How Did It Come To This? (Short history of "The Family"-eco-terrorists)

The Register-Guard ^ | July 1, 2007 | Bill Bishop

[jazusamo]

Flames engulf SUVs on the Romania truck lot in
Eugene on March 30, 2001.

Paul Carter- The Register-Guard, 1996

[jazusamo]

Ping!

A fairly good piece on most of The Family.

[jazusamo]

I cut your name off on the above ping. :-)

[Mercat]

It was way to sympathetic to these thugs.

[Publius6961]

Rodgers was a principle organizer of radicals who attribute their actions to the faceless Animal Liberation Front...

What's up with "journalists" that never learn even the most common homonym errors?

[jazusamo]

It was way to sympathetic to these thugs.

Agreed, as was the judge and prosecution in the sentencing and plea bargains, IMO.

[jazusamo]

Good catch, I agree and I missed it completely.

[Roccus]

“What’s up with “journalists” that never learn even the most common homonym errors?”
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They all “want to make a difference.” What passes today for journalism is merely a path to an end instead of an end itself.

[SouthTexas]

Earth First!

[george76]

Thanks. Paul is having some success, using his inherited wealth, in fighting this ?

Paul was a firefighter who set firebombs...using five-gallon plastic buckets filled with a mix of gasoline, diesel oil and soap that was ignited by an electronic timer.

The buckets have been a signature of ELF and ALF fires. Paul prepared the fuel mix, adding soap shavings so it would form a gel and burn more slowly...

http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/38187.html

[george76]

Remember convicted ecoterrorist Jeff Luers ?

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2005/06/22/gree.DTL

[jazusamo]

I think his money is going to all but buy off his sentence. I didn’t believe Judge Aiken’s original sentence was enough and it looks like she’s going to lighten it. Very sad!

[jazusamo]

Yes, I remember him and thanks for the link, I’m going to refresh my memory.

[george76]

These eco-terrorists will be back on the streets soon.

grrr.

Remember : Grant Barnes, 24, was extremely nervous and sweating profusely when he was arrested.

Barnes’ father indicated he is willing to put up much of his son’s bond money. He is an attorney and former deputy district attorney from Colorado Springs.

http://cbs4denver.com/local/local_story_144225850.html

[jazusamo]

On March 30, 2006, Briana Waters was arrested in Seattle, WA, in connection with an alleged arson at the University of Washington Center for Urban Horticulture in 2001. Waters, a California resident, is a violin teacher and mother of a young child. Waters was released from custody on March 31. Her trial is set to begin September 17, 2007. She staunchly maintains her innocence to all charges.

It's going to be interesting to see how her trial comes out. I believe the outcome will have an effect on others who are contemplating future terrorism, one way or the other.

Briana Waters

[jazusamo]

Yikes! My post #10 should have been wasn't enough.

[jazusamo]

Post #10=Post #12

I should start over today.

[george76]

You are doing great.

These eco terrorist get me mad too.

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for the ping re the scary history of this family.

These eco thug terrorists were basically free to do whatever they wanted.

The left wing governor of Oregon during the Klamath Falls sucker fish versus farmers and ranchers mess had his secret state police monitoring Freepers and others daring to say no to the eco terrorist trying to bankrupt farmers and ranchers.

Most of these activities were known by the lefties in charge of Eugene. Blackie and I joked about going under cover into bookstores, veggie cafes, and bars in Eugene to find out who was really dangerous, these eco terrorists or Freepers protesting the elevation of a sucker fish over humans in Klamath Falls.

[tubebender]

Bump for after the race...