Tuesday, February 19th 2008
University pulls some supplies out of oaks
This exciting news from the San Jose Mercury News:
“The numbers of tree-sitters having dwindled to a hard-core few, we had an opportunity to address some safety and sanitary concerns with minimal risk to people,” Mogulof said. Only about three protesters were in the trees when police arrived shortly before 7 a.m.
Mogulof said the arborist also cut the traverse lines - ropes strung between trees that tree-sitters used to move from tree to tree. At least two people have fallen from the lines and been injured since the sit-in began.The university over the last few months has put up two chain-link fences to prevent people from going in and out of the tree grove but tree sitters have set up an elaborate rope and pulley system to get food, water and other supplies into the grove. Some of those ropes were also taken down.
Items removed and tossed to the ground also included rain tarps and other gear.
Doug Buckwald, who has been involved with the tree sit since it started, said two men climbed into an oak tree and a redwood tree and tossed food, water and other supplies used by tree sitters onto the ground. The tree sitters yelled “extraction, extraction” as the goods fell to the ground at least 40 feet below, Buckwald said.
I am glad the University is taking measures to end the tree sit. Even if no one was pulled out of the trees, every little bit of their stuff that is removed is a step in the right direction.
I hope the hippies will soon leave the trees and this embarrassment will be over.
How about a napalm strike fromn the Marines! This would take care of the tree’s the protesters and also send a message to the City of Berkeley and their whiny anti-american constituents.
Comment by Reno Bear — 2/20/2008 @ 9:59 am