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February 19, 2008
Jig Could Be Up for Berkeley's Tree-Dwelling Moonbats
After more than a year, the party could be drawing to a close for the hippies infesting trees in Berkeley:
[T]wo men climbed into an oak tree and a redwood tree and tossed food, water and other supplies used by tree sitters onto the ground. It was not immediately clear if ropes and pullies were being cut as well. The tree sitters yelled "extraction, extraction" as the goods fell to the ground at least 40 feet below[…]
At least one of the tree-dwelling moonbats has "put on 'lockbox'" — securing himself to the tree to prevent "extraction."
The pretext for inhabiting the trees is UC-Berkeley's intention to cut them down to expand its facilities. The school has promised to plant three new trees for each one cut down, but that's not good enough for the moonbats, who insist that these particular trees must be preserved. Meanwhile, they have permanently mutilated the trees in the process of constructing their crude arboreal dwellings.
The obvious solution of just cutting down the trees, moonbats and all, is too sensible to be under consideration.
On a tip from dpt.
Posted by Van Helsing at February 19, 2008 11:47 AM
Comments
Dude.. if they do cut them down Moonbats and all, let me know. I'd drive up there to see that.
Posted by: Jenn at February 19, 2008 11:55 AM
"At one point, a "poop bucket" hanging from a rope from one of the tree platforms fell to the ground with messy effect."
Let me be the first to say...EEEEEWWWW!
Posted by: baldeagle390 at February 19, 2008 12:04 PM
As a publicity stunt you people sure do give them what they are looking for
Posted by: john Ryan at February 19, 2008 12:16 PM
Use chemical warfare on them. Pour 100 lbs of salt on the ground around the tree and see what happens.
Posted by: bah humbug at February 19, 2008 1:04 PM
The article's closing paragraph:
The university has promised to plant three trees for every tree that is removed but tree sitters and their supporters are against that idea because they say many of the existing trees are old and mature.
Unlike the moonbats infesting them...
Posted by: Pam at February 19, 2008 1:05 PM
A few 12 year olds with paintball guns could do the job. That would be funny enough to make this whole nutfest worth it.
Posted by: Beef at February 19, 2008 1:18 PM
Stack some dead branches around the base of each tree, then toss in a flaming torch - then see how fast they come down.
Posted by: Anonymous at February 19, 2008 1:34 PM
Better idea: release some nasty predators onto the tree..scorpions, spiders, fire ants, anything with a stinger.
Posted by: Kristy at February 19, 2008 3:02 PM
"A few 12 year olds with paintball guns could do the job."
Hear, hear!
I'd pay money to see that!
Posted by: Adam at February 19, 2008 4:53 PM
"Better idea: release some nasty predators onto the tree..scorpions, spiders, fire ants, anything with a stinger.
Posted by: Kristy at February 19, 2008 3:02 PM"
What a fearless, anointed, "born-again" child of God!
Is this your testimony, Kristy?
Posted by: hashfanatic at February 19, 2008 6:22 PM
Kristy's idea is perfectly in harmony with pacifistic, vegetarian Buddhism... It is only natural for hornets to build their nests in Moonbat infested trees, who are we humans to interfere with nature?
But personally, I like the kids-with-paintballs idea... What are they gonna do, beat up the kids? Then they'll know how the Berkely police feel, being attacked by inferior forces but not being able to do anything to retaliate.
Posted by: BUUUUURRRRNING HOT at February 19, 2008 6:43 PM
