Posted on 04/01/2006 6:23:44 PM PST by wjersey
A mother that gives violin lessons will face trial in the northwestern US state of Washington on charges she was an environmental terrorist, prosecutors said.
Briana Waters, 30, of the famously liberal California city of Berkeley, has pleaded innocent in a Seattle federal court that she that fire bombed a horticulture center in 2001.
A US district court judge allowed Waters to remain free pending the start of her trial in June, but ordered that she turn in her passport and have her whereabouts monitored electronically.
Waters was the first person charged in connection with an attack that destroyed the Center for Urban Horticulture at the University of Washington in May of 2001, according to Emily Langlie of the US Attorney's Office.
The fire was one of a series of arson attacks in the Pacific west that police believe were committed by militant environmental activists linked to the Earth Liberation Front and the Animal Liberation Front.
"This is just one step as we attempt to bring to justice those responsible for the UW Urban Horticulture fire," said John McKay, United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington.
"As we move toward the five-year anniversary of that devastating blaze, I applaud the investigators who have worked so doggedly and diligently to put the pieces of the puzzle together."
Federal prosecutors indicted 13 people last year in connection with arsons branded as "domestic terror."
Two of those people were part of "an overarching conspiracy" to fire bomb the horticulture center, prosecutors said.
A mother and a self-employed violin teacher, Waters' background included being a "tree-sitter" who perched in branches to save ancient trees from logging.
Waters would face a mandatory minimum punishment of 35 years in prison if convicted as charged with arson and using a destructive device to commit a violent crime.
Haha. Good one. I loved that scene in the first movie when the trees started whoopin ass. Of course they are so wishy washy it took a lot to get them riled up.
No wonder libs are against the Patriot Act.....she was ensnared by it.
One ironic point: The Urban Horticulture Center promotes the cultivation of native plants and the eradication of foreign invader species to improve bio-diversity. In addition, it housed several rare seed stocks of native species. In other words, it was an environmentalist's best FRIEND, not enemy.
- ThreeTracks
Violins are made of wood. Some tree hugger....
Being a radical in your youth is like getting a tattoo when you're a teenager--a great idea at the time, but likely to cause repercussions and regrets later in life.
The kid looks too young to have been around in 2001 when the incident occurred. I wonder if she was married in 2001.
Puffy shirt?
Also contributing to Briana's flunking terrorism targeting-selection class: she probably drove past any number of mills and probably a pesticide factory or two to get there. ;)
Did she play her violin while the building burned? Give her the 35 years and let her keep her violin with her.
it's the Sarah Jane Olson (aka Kathleen Solia) defense.
she was OLA(Our Little Terrorist) here in MN. She had the local Democrat pols sponsoring bake sales to try to keep her
sorry ass out of prison.
the soccer mom show only works for so long.
I believe it is called a "messenger bag".
"Waters was the first person charged in connection with an attack that destroyed the Center for Urban Horticulture"
Isn't the term urban horticulture an oxymoron by definition?
Even though he has that whole wimpy metrosexual thing going against him, I find that mainly the only people wearing ties in a courthouse are lawyers and some defendants. I see many children in courthouses, and some courthouses actually have day care centers in them.
The violin is to point out her typical Leftist hypocrisy and "what's good for you isn't necessarily good for me."
While she was a tree sitter to protect ancient forests, she has no problem using an instrument that exploits the cutting down of older trees.
What on EARTH is in Henny Youngman's pants?
His lunch, in a gaseous form.
Even when I used to carry a laptop on business trips I carried the case by the handle .
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LOL. Good thing, too, because if other people think you're gay, you are.
Hint: If you carry your laptop by the handle exclusively 'cuz you don't want people to think you're gay, you're thinking about sexual orientation way too much.
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