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Last edited Tue May 29, 2018, 04:04 PM - Edit history (1)
Jazmina Saavedra, a Republican running to represent South Los Angeles in the House of Representatives, harassed a transgender woman in a Dennys restroom.
Saavedra live streamed the whole encounter on Facebook on Tuesday, 15 May. In the video, she slams former President Obamas support for trans people.
The interaction
Wearing a Trump sweatshirt and carrying a selfie stick, Saavedra storms into the womens restroom and starts yelling at an unidentified woman.
A man in the video, described as the manager at Dennys, was already stationed in the womens restroom, standing outside the stall where the trans woman was hiding.
Why [are] you using the ladies room? Saavedra screams at the trans woman from outside the stall.
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The video has been disabled, but the detail in the article paints quite the picture.
ETA:
to Quixote1818 for providing a link to the video.
to cagefreesoylentgreen for a follow up:
Republican politician could face criminal probe after filming herself harassing transgender woman
A Republican candidate who live-streamed herself harassing a transgender woman in a bathroom could face a criminal probe.
Jazmina Saavedra, who is running as a Republican in the Californias 44th Congressional district, broadcast the shocking incident on Facebook Live earlier this month.
The candidate, who is also a spokesperson for the group Latinos For Trump, filmed herself shouting abuse at a transgender woman who was using the bathroom in a Dennys restaurant.
Saavedra who appears to have involved herself in the incident after another customer complained tells her audience: Im trying to use the ladies room, and there is a man here saying that hes a lady. This guy insists hes a lady.
Entering the bathroom with the camera on, she then shouts at the woman: Why you using the ladies room?
You invading my privacy because Im a woman. You violated my right, you sick [sic], you stupid sick.
(more at link provided above)
Matthew28
(1,796 posts)hateful person
Quixote1818
(28,918 posts)Hekate
(90,537 posts)...the transgender woman before. Evil jerk.
area51
(11,893 posts)LostOne4Ever
(9,286 posts)Their letter notes: If the facts as described in the video and news reports are accurate, this may qualify as a hate crime and an invasion of the privacy of the targeted individual. We urge the California Attorney Generals office to ensure an investigation occurs and support the district attorney as needed.
California law defines a hate crime as a criminal act committed, in whole or in part, because of one or more of the actual or perceived characteristics of the victim including gender, gender identity, and gender expression.
Recording video of someone inside a bathroom without their consent is a criminal act. In addition to potential criminal liability, there could be civil liability for invasion of privacy and violation of the Unruh Civil Rights Act, among other causes of action.'
I hope she gets the book thrown at her!
Mc Mike
(9,111 posts)Not a care in the world, nothing else important to work on besides transgendered b.r. access issues. Don't worry about that 1000 + Hispanic immigrant children the dRump admin lost, Jazmina.
cagefreesoylentgreen
(838 posts)That happened about two weeks ago, and since then a motion has been filed against Saavedra for hate crime charges.
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/05/26/republican-jazmina-saavedra-crime-transphobic-abuse-transgender-woman-bathroom/