Posted on 03/02/2008 2:22:54 AM PST by USMC Brat
BERKELEY, Calif. (KCBS) -- The protests that continue in Berkeley over the Marine’s recruiting station come at a hefty price tag for the city.
Protests have been held every Friday for months outside the Marines recruitment center on Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley.
”It supports the war by continuing to pull people into the war machine,” said Jennifer Kitter, a Code Pink member, and regular at the protests.
The city manager says Berkeley police are spending $20,000 each time such a protest is held, to make sure that the demonstrators don’t get physical with each other.
”I’m supporting the troops, all of the troops, and in this case, the Marines,” said John Roy, a former Marine, who stands in front of the recruitment station waving an American flag.
Both sides vow the protests will continue.
Actually, I think they'd allow the pinko's to assault anyone they want. They're just afraid that some might retaliate, which would leave messy, greasy, spots on the sidewalk. And that would not be environmentally friendly.
LOL!
That’s what I’m thinking, too!
Berkeley PD gets paid well for just standing around and staying “neutral.” If some Pinko did go ballistic on a Patriot he/she would suffer immediate consequences... and there’d be no witnesses.
Master Bates included a form of ‘Police Stand Down’ in his assurances to Code Pink in his meeting with them on Jan 9.
See: http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2008-01-11/article/28904
America to Berkeley: Drop Dead
Think about how much the city council could save by hiring the old guys who hand out carts at the closest Wal-Mart instead. And they could even bring their little vests with them, to clearly identify themselves.
Hiya all
I saw a you tube clip where a code pinko responded to the question are marine’s war criminals “yes”
asked do they intentionally kill women and children “yes”
was WWII an unjust war”yes and what the hell are we doing in Hawaii anyway”
the pinko asked “what is wrong with communism?”
BUMP
Not soon enough.
Berkeley businesses feel pinch of weekly anti-war protests
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1977239/posts
DO NOT LET THEM OFF TOO LIGHTLY! (Post #18)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1977385/posts?page=18#18
It is time for REGIME CHANGE in Berkeley.
And then some....A sergeant makes $104K-$118K plus overtime. WTF????
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=8292
City hall sleeps with the unions.
I read it and thank you for the ping The Spirit of Allegiance.
Gee, that’s a chunk of money for doing practically nothing.
Makes a person wonder how much the Chief of Police and all other ranking officers are paid.
Berkeley PD would have their hands full, if they actually *enforced* the laws. Berkeley Law Enforcement is an oxymoron.
Hiya all back atcha!:)
The petition
We, the undersigned condemn the Berkeley City Council’s treasonous attack on US Marine Recruiters stationed in their city. We ask that Congress cut off funds from any and all municipal entity within the confines of the city of Berkeley, California, until such time as the city council withdraws it’s action.
The City Council has voted to tell the Marines their downtown recruiting station is not welcome and “if recruiters choose to stay, they do so as uninvited and unwelcome guests.”
The measure passed last week by a vote of 8-1.
The council also voted to explore enforcing a city anti-discrimination law, focusing on the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.
In a separate item, the council voted, also 8-1, to give the Marxist protest group Code Pink a parking space in front of the recruiting office once a week for six months and a free sound permit for protesting once a week.
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/cutoffberkeleynow
If you wish to, please share with your friends or e-mail to your address books. You DO NOT have to donate at the petition site, there will be a page asking for one for the site after you sign, just back out or exit. Your signature will already be on the petition.
http://www.fourfriedchickensandacoke.blogspot.com
you guys look beautiful
Thanks for the ping!
Bump...
Thanks for keeping us up to date.
I just love this $20,000 Hi-DOLLAR ping-a-ling...... keep the protests going... I propose a new slogan BANKRUPT BERKELEY !!! BANKRUPT BERKELEY !!!!
BTTT
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