Posted on 03/02/2008 10:07:59 PM PST by USMC Brat
BERKELEY (CBS 5 / KCBS) ― The protests that continue in Berkeley over the U.S. Marines 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.
Now, starting March 10, Code Pink is planning a 24-hour a day protest for an entire week, to mark the fifth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
Berkeley City Manager Phil Kamlarz said it has cost the city about $20,000 for police overtime each time such a protest is held, to make sure that the demonstrators don't get physical with each other.
"It's cost us $110,000 in police overtime (so far)," said Kamlarz.
"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.
You’re right - - the more the better...
So MUCH for Berkeley businesses trying to play on the nation’s sympathies to not BOYCOTT BERKELEY. They asked for it!
Before we know it Berkeley is gonna declare a “State of Emergency” to recover from their loss of revenue and police overtime.
how about parking cars in those spots now, and making sure they stay there so code pink can't get a spot?
how about a 'sit in' in their spots?
about about one of these for the roof tops?
http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/video-news-reporter-gets-zapped-with-ray-gun
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.
All of those are good suggestions.
I especially like the last one... ray-guns from the rooftops.
Hey, they’re non-lethal so they should be legal, like mace and taser-guns... right?
If it is sunny have every protester bring a mirror and reflect it into the faces of the code pink so they get a code pink sun burn. You are not physically touching them so .....
I would also go buy a few dozen mice at a pet supply store and get your video cameras ready for youtube. Let them go in the middle of the protesting ladies and watch ( and video) the fun begin....
PING
But the best Freeper sign I've ever seen at a counter- protest at a recruiter office was in a photo of a sign held by the Columbia, MO Freepers as they faced off against leftists who were picketing a Missouri recruiting office, even threatening to enter and do a sit-in and get arrested. The Freeper's sign said:
Good. I hope it ends up costing the pinkos a million dollars.
hope it bankrupts then...
FIIIIIIX Bay-O-NEEETS!
CHARGE!
Bleed the city broke. Shutter the stores make and example of what will happen if you disrespect our Marines.
I kind of hope berkely drowns in its own vomit.
Wonder if it will wake up the shopkeepers and get them to force the city to enforce the laws.
They need to take a giant public stand for the rule of law and our Military
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