Comments on: Ruling aftermath

By: john ha

john ha — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:16:33 +0000

46 planted trees in the 20′ compare to thousand of centuries trees being cut down every day in the amazon, Why don’t they go there and live on those tree. those are truly natural grown trees and much older too.

beside, every cut down tree will be replaced with 3 new trees. What is wrong with that. And, What is wrong with these people.

By: CalBearPete

CalBearPete — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:53:10 +0000

As a life long conservationist I have to stress the point that there are so many other conservation causes that merit attention; the grove of second growth oaks on the UC campus is not one of them. In my view the handful of people hanging around the stadium are seeking attention for a cause that is really more about their personal contempt for the large investment in a sports facility. That may not be their preference but if they would grow up they would realize that having a strong athletic program is a source a pride to a university and an opportunity for students and alumni to rally around their school. I give donations to both the athletic program and the Department of Environmental Science Policy and Management at UC Berkeley and I am proud of both. Go Bears!

By: Jan K Oski

Jan K Oski — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:11:21 +0000

Oh yeah, I forgot to say…

Timber!

By: Jan K Oski

Jan K Oski — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:59:55 +0000

Hey JO,

Your paper deserves a pat on the back for the latest article about this situation. The article was the most objective and balanced that I’ve seen from TV to paper media. I haven’t always agreed with some of the articles written in the paper, but the writers obviously had done their homework. I can’t believe how ignorant the other media sources were about the situation, as well as their obvious support for the law-breakers in the trees. I guess they’ve never considered why the MLB never shows a fan running on the field. Law-breakers give up their rights, when they think they’re above the law, and we all should look down upon them for our children’s sake least we make anarchist heroes in this society. Yeah, it takes a certain amount of courage to stand on a small platform 60 feet above the ground, but there are plenty of other causes that are a lot bigger than 40 trees. Too bad, they’ll never recognize that they are just pawns in a bigger game between anti-growth and pro-capital forces.

On another note, I thought it was awesome to see the Cal football players with the youth a hundred yards from these wackos. It just shows how insignificant they are.

Go Bears!
Gold out Memorial!