree-sitters with food and water. “Until then, we’ll do what it takes to protect these trees.”
He said the tree-sitters are not fazed by court orders or threats from the university. They’ll only come down voluntarily when they’re confident the trees will not be removed.
It’s time to bring this hippie crap to an end. These liberal idiots always “camp” whenever they want their way. They should all be tasered until they fall out of the trees, then savagely beaten with batons, and finally hauled off to jail.
-Chris Jones
Related Posts
Comments
Leave a Reply
Posts
