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Roadblock

by Average American
Police hired by Major Corporation block observation of Freshwater tree sit evictions.
3-17-03

What an amazing day. No one was injured, three ground arrests and 2 sitters removed. (Channel 6 News).
The closure of the road was a particularly amazing act of magic accomplished on behalf of The Maxxam Corporation (SP?) of Houston, TX.
Concerned friends of humanity and earth gathered at a road block maintained by Humboldt Co. Sheriffs and C.H.P. The latter being of better mood and more willing to converse, if you didn't scream at them. None the less it appears as though an illegal road block may have taken place today. People of resource attempted to track down the legal order pertaining to public officers blocking the observation of the evictions. There was a reference to an "Encroachment Order". One person stated that a cell phone call to California Highway Dept. yielded nothing. Officers had the physical document on site, but its legitimacy was in question. Obviously, yet another huge blow to old fashion constitutional rights of the American individual, our freedom to travel through-out the land with out harassment. For the mass majority of the time "Independent Observers" were blocked from, you got it, observing. The road is closed this week for the evictions between the 8:00 Am and 4:00 pm. Of particular interest to me was dialogue that occurred between the police and people forming at the front of the road block. It was intensely emotional. And it seemed as though, there was an openness that could not be closed. I saw a young lady crack into the hearts of 4 individual uniform wearing men. Not all the police hearts were completely tainted; there was a flame within them that got fed. Officers were obviously well versed in stoic intimidation. But behind sunglasses they thought were too dark to see through, I saw eyes. I saw grown men squirm beneath the shear focus of will. Non violent penetration of the heart. I pray that they begin protecting the public interest and not Texas.

To my knowledge as of 3-17-03 5:30 P.M. No trees had been cut.


*PLEASE! Phone Local television station KVIQ TV 6 CBS (707)443-6666. Tell them that you are dissatisfied with the lack of unbiased coverage. Tell them you want to learn more about how big business can hire police to blind the public. Tell them you want to know more about the closure of this road. Greenwood Heights Rd. Freshwater, California. Call your own local television and ask for coverage.



*Author apologizes for grammatical indifference.
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