Transgender rights activist charged with assaulting Quebec premier

Jun 18, '16, 10:30 pm

Dwyer Regular Member Join Date: February 26, 2007 Posts: 1,361 Religion: Byzantine Catholic

Transgender rights activist charged with assaulting Quebec premier Quote: A well-known Montreal transgender rights activist (Esteban Torres) was charged Friday with assaulting Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard. He is charged in connection with an altercation at a vigil Thursday night in Montreal's Gay Village for victims of the Orlando nightclub massacre. Torres, who is affiliated with the anti-capitalist Pink Bloc movement, was heard shouting in Spanish for a revolution to begin. At a peaceful vigil against violence, one of the transgender rights speakers becomes violent and physically attacks the Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard (Quebec Liberal Party). Nothing about this physical assault on the Premier of Quebec in the American Press. __________________ "It's a free country; you can say whatever you want." --Old American Saying (U.S. Postal Service stamp-- from 1977 Americana series which extols freedom of speech and features a Speaker's Stand decorated with an American Flag shield.)

#2   Jun 18, '16, 10:36 pm

Ojo Feliz Regular Member Join Date: April 4, 2016 Posts: 719

Re: Transgender rights activist charged with assaulting Quebec premier Here is a link to a news article http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montre...ster-1.3639994

#3   Jun 18, '16, 11:33 pm

Joie de Vivre Regular Member Join Date: January 21, 2014 Posts: 3,366 Religion: Catholic

Re: Transgender rights activist charged with assaulting Quebec premier Quote: Originally Posted by Dwyer At a peaceful vigil against violence, one of the transgender rights speakers becomes violent and physically attacks the Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard (Quebec Liberal Party). Nothing about this physical assault on the Premier of Quebec in the American Press. Was it a shoe?

#4   Jun 20, '16, 6:17 am

John Lazarus Regular Member Join Date: January 24, 2010 Posts: 4,563

Re: Transgender rights activist charged with assaulting Quebec premier Quote: Originally Posted by Joie de Vivre Was it a shoe? Apparently it was a crumpled piece of paper, according to the National Post and other news sources. __________________ "I wouldn't touch that with a ten-foot pole." — Vlad II, Voivode of Wallachia Last edited by John Lazarus; Jun 20, '16 at 6:36 am.

#5   Jun 20, '16, 10:43 am

Joie de Vivre Regular Member Join Date: January 21, 2014 Posts: 3,366 Religion: Catholic

Re: Transgender rights activist charged with assaulting Quebec premier Quote: Originally Posted by John Lazarus Apparently it was a crumpled piece of paper, according to the National Post and other news sources. charging someone for assault with a weapon when the "weapon" is a paper ball seems excessive.

#6   Jun 20, '16, 3:26 pm

Ojo Feliz Regular Member Join Date: April 4, 2016 Posts: 719

Re: Transgender rights activist charged with assaulting Quebec premier Quote: Originally Posted by Joie de Vivre charging someone for assault with a weapon when the "weapon" is a paper ball seems excessive. I'm not sure the object was ever found. According to news accounts witnesses say that it was black and looked like crumpled up paper. Was the premier injured? Apparently not. Was he ever in danger? Well....