Besides trespassing, what laws and ordinances have been violated by people involved with the tree-sit protest?
A. The protestors have violated time, place, and manner rules regarding when and where demonstrations may occur on university property and have engaged in numerous forms of misconduct, including weapons-possession violations, robbery, theft, vandalism, assault, battery, battery to a peace officer, assault with a deadly weapon to a peace officer, violation of probation, violation of a campus exclusion order, violation of a court order, threats against a peace officer, resisting arrest, drug-possession violations, disturbing the peace, unlawful topping of trees, and public intoxication. As of June 13, 2008, the UC Police Department has recorded more than 286 violations; 92 resulted in custodial arrests of protestors, and another 63 citations were issued at the site. Several injuries have occurred in the grove as a result of the protestors’ conduct. At least two tree-sitters have fallen and broken bones, and several officers have been injured.
