Although I don't always condone illegal actions on behalf of the environment, I also recognize that legal remedies often do not work. Most elected officials are little more than handmaidens to developers and cannot be counted on to act on behalf of the environment. Sometimes only extreme measures are appropriate or effective. When the law ceases to function on behalf of the general public then individually we should no longer feel obliged to abide by the law. In the case of our environment, it is clearly in the public's best interest to have environmental protections, and to preserve open spaces, whereas those in power invariably side with the Growth Lobby, which represents only their own greedy interests.
Land developers have absolutely no regard for the citizens of Tucson, or for our land.
They seek nothing more than to enrich themselves. Once they have ruined Tucson with their substandard stick and stucco developments they will move on, like locusts, to destroy another place. Ideally, it's a nice idea to work within the system to effect change, but if this works at all it usually takes years. In the meantime, more and more of our beautiful desert habitat is degraded and plowed under. Those of us who really care about the environment simply cannot afford to wait for that glorious day when a true green party comes to power.