The trees in question - often draped in copious amounts of toilet paper (it's what they do down there).
Dunno if they can dig out the soil or flood the area to dilute the poisons, but landmarks like these can't be replaced.
Posted on 02/17/2011 7:18:45 AM PST by where's_the_Outrage?
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) -- Auburn University says someone deliberately poisoned trees at Toomer's Corner, where fans have long celebrated big wins and hundreds gathered after the Tigers won the football national championship on Jan. 10.
The university said in a statement Wednesday that a herbicide commonly used to kill trees was applied "in lethal amounts" to the soil around the two trees, and that they likely can't be saved.
Auburn discovered the poisoning after taking soil samples on Jan. 28, a day after a man called a syndicated radio show based in Birmingham saying he had used the herbicide on the trees.
"The weekend after the Iron Bowl, I went to Auburn, Ala., because I live 30 miles away, and I poisoned the Toomer's trees," the caller told The Paul Finebaum Radio Show, saying he was at the Iron Bowl.
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There’s nothing good natured about the Alabama-Auburn rivalry. They hate each other, and that’s no exaggeration.
Trace his number.
Prosecute him to the fullest possible extent of the law.
Laff in his face and call him STOOPID.............
And I’m a Gators fan.......................
Even being a Alabama fan, I want to see this guy in prison.
The trees in question - often draped in copious amounts of toilet paper (it's what they do down there).
Dunno if they can dig out the soil or flood the area to dilute the poisons, but landmarks like these can't be replaced.
Maybe he should have shot a few people. That would have made a bigger impact.
What a moron. I hope his house doesn’t burn down.
Rumor is they have an arrest and will hold a press conference shortly.
No, you went and poisoned the trees because you are a stupid juvenile moron who can't tell the difference between reality and fantasy. Grown men don't do things like this. Juveniles do...............
Sure they can. It just takes a couple hundred years, that's all.
They’ll put another tree there. You can transplant large trees.
He’s soooo screwed.............good...........
As an Alabama alumnus and a long-time Crimson Tide fan, let me just say this: This is one of the most despicable acts that didn’t involve actual physical harm to a human being (as far as I know) that I have ever heard of.
If this cretin is ever discovered, not only should he serve the maximun sentence the law allows, he should be banned for life from the Alabama campus and all Alabama sporting events.
We don’t want him on our side.
Yeah, but this guy crossed the line. Several of them, in fact.
That’s a great idea.
Arrest made:
WTVM-TV in Columbus, GA, said Harvey Almorn Updyke, 62, of Dadeville, had been charged with Criminal Mischief. WTVM-TV attributed the news of the arrest to a source at the Lee County Justice Center.
http://www.myfoxal.com/Global/story.asp?S=14048891c
When I heard it this morning (In Madison AL) I was thinking if I was an Alabama Alumni I would be totally outraged and work with other AL Alumnus to replace those trees.
Good.
I don’t know if he’s the guy, or not, but if he is he should be in p rison till he’s an old, old man.
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