Posted on 11/12/2007 3:04:50 PM PST by nickcarraway
BERKELEY, Calif. -- On Sunday evening a Memorial Oak Grove tree-sitter fell from the supply-line that is used to ferry food, water and people into and out of the tree-sit protest.
The traverse-line was created after the university erected a fence around the tree-sitters and spans from a tree inside the fenced in area to a tree outside the fence.
Nathaniel Hill, the fallen tree-sitter, was moving on the traverse line to meet his father, Carl Hill, who had come from the east coast to visit his son.
Hill was taken to Highland Hospital where he was treated for a broken arm above the wrist and a broken leg above the ankle.
"If the University had not put up the fence this wouldn't have happened," said Zachary Running Wolf, the organizer of the tree sit-in. "They created this situation where we have to move in and out of the grove on that traverse line."
University spokesman Dan Mogulof says the fall is not the university's fault.
"The accident is very regrettable but to state the obvious, completely avoidable," he said. "Things like this wouldn't happen if people who are illegally occupying university property were obeying the law."
Meanwhile, Judge Barbara Miller is set to render her decision any day on the legality of the university's expansion plans for the area.
The university also recently built a second fence surrounding the grove.
UC Police Chief Victoria Harrison said that the school built the new fence as a security measure prior to the forcible removal of the protesters from the trees.
Darwin...uh, Newton....
Dude, you’re too fast, you should be coaching the 49ers (now on TV.)
Who knew the Unibomber had a Love Child?
That was from 2001.
Just think, if the tree sitter had broken both legs, one might be able to say he did not have a leg to stand on.
LOL! Yeah, but I reckon he has his mommy’s beard...
Didn’t check, has anyone pointed out that this protest wouldn’t be happening if the tree were a John Birch?
Idiots. the funny part is that these trees weren’t planted until the 1920’s, but the hippies are calling them “old growth”.
Thanks for the ping!
And .. the idiot who fell out of the tree probably didn’t have any insurance, so WE the taxpayer get to pay his medical bills .. just great!
Ping!
One down, how many to go?
G:\ELECTIONS\Candidates\2006\Mayor\Running Wolf\runningwolfCS.doc
Candidate for MAYOR
I, ZACHARY RUNNING WOLF, hereby declare that I am a candidate for an elective office in
the City of Berkeley, and make the following statement:
1. That my name is Zachary Running Wolf.
2. The office for which I am a candidate is Mayor.
3. For residence information, please contact the City Clerk Department, 981-6900.
4. The place of my birth is San Francisco, CA.
5. My present occupation is Native American Leader/Elder.
6. I have held the following public offices: Peace and
Justice Commission.
7. Record of community service: I, as a Native Leader, have changed in Berkeley Columbus
School to Rosa Parks, saved ethnic studies (UC Berkeley), and pushed AC Transit to use
biodiesel.
8. I am a taxpayer in the City of Berkeley.
9. My representation as mayor of Berkeley will be a unique experience because I will bring a
twofold perspective (Indian and Western) to the office. My grounding as a Blackfoot Native
American compels me to respect and defend this glorious planet. My association with the
dominant culture gives me the needed insight to find a balance between our desires and our
need to fulfill them. It is time to demand that our representatives exhibit such attributes as
honesty, integrity, fairness and peacefulness. As mayor I will expose any politician who
seeks to falsely subject our children to fear tactics. Specifically I plan to institute a B100 or
100% biodiesel usage for all city vehicles. After all, it makes sense that Berkeley must lead
the charge to reduce global warming. I also will aim to force UC Berkeley to renegotiate
with the City. It is time for this institution to pay its fair share for all its proposed
development. I plan to use the mayor’s office to show people in this country that fear is a
cowardly way to live our lives. Indeed, it is through the act of fearlessness that we can
expose lies, deceit and evil intentions. Many thanks.
10. I refer to the following residents of the City of Berkeley: None.
s/ZACHARY RUNNING WOLF
You must be thinking of
Darwin Award honorable mention!!!
Now this bozo will probably try to sue the university, when in fact the university should be suing all these lawbreakers for costs and punitive damages associated with all this nonsense.
I wonder if the father came from the East Coast to “visit” his son or to slap him upside the head for being such an idiot.
What type of *fence*? I wish you wood post more details!
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