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Berkeley Tree Sitter Falls (Man Suffers Broken Arm And Leg)
NBC11 ^ | November 12, 2007

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.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: California
KEYWORDS: activism; berkeley; beserkeley; lol; moonbat; oops; raatcrime; ratcrime; treehuggers; trees; treesitters; uc
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To: Lazarus Longer
Zachary Running Wolf? A relative of Ward Churchill, no doubt.

Really. No doubt he's an "associate" member of some illustrious tribe.

101 posted on 11/12/2007 4:45:59 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: nickcarraway
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.

I'm sure Mr. Hill must be very proud.

102 posted on 11/12/2007 4:47:12 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: nickcarraway

Who the heck has time to sit in a tree?


103 posted on 11/12/2007 4:50:50 PM PST by popdonnelly (Get Reid. Salazar, and Harkin out of the Senate.)
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To: Lazarus Longer

“If the University had not put up the fence this wouldn’t have happened,”

Boo hoo.


104 posted on 11/12/2007 4:51:37 PM PST by popdonnelly (Get Reid. Salazar, and Harkin out of the Senate.)
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To: Enterprise
Actually, he is a first cousin to Wolf With Runs

He was brousing some used book store off campus and found a copy of "Women Who Run with Wolves" and figured "Hey--it's worth a shot" and went to see the judge the next day for the name change.

105 posted on 11/12/2007 4:51:51 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: The Spirit Of Allegiance

Why don’t these nuts just leave the trees alone? Why don’t they branch out and get to the root of their problems? They may have a loud bark but not much bite. President Bush should get involved. But he may not have logged onto this story. Or he got the truncated version. Whatever, to the tree-nut, pining away up there, lifes a birch.

‘bout covers them all.


106 posted on 11/12/2007 4:53:44 PM PST by Rennes Templar ("The future ain't what it used to be".........Yogi Berra)
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To: Rennes Templar

Change his nickname from Sparrow to Thumper.


107 posted on 11/12/2007 4:56:04 PM PST by BerryDingle (Illegitimi Non Carborundum (Don't let the bastards wear you down))
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To: BerryDingle

“Whoa, dude. Watch out for that first step, man.”


108 posted on 11/12/2007 4:58:50 PM PST by VanShuyten ("Believe me or not, his intelligence was perfectly clear...But his soul was mad.")
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To: The Spirit Of Allegiance

If a tree sitter falls in the forest, will he leaf an impression on the ground? Did this happen in OAKlahoma? Hopefully; after the visit to the doctor, they spruced him up.


109 posted on 11/12/2007 4:59:08 PM PST by I Drive Too Fast
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To: nickcarraway

I bet the tree is happier now.


110 posted on 11/12/2007 5:10:12 PM PST by mtbopfuyn (I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
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To: nickcarraway

This tree sitter was a down to earth guy, especially there at the end. Ouch


111 posted on 11/12/2007 5:17:28 PM PST by MadLibDisease (The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.)
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To: synbad600

“I once broke my leg below the ankle.”

I once shot an elephant in my pajamas.


112 posted on 11/12/2007 5:21:02 PM PST by toddlintown (Five bullets and Lennon goes down. Yet not one hit Yoko. Discuss.)
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To: Mr. Jeeves

the tree was probably just fed up with the smell from these dirty hippies..

I wonder, if they are in a tree, are they going to class?


113 posted on 11/12/2007 5:25:05 PM PST by Armedanddangerous (Chuin, Master of Sinanju (emeritus))
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To: nickcarraway

“...and down will come Hippy, BO and all!”


114 posted on 11/12/2007 5:28:04 PM PST by FormerLib (Sacrificing our land and our blood cannot buy protection from jihad.-Bishop Artemije of Kosovo)
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To: SandyInSeattle

I am snickering.


115 posted on 11/12/2007 5:30:46 PM PST by cajungirl (no)
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To: nickcarraway
Hill was taken to Highland Hospital where he was treated for a broken arm above the wrist and a broken leg above the ankle.

Screw the tree sitting business, I want to know who is footing the medical bills. You and Me?

if so, then I'm all in favor of whacking him up along side his broken leg with a bat after he gets out of the hospital...........

116 posted on 11/12/2007 5:34:19 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (I could be Agent "HT")
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To: The Spirit Of Allegiance

"Dude's gotta learn how to fall..."

117 posted on 11/12/2007 5:34:25 PM PST by mikrofon (Drop & Rollin')
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To: nickcarraway

“I fought the law...(Gravity)...and the Law won!”


118 posted on 11/12/2007 5:39:54 PM PST by Redleg Duke ("All gave some, and some gave all!")
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To: toddlintown
"I once shot an elephant in my pajamas."

What was the elephant doing in your pajamas?

119 posted on 11/12/2007 5:42:38 PM PST by Redleg Duke ("All gave some, and some gave all!")
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To: nickcarraway
I'm gonna plant a weeping willow tomorrow in this acorn's honor.

Leni

120 posted on 11/12/2007 5:47:32 PM PST by MinuteGal (Three Cheers for the FRed, White and Blue !!!)
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