Tree Sitters' Final Hours in Berkeley

denialism blog ^ | 9/6/8 | Chris Hoofnagle

[SmithL]

Chris Hoofnagle is a recovering Washington, DC lawyer and information privacy law expert at UC-Berkeley Law School. Denialism became apparent to him while working on consumer protection laws in Washington. The Denialists' Deck of Cards is essentially a how-to guide for being an industry lobbyist.

[sauropod]

So Julie Butterfly whatsherface won’t have a place to sit now.

Good.

[ClearCase_guy]

If the roles were reversed, Earth First! activists would show up, 4 guys to a tree, with chainsaws, and bring a tree-sitter down in about 10 seconds.

Casualties? Eco-freaks don't seem to worry about that sort of thing.

But they hate us and say that we're evil.

[Inyo-Mono]

One protester known as Dumpster Muffin climbed to the highest tree and shook the platform.

God protects drunks and the mentally ill.

[exit82]

Give them a few boxes of toothpicks as a consolation prize.

[ThomasThomas]

We need to find Dumpster Muffin a new home.If you see her tell Miss Muffin that they are planning to cut down this tree to put in a snake kill machine. Caddo Lake East Texas Swamps.

[sinanju]

I can’t believe this gutless idiocy! All Berkeley had to do was to throw up a quick temporary fence around the grove, guard it day-and-night, and prevent any resupply and reinforcement. The whole silly drama wouldn’t have lasted a week.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

After that title, I had to read the whole article to learn that Berkeley wasn’t going to have them all shot. /s

[Inyo-Mono]

I can’t believe this gutless idiocy! All Berkeley had to do was to throw up a quick temporary fence around the grove, guard it day-and-night, and prevent any resupply and reinforcement. The whole silly drama wouldn’t have lasted a week.

I agree, and I would have ordered a few shotgun guards to watch the trees too.

[skimask]

I would have cut the tree down with those idiots in it. TIMBER

[guitarplayer1953]

Can these people not be brought up on vagrancy charges?

[GladesGuru]

“I would have cut the tree down with those idiots in it. TIMBER”

Pardon me, but in this case, wouldn’t it “HIPPY!” be more accurate than “TIMBER”?

Just wondering.

;-)

[Walkingfeather]

You know this would have all been over in a couple of minutes if about 10 of us would have gone up on a sunny day with mirrors and all focused the sunlight on the people in the trees. Would have gotten my toasty up there.

[samadams2000]

What an ignoble smelly people.

[aquila48]

This is the result of giving in to spoiled brats back in the 60’s. The adults capitulated and we're still suffering the consequences.

[hawkeye101]

Send up one of these furry friends from nature to keep Miss Envirokook happy!

[Global2010]

Hey Let us look at the upside.

The tree sitting communes are not procreating and visiting Planned Parenthood Vacuume centers.

Let them stay up in the trees

[Global2010]

TIMBER

[Global2010]

I have to disagree.

God does not bring home the mentally ill and as you stated drunks until he chooses to make you perfect in his love.

IOW Don't count your blessings.

Do you feel that way about the severely disabled and others who suffer?

IOW are you a perfect human or just a hypocrite?

[Global2010]

LOL I think they may pick out those green toothpicks out of there arse on the way down.