Don’t worry, Citizens of Berkeley
The foul reign of terror by the Tree Otter is NO MORE!
Per the Chron:
Campus cops arrest ‘Tree Otter’ at Cal oak grove
Friday, April 6, 2007
(04-06) 16:18 PDT BERKELEY — After weeks of relative quiet among the tree-sitters next to Memorial Stadium, UC Berkeley police arrested a protester early this morning for trespassing. Athena Osborn, 25, also known as "Tree Otter," was arrested for trespassing and resisting arrest at about 2 a.m. at the oak grove, where about five protesters have been living in tree houses since Dec. 2 in an effort to stop UC from cutting down the trees to build an athletic training center. Osborn was booked at the Berkeley city jail and banned from campus for seven days, said UC police Assistant Chief Mitch Celaya. In the past few weeks police have also removed two unoccupied tree houses, each comprised of a wooden platform and tarp. The grove made news March 18 when San Francisco photographer Jack Gescheidt took pictures of 78 naked people posing with the trees for an art project.
Now, citizens of Berkeley may live free! No more stocking up on Otter Pops to pay to the Tree Otter’s minions as "protection money." No more innocent lives lost in the Otter v. Woodchuck crossfire. No more disastrously unfunny Tree Otter jokes!
That last one is probably the best result here.
GO BEARS!
