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"Activist campers run afoul of Common law" by Beth Daley, Globe Staff | November 10, 2009
Who knew caring about climate change would mean a summons to court?
For the past three Sunday nights, a group of more than 100 college students from across Massachusetts have camped on Boston Common to call on Governor Deval Patrick to introduce a bill to power the state with 100 percent clean electricity by 2020. Climate talks are scheduled next month in Copenhagen, and the students are part of a grass-roots chorus to get the United States to commit to meaningful greenhouse gas reductions.
But yesterday at 1 a.m., about 150 activists - including Jim Hansen, the outspoken NASA climate-change scientist - were awakened by Boston police officers to be told they were trespassing on the Boston Common. They were given a few minutes to leave or be given a court summons.
About half the group went to the nearby Church on the Hill while 67 stayed. Each person who stayed will be mailed a summons on trespassing charges....
After police took down campers’ information, the entire group, including those who temporarily went to the church, continued camping....
Excuse me?
They plan to be back next Sunday.
Yeah, because the controlled-opposition outfit has nothing to fear and a globalist fund to bail 'em out of jail, etc.
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